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Porchetta Crawl

How do you truly compare four different porchetta sandwiches from across Vancouver? Eat them all at the same lunch! To help burn off the 10,000+ calorie carbo load, it’s always good to throw in an exercise regime…

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Posted by: on Monday, March 18th, 2013
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Lining for a Loaf

I believe 30 minutes of my time is worth more than all less-than-awesome food, and so there are few places (the awesome-and-above places) I would actually line up for. When I arrived at Tartine Bakery in San Francisco on…

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Posted by: on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
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Strathcona Sourdough: Adventures with Real Bread

As an amateur chef, I enjoy a good challenge. Over the years, I’ve tackled quite a few of them – a flakey pie crust, an authentic bolognese, a delicate tamago-dofu. All of those adventures, though, now seem…

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Posted by: on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
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Making lunch with plenty of TLC!

Is it going overboard, frustrated food stylist-wannabe or just very VERY creative parents? A fun gallery of extraordinary bento or lunch packs that make you feel like a slacker for having a process bologna sandwich on…

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Posted by: on Monday, January 5th, 2009
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Mighty Aphrodite

I didn’t think much of organic food when I first heard about it, thinking it was just for treehuggers or my sandal-lovin pals in Saanich. I was mistaken. It’s what REAL food should taste like but doesn’t…

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Posted by: on Monday, December 1st, 2008
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National Grilled Cheese Day

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…

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Posted by: on Saturday, April 12th, 2008
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Sunday was a long morning…

Sunday was a long morning. Nursing a post-Shiraz hangover, I slump into Savory Coast to package the wood-fired bread that Chef Romy Prasad created for our new company 700 degrees. Three months in and we’re in Capers and…

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Posted by: on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
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Don Wong

Ben recently mentioned our new friend Don from 700 Degrees, the artisan breads by Chef Prasad of Savory Coast Restaurant. Don’s passion is gourmet foods made with local ingredients and is a huge believer in the…

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Posted by: on Monday, March 26th, 2007
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Hot Bread

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…

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Posted by: on Friday, January 12th, 2007
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