Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is a cliché that restaurants sell not food and drink but rather “an experience:” it’s cheesy, but it’s true. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Provencal stew made with fish and seafood, olive oil, saffron, garlic, onions, tomatoes and herbs, bouillabaisse is actually, or […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesFourteen years in law enforcement told Chris Villeneuve that it was time for him to do something else: in short […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesSome time ago, I received a phone call from a reader in Gadshill, just north of Stratford, who was curious […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute“Searing in” flavour, the phrase goes. This myth, persistent today, entered kitchen lore in the mid-nineteenth century thanks to German […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to the Chinese zodiac, this is the “Year of the Snake,” and it’s especially auspicious for people born in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMasala is a tricky character to get to know. Not a specific spice like, say, cinnamon, masala is hard to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutePerfect for cold weather and staying indoors to work in the kitchen and cook: it’s cassoulet. A “farmhouse dish” and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThey are a bit of an outlier in the produce aisles: artichokes. Ontario artichokes, not easy to grow, are available […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMeat dishes might come to you with a “demi-glace,” a rich brown sauce that is an important part of the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith all the Trumpy tariff nonsense spewing from The Great Leader’s orange-tinged mouth, it’s appropriate to point out that the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith cold weather here (I hope), it’s time for warming cereals and hot breakfasts. And, in this time of more […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe word itself is delicious in its etymology and connotations: cocotte is at once a casserole or Dutch oven, a […]

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 […]