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The Case of the 45 Minute Lemon Meringue

It was a dark and rainy Friday night. The Industrial Brand crew was meeting at Mark’s for an indulgent feast of Moules Normandes and homemade Cassoulet. Mike, our intern, was in charge of dessert. Somewhat new to…

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Posted by: on Monday, November 20th, 2006
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Ratatouille

It’s so easy to find good food in Paris. It’s just…dangerous.

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Posted by: on Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
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Top 10 Coolest BBQ’s

Found via Coudal.com and just in time for summer, it’s the Top 10 Coolest BBQ’s immediately followed up by an assortment of the Strangest & Most Bizarre BBQ’s you could imagine. Just think of the…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
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Bento at 30,000 feet

With countless budget cuts in air travel these days, one is lucky to get a free pack of peanuts let alone a full meal. With this in mind, the people over at Conde Nast’s excellent site concierge.com challenged chef…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
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Live from Kitchen Stadium!

Last year, local chef celebre Rob Feenie literally made front page headlines when he won in Kitchen Stadium against Iron Chef Morimoto. Tonight, Canada is once again well represented with Toronto’s Susur Lee…

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Posted by: on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
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Dinner at the A.O.C.

It was only after confirming our Friday night seating at A.O.C. that my wife Jane and I started reading online reports that informed us that we weren’t actually supposed to be able to get a reservation at this West…

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Posted by: on Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
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The Haft Seen

Today is Norouz which is the Persian New Year. I only know this because daily dose posted a beautiful image of the Haft Seen this morning. This involves a beautiful arrangement of seven items on your dining room table…

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Posted by: on Monday, March 20th, 2006
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Portobello Sarnie

Ingredients: 4 portobellos 2 fresh red chillis Handful of parsley Few branches of thyme 3 sun dried tomatoes Two cloves garlic Olive oil Preheat oven to 400. Cut stems off mushrooms and chop up finely. Chop everything…

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Posted by: on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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Kevin’s Northern Thai Curry

CURRY SAUCE: 1.5 tbsp dark miso paste 1.5 tbsp curry powder 1 can coconut milk CURRY PASTE: 5-7 peppercorns 2 cloves 1 clove garlic Piece of ginger (twice as much as the garlic) 1-2 dried chillies 1.5 tbsp lemongrass .5…

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Posted by: on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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Korean BBQ Venison Steak

Ingredients: (Serves 4) 2 lbs venison cross rib (shoulder) roast, sinew removed and cut into 4 equal portions and then each portion cut into 3 equal pieces. 1/3 cup soy sauce 3 tbsp sesame oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 3…

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Posted by: on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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Nutty Quinoa Salad

Best served at room temperature, just great with a cold cucumber soup on a summer day or with an autumnal feast of roasted duck. Ingredients: (Serves 4-6) 1 cup quinoa 2 cups water 1/2 cup golden raisins 1/4 cup sesame…

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Posted by: on Monday, September 26th, 2005
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