Get your foodie on!
Nestled down a narrow side street in old Quebec City, there is little to indicate the existence of a World Class restaurant save one tiny sign above the door. Built in 1827, the stone building looks like many others in the historic walled city. Inside that door however lives the utterly fantastic Le Patriarche. The [...]
If you’re gonna cook, eventually you’re going to have to cut something. Better to have the right tools or that something is going to be you! That doesn’t mean you need to break the bank to get some smokin’ blades. Check out our first Kitchen School video after the break.
Last week we had a bit of a social media experiment involving Twitter and Facebook. The results were so overwhelming that we had to split it into two stories. We asked our FB friends the question: Surprise guests are arriving in 30 minutes. What is your go to appetizer from items already in your pantry? [...]
It has been said before that the best food relies upon the simplicity of allowing good ingredients to speak for themselves. We’ve all seen the pretentious magazine recipes that have a half a page of ingredients. All too often, those recipes include ingredients like ground Tibetan turnip seed, only available at one market in Kathmandu. [...]
We all have them, the friends/family who drop in unannounced “just to catch up”. No matter that you are shuttling kids to and fro or are in the midst of a reno, or maybe even a round of coitus, they just drop by. As a gracious host, you would never tell them to eff off. [...]
