This used to be a link to my article in the Montreal Mirror from last April (2012), but when the Mirror closed, the site went down. So here's the full article. It may have been edited before publishing, but I think this was the final version. It's lunchtime in Pointe St-Charles. … [Read more...] about Montreal Mirror Article: “The Point does lunch”
How-to Videos: Deboning Chicken and Building a Coop
Some of these videos are of me, some of them are of friends, and some are just informative (we're not all born with the innate skill of knowing how to whisk gluten-free flours into each other or build chicken coops, unfortunately). Lest we forget the meat-eaters and fish-lovers … [Read more...] about How-to Videos: Deboning Chicken and Building a Coop
Becky Selengut at the Queen Anne Farmers Market in Seattle
Twitter is such a great thing. I just wrote that. It's too late to take it back. I met Becky Selengut through her book "Good Fish." I was on a sustainable fish kick at the time. The kick turned into a lifestyle, and here I am, still eating squid, mackerel, and wild Pacific … [Read more...] about Becky Selengut at the Queen Anne Farmers Market in Seattle
Modernist Cuisine Cryo-Shucked Oysters and How to Avoid Embarassment at an All-You-Can Eat Oyster Buffet
In this video, Chef Anjana Shanker of the Modernist Cuisine Cooking Lab in Bellevue, Washington shows me how to shuck oysters the easy way - with liquid nitrogen: Okay, so maybe not the "everyman" method of shucking, but it sure is efficient. All you do is pop them in liquid … [Read more...] about Modernist Cuisine Cryo-Shucked Oysters and How to Avoid Embarassment at an All-You-Can Eat Oyster Buffet
A Successful Cooking Demo at the Nun’s Island Farmers Market: Indian cauliflower, leeks vinaigrette, and sausage with grilled eggplant
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Ile-des-Soeurs market yesterday. It was a beautiful day for Indian-spiced cauliflower, leeks in apple cider and parsley vinaigrette, and Toulouse sausages with grilled eggplant, all straight from the market producers to my portable grill. … [Read more...] about A Successful Cooking Demo at the Nun’s Island Farmers Market: Indian cauliflower, leeks vinaigrette, and sausage with grilled eggplant
Multiculturiosity Cooking and Canning Demo this Sunday at the Ile-des-Soeurs (Nun’s Island) Farmers Market
I'll be at the Nun's Island (Ile-des-Soeurs) farmers market this Sunday at noon doing a cooking demo, followed by a canning demo. Pop by the market to sample some Indian cauliflower with ginger, grilled zucchini or organic Toulouse sausage with Quebec canteloupe, and sweet leeks … [Read more...] about Multiculturiosity Cooking and Canning Demo this Sunday at the Ile-des-Soeurs (Nun’s Island) Farmers Market
Smoked Maple Syrup and the World’s Best Pastrami in the Modernist Cuisine Competition BBQ Smoker
This smoker has never seen a Carolina BBQ competition as far as I know. But that's what it was built for - the most tender brisket and ribs that side of Texas (I joke!).* It was built for the Modernist Cuisine lab to do exactly this - make the best pastrami I've ever eaten. It … [Read more...] about Smoked Maple Syrup and the World’s Best Pastrami in the Modernist Cuisine Competition BBQ Smoker
How-To Videos: How to core pineapples, mangoes and not give yourself stitches
Some of these videos are of me, some of them are of friends, and some are just informative (we're not all born with the innate skill of knowing how to whisk gluten-free flours into each other, unfortunately). These ones are for people who are scared of cutting fruit. I gave my a … [Read more...] about How-To Videos: How to core pineapples, mangoes and not give yourself stitches
Homogenizers, Pacojets, and Other Things You Only See Online
You can buy lots of amazing gourmet food online. You can also choose to buy the equipment online that makes it amazing, and make your own. Well, sometimes you can. Like a dehydrator. You can buy a dehydrator to make crackers or fruit jerky, for example, but a pacojet and a … [Read more...] about Homogenizers, Pacojets, and Other Things You Only See Online
How-to Videos: Gluten-free Flour Blends
These videos are not of me, but I find them either hilarious or informative, or both (we're not all born with the innate skill of knowing how to whisk gluten-free flours into each other, unfortunately). These are for the gluten-free and raw foodists out there. "Gluten is a … [Read more...] about How-to Videos: Gluten-free Flour Blends