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Affordable accessibility is a by-product of any economic downturn and as publishers reel from the effects, books are hitting the streets at VERY affordable prices! Recent…
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Affordable accessibility is a by-product of any economic downturn and as publishers reel from the effects, books are hitting the streets at VERY affordable prices! Recent…
We just received a couple copies of a new book by Monica Ali titled In the Kitchen. I’m just reading it now, so stay tuned for a review, and we’re giving the…
You ever have one of those Saturdays when a slot of time opens up and you can combine three or four things all at once? So it was this Saturday when I needed to go out and…
It seemed like not very much time passed between hearing about Social Bites, meeting Annika and Jules asking me to be her sous-chef in the next dinner. That momentum…
Our friend Natalie MacLean—a dedicated “Foodist”, wine expert, and author of the wildly popular Nat Decants website www.nataliemaclean.com—has just…
There’s something about being able to grill anywhere that’s imminently appealing to me. Add in some sweet design and you may have a winner. To me, portable…
That’s how the saying goes: ‘Hungry enough to eat a horse.’ But have you eaten a horse? Or even just some horse? I have. Along with 9 friends last…
Just recently I was discussing halibut with my father-in-law who was commenting on having been served fresh halibut that was ruined by over saucing. With such a delicate…
Foodists, foodie….whatever you wanna be called, it’s people who love food. Really love it. They can have long conversations criticizing, rhapsodizing and just plain…
My mother recently sent me some food sites from the UK. Check them out. GoodFood by the BBC. The site includes cookery videos (enjoy those funny English accents), recipes,…
This holiday season my sister and I collaborated on Christmas dinner for our family—about 20 people this year! To our chagrin, our gravy made from the turkey drippings…
Celeriac, for me, is comfort food. Now, rather than having you rush off to Google, let me link to the Celeriac Wikipedia entry for you. In short, it’s a varietal of…
At this point, talking about what to do with the Leftover Xmas Eve Ham is no doubt starting to conjure up images of Homer Simpson hiding his moldy staff picnic hoagie…
I love eggs. Scrambled, fried, poached, boiled, on toast, in quiche – you name it, I love it. They’re a great when you’re in a hurry, but also when…
I recently asked Mark to recommend a cookbook and without hesitation, he gave me the name of Martin Picard’s Au Pied de Cochon – The Album. When I poured over…
If toast is bettered bread, French toast is certainly another step in the evolutionary process – dipped in egg and pan-fried, this staple of Sunday brunches…
We are currently on a fairly tight schedule with our daughter Caia when it comes to bedtime which means that I typically prep for a meal before we start our routine of…
We had Xmas Eve at our place this year with Jane’s parents, her brother and his wife. Due to factors well beyond our control (insane weather patterns, traffic mayhem…
I’ve make these cranberry shortbread stars every Christmas for the past ten years, and they have quite the following. They’re buttery and crumbly, with just a…
I’m really picky when it comes to chocolate-containing recipes, so I was pleasantly surprised with this recipe for chocolate cookies. The recipe is actually for a…
I may never eat at Japa Dog again. I can again eat Japa Dog—see UPDATE below. Those who know me, realize the absurdity of that statement. I love Japa Dog. I first…
With apologies to all those who worship at the throne of Tim Hortons, I’ve never really understood the appeal…EXCEPT for Timbits. You can fit quite a variety…
I promised myself that on this trip to Norway, I would try as many authentic Norwegian foods as possible. New favourites would be found. I would spare no expense and no…
When I caught wind of their new Long Table Series, I knew it was time for a trip back to the new Irish Heather.
It’s been 7 years since I last visited NYC. My memories are foggy but I remembered something about piles of hot succulent pastrami at Katz’ as big as a small child’s…
I have a classic pavlovian reaction to e-mails from The Alibi Room’s Nigel Springthorpe – I start to salivate even before I get past the subject line. This…
I commute weekly between Victoria and Vancouver. For those of you who have never been, Victoria is a small city on the Southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is 30 minutes…
Hello Foodists and fans of rare and unusual treats for the table (at least here in Vancouver!). I am hosting a very limited seating tomorrow, July 7th for “An Offal…
I’m a Yorkshire lad (pronounced York–sha) born and bred. Grew up eating scotch eggs and lard sarnies with crisps (chips) for Saturday (pronounced Sat-day) tea (evening…
| Photo courtesy of Michael Yung Thomas Haas – a name, that just until recently, was solely subject as an elusive element in my life. It is the name of a German-born…