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Though maybe technically a cookbook, it’s not really. The Album celebrates the 5th anniversary of Au Pied de Cochon and chronicles life at the restaurant over a one year period. It features numerous stories,…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 28th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Anthony-Bourdain, Au Pied de Cochon, Books, cookbook, Martin Picard, The Album | No Comments »
After a few years away from school and in the real world I’m diving back into the educational environment but being the web guy that I am, sitting in class just wasn’t my style. Rouxbe has recently launched…
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking school, online cooking, online recipes, rouxbe, rouxbe.com | 3 Comments »
As someone who has been through basic French cooking training, I can tell you it’s an invaluable addition to your culinary knowledge. Of course, the hands-on, in-person approach is not easily matched by online or…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: cooking school, online cooking, online recipes, rouxbe, rouxbe.com | 2 Comments »
Ever wonder what type of wood to use in your bbq? Or even if it makes much difference? Chunks, chips, to soak or not? Hickory, maple, alder, mesquite? I just came across this handy little write up by Cooks Illustrated…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, July 11th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, bbq smoke, bbq wood, cooks illustrated, flavored smoking dust, smokinlicious, wood chips | 2 Comments »
Just came across this great way for you Save-On-Foods points collectors to turn that lazy stockpile of points into something decent for summer: A new Cobb Cooker. Yes, just 65,000 points, or 3,000 points plus $95. Retail…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Cobb, Hardware, Save-On-Foods | No Comments »
Recently I became a father to a wonderful little girl, Lila. In the weeks and months leading up to her arrival Andrea and I spent a huge amount of time painting the house, getting rid of stuff (to make room for the 8lb…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 27th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: baby, book, literature, teaching | No Comments »
I took this picture in T&T Supermarket on 1st Ave. They need an editor!!
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bums, kings, Supermarket | No Comments »
Posted by: Andrea Busse on Friday, June 13th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: angus, Bizarre, burger, McDonalds, meat | No Comments »
Holy crap. I can’t wait to see this upcoming series called Spain…on the road Again about Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, Mark Bittman, and Claudia Bassols touring Spain, its culture, food and people.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: bassols, batali, bittman, on-the-road-again, paltrow, spain, Travel | No Comments »
On Tuesday the Ontario Brewing Award Winners were announced in Toronto. 57 brands of Ontario brews were submitted for judging across 15 different categories. The big winners were Mill Street Brewery walking away with 3…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: Add new tag, ale, award, beer, bitter, brewery, drink, lager, microbrew, Mill Street Brewery, Ontari, pilsner | No Comments »
Smell that? The earth coming to life, trees, flowers, smoke-fueled barbequing? I started the 2008 bbq season picking up where I left off last year experimenting with the slow cooking ribs on the Cobb. I almost got it…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, April 25th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: BBQ, Cobb, hardwood_charcoal, meat, pink_smoke, slow_cooking_ribs | 3 Comments »
Did you know April 12th is National Grilled Cheese Day? Did you know April is National Grilled Cheese Month? There are cascading references to it on the web, but nothing definitive I can point you to. But that…
Posted by: Alexa Clark on Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: annual, April, bread, cheese, grilled cheese, sandwich, special | No Comments »
I may just be the luckiest foodie in Vancouver—er, East Vancouver anyway. For years I’ve been a fan of South China Seas Trading Company on Granville Island. It’s truly an awesome source for all things…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: east, food store, South China Seas, special, vancouver | No Comments »
I frequently crave a certain kind of food from a specific place. Fish and chips from Pajo’s in Steveston, tacos from Dona Cata, rendang beef from Pondak, etc. Sure, there are times when I want to go to a particular…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: best-food, dishola, food-review | 3 Comments »
One of the many perks working for IB has definitely been around people who has a passion for great well-cooked authentic food. A while back, I had mentioned to both Mark and Ben that I have an aunt who creates magic in…
Posted by: Stephanie Co & Todd Smith on Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Categories: Meditations | Tags: adobo, catering, filipino, food, lumpia, misua, share | 1 Comment »