Any time is schnitzel time
Reading Time: 2 minutesWaterloo Region’s annual beery festival Oktoberfest didn’t really happen this year (nor did it in Munich), but as October wanes, […]
Three dishes to take into the weekend
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s the middle of October, and while the weather might be unseasonably warm at the moment, there’s some grey and […]
Cartoon Robin Hood signed my recipe book
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 […]
Sisters’ Story Coffee: from Peru to Guelph
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeveral years ago, I listened to a speaker and environmental and social activist, Barton Seaver, in Guelph. He was talking […]
What about restaurant capacity?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYeah, so it’s great! Full stadiums, arenas and vomitoria of fans moving about. No, I mean it: it’s terrific that […]
Dining out: “the letter J is for …”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post for a few dining out selections is brought to you by the letter “J.” That includes dishes by […]
Fruit stickers and Dante’s Inferno
Reading Time: 4 minutesI believe there is a special place in hell for people who put stickers on fruit. This is more than […]
Steak frites: Wednesday Food Word
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSteak-frites, or just plain ol’ “steak fries” (the former making them sound all fancy), are a favourite dish of mine. […]
For National Beer Day: beer names are fun
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn update: October 6 is National Beer Day in Canada, so here’s a look at some fun beer names from […]
A walk through Langdon’s kitchen garden
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we stroll the pathway toward the kitchen garden at Langdon Hall Country House Hotel and Spa, chef Jason Bangerter […]
Get the last of the local peppers
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen Christopher Columbus invaded what would become North America a few hundred years ago, he was hoping to find highly […]
Welly Bootique Mixer
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s available at the LCBO and, of course, at the brewery: the newest delicious release of Wellington Brewery beers. The […]
Seriously good: Graffiti Market Detroit pizza
Reading Time: 2 minutesGraffiti MarketCatalyst137137 Glasgow StreetKitchener, ON N2G 4X8(519) 514-1820graffitimarket.ca Both in the culinary world and here in Waterloo Region, Detroit-style pizza […]
Get a slice of the pie
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy late uncle used to tell a story about some of his Racalmutese friends on a construction site in Dundas, […]
Preserves, jams, chutneys
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout a year ago, Murray Zehr of 1909 Culinary Academy was looking for canning jars to preserve some of the […]
