Sometimes I go on a big lentil and bean kick. It mostly happens when I don't have any meat dishes in mind and don't feel like leaving my house. But there's also a comfort food element to the decision. And a budgetary one. When I'm planning to head to a few restaurants in the near … [Read more...] about Back to the New York Times with Gingered Chickpeas
Health, Happiness and Soft Serve
I've been open about my food intolerances in the past - how difficult it is to enjoy a meal when your stomach hurts every time you eat or when the thought of essentially being poisoned and throwing up for a day when a little gluten slips through the kitchen cracks scares you out … [Read more...] about Health, Happiness and Soft Serve
A Smorgasbord of Sustainable Seafood at Toronto’s Hoof Raw Bar
I heard about the Black Hoof and its changing chefs, the former Hoof Café and its popular brunch, and all things pig served at said places awhile ago. And I didn't care to go to any of them because of the pig part, but if you swap out the pig for sustainable seafood, I'm in. I … [Read more...] about A Smorgasbord of Sustainable Seafood at Toronto’s Hoof Raw Bar
Wine Tasting at the RASPIPAV Salon this Weekend
Is it possible to try over 1000 wines in two days? Even if it is, I wouldn't recommend it, but if you so desire and you have the money and determination, theoretically this Saturday and Sunday you could do it at Marché Bonsecours. It's the annual RASPIPAV Wine Salon weekend. … [Read more...] about Wine Tasting at the RASPIPAV Salon this Weekend
Thanjai: New South Indian Restaurant in Montreal
So there are two reasons why I can't go back to my favourite dosa place. It's called Bombay Choupati and it's in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, which is about 45 minutes by car from my house. I prefer my bike to a car, but my lack of a vehicle and the distance are not my reasons. My … [Read more...] about Thanjai: New South Indian Restaurant in Montreal
Chicken Curry and Discovering Fresh Fenugreek in Montreal
A friend of mine said he finds fresh fenugreek leaves up by Jean-Talon and Parc Ex in Montreal, where there's a whole host of Southeast Asian grocers and restaurants. There are two much closer to my house in the southwest of the city, but I've never seen fenugreek there. The … [Read more...] about Chicken Curry and Discovering Fresh Fenugreek in Montreal
Video and Audio of Permaculture Practices from Food Forest Farm and Tripple Brook Farm
If you missed how excited about Arctic kiwi growing in Massachusetts I got last week, allow me to remind you with a video and some audio from y trip to permaculture farms, Food Forest Farm and Tripple Brook Farm. Eric, Jonathan and Steve welcomed our class into their edible … [Read more...] about Video and Audio of Permaculture Practices from Food Forest Farm and Tripple Brook Farm
Salade Nicoise à la Selengut
This is a very telling salad. In the intro to the recipe, author Becky Selengut writes that Salade Nicoise is a dish where cooks show their personality types: "Anal types will place each ingredient in efficient, color-coordinated piles, most likely not touching each other. … [Read more...] about Salade Nicoise à la Selengut
Stout-Poached Apples with Sarsaparilla Mousse, Smoked Puff Pastry and Cilantro Syrup at Cafe Sardine, and Where to Find the Best Apple Dishes at Montreal Restaurants This Week
Check out my story on the best apple dishes in Montreal at Nightlife.ca. Please 'like it', tweet it, or leave a comment! I want to turn this into a Montreal restaurant series on where to eat each week with a focus on a particular ingredient. Want to hear about where to find the … [Read more...] about Stout-Poached Apples with Sarsaparilla Mousse, Smoked Puff Pastry and Cilantro Syrup at Cafe Sardine, and Where to Find the Best Apple Dishes at Montreal Restaurants This Week
Kiwis for Locavores: Permaculture at Food Forest Farm
Have you ever felt bad about (or judged for) buying a pineapple in North America? That pineapple traveled a long way, and ate up a lot of carbon just so we could eat it back. And why should we buy that pineapple when we have apples year-round? And if you turn those summer … [Read more...] about Kiwis for Locavores: Permaculture at Food Forest Farm