Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is a special treat that you should seek out and eat when you can find it: elote. A Central […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe classic coulibiac (kulebiaka, in Russian transliteration) is a French adaptation of a Russian salmon dish. Traditionally made with fresh […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s worth the short journey to the Festival City to experience Aaron and Bronwyn Linley’s new venture, Bluebird Restaurant. Here […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesI have some Sicilian in my DNA. And while I’ve been to Sicily only once, I feel a certain draw […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter teaching Conestoga College students about rind-washed cheeses one Sunday morning, Monforte Dairy cheese maker Ruth Klahsen dropped by to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesUPDATE: baguettes now baked on-site daily … I’m browsing the displays of specialty foods at Fromagerie des Trois Rapides (FTR) […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe plums we get in Ontario are, for the most part, either European or Japanese types, the latter actually Chinese […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesEvery so often, you might experience an evening at a restaurant which is, in essence and from start to finish, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe migratory birds flitting about your backyard feeder this spring might just be there with the help of a coffee […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe air was quite crisp, but the sun was shining brilliantly and warmly: Sunday was a perfect day for a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs you turn off Dunning Road, a sign tacked to a post says playfully “Buffalo Boulevard” just across from two […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesChef Nouk Couturier-Bernard is in the planning stages of opening a restaurant in Clarence-Rockland, the place where he was born […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2017, my colleague Terry Manzo and I started working on a project — albeit working in quite different media […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesI have a very old, bulging-at-the-seams book of notes and recipes from the restaurant that, at once, makes me smile […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute“Stone Soup: A Gleaner’s Story” will air on CKWR FM-98.5’s Promenade, hosted by Martin de Groot, on March 23 beginning […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThey’re probably not going to set the world – or your palate – on fire, but these humble noodles made […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI try to eat a lot of protein, meat-based and otherwise. But it’s harder and harder to do with costs […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe “mother” sauce béchamel entered the culinary lexicon in a formalized fashion at the hands of, (who else?), Escoffier in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe word’s origin spirals down to an unexpected fungi connection. But regardless, the dish — hot or cold, sweet or […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt shows up on various menus at various times and has just the slightest historical salaciousness: fettuccine or spaghetti “alla […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you visit restaurants frequently, and especially those serving Italian food whether or not it is a “traditional” Italian restaurant, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesVisit while they’re still open for the season! The shelves at Bakery of Heidi and Willy in Alfred are filled […]