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It’s late and I’m writing this from our small room on a goose farm in a tiny town called Veyssiéres just east of Sarlat La Canéda. This is our second to last day in the area of France known as Perigord, land…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, May 21st, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: duck, duck-confit, foie-gras, France, gisiers, goose_farm, Limousine, Travel | No Comments »
Well, here we are in the land of cheese and wine and what do I chose to write about? Nougat. Yes, the other day we hit the Bastille Market and lo and behold the first stall we come upon is filled with every type of French…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bastille-market, calissons_d_aix, Desserts, nougat, paris, Travel | 3 Comments »
My wife and I are off to France for two weeks starting May 10th. Before we go if you have any great places, particularly food and wine related, let me know! I’d love to hit some off-the-beaten path culinary treasures.
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: culinary_treasures, France, off_the_beaten_path, Travel | No Comments »
The Georgia Straight’s 10th Annual Golden Plates Issue just hit the street yesterday. There’s always a gem or two in there, especially from the critics. I find the Reader’s Choice bits usually suck since…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: annual, award, Golden Plates | 2 Comments »
I’ve always loved chicken pot and other meat pies. Not that I’m sure why although I am about one quarter British once removed, and the Tudors were renouned for their roasted meats and meat pies in particular.…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chicken-pot-pie, duck-shank-pie, hampton-court-palace, meat, meat-pies, pilchards, stargazer, Travel, tudor, tudors | 8 Comments »
Last week Mark and I were guests of Don Yiu, Heather Johnston and Chef Romy Prasad of 700 Degrees Bread at Prasad’s Savory Coast Restaurant. We had much to talk about and there are some terrific developments in the…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, March 19th, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bresse, bresse-chicken, louiseau, Meats, prasad, truffles | 1 Comment »
My first encounter with Giffard was at the Alibi Room in Vancouver. It was my birthday and I ordered a drink, the name of which now escapes me. It was a marvellous, refreshing and lively cocktail bursting with the floral…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Saturday, March 10th, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: alibi room, Emile Giffard, french, liquor, Loire Valley | 2 Comments »
Happy Robbie Burns Day! Yes, I was reminded of this on my drive into work this morning while listening to a radio interview with an expert on scotch (incidentally, did you know the proper way to taste scotch is with a 50…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chinese, event, fusion, Robbie Burns Day, scottish, suggestions | No Comments »
Imagine you are working away in your office on a cold January morning and in walks a nice lady loaded with warm fresh bread for you to eat, no strings attached. Yes, this really happened to us. Now, just because you give…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, January 12th, 2007
Categories: Worship | Tags: bread, chef, review, Romy-Prasad | No Comments »
Dethroner has a great looking recipe for Beer Bratwurst that I’m just going to have to try. The author swears everything hinges on a bottle of Portland, Oregon-based brewer’s Rogue HazelNut Brown Nectar, but…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, October 27th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: meat, sausage, suggestions | 1 Comment »
Yesterday Mark and I sat on a panel on branding at the Sysco Awards trade show. While preparing for the show we revisited our 2005 holiday greeting “Beefin’ Up the Holidays with Betty Fuller“. If…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, October 6th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: chef, meat | No Comments »
Hmmm, not sure I’m ever going to try this, but knock yourself out. Recipe for Butter Fried Krispy Kreme Donuts. (via grow-a-brain)
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Breakfast, dessert, online recipes | 1 Comment »
Since Vikram Vij opened his first restaurant twelve years ago, like many of my fellow Vancouverites I’ve been an ardent fan and enthusiastic supporter. What got me hooked wasn’t necessarily a by-the-book…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Chefs, cookbook, indian, vikram vij | No Comments »
Since Vikram Vij opened his first restaurant twelve years ago, like many of my fellow Vancouverites I’ve been an ardent fan and enthusiastic supporter. What got me hooked wasn’t necessarily a by-the-book…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
Categories: Worship | Tags: cookbook, indian, Rangoli, restaurant, review, vancouver, vikram vij | 1 Comment »
Edible BC just opened a retail store in the Granville Island Market. They sell “the best artisan food products and culinary wares from around the province”. On BC Day, Monday, August 7th they’re also…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, August 4th, 2006
Categories: Meditations | Tags: artisan, Edible BC, Granville Island, local, market, store | No Comments »