Salmon and lentils are a classic French combination: the rich, tender fish pairs wonderfully with the earthy nuttiness of the lentils, and touch of mustard enlivens them both. Organic food entrepreneur Derek Ratcliffe will be sharing some of his tremendous enthusiasm for great food with us tonight, featuring organic ingredients sourced through his company, Organics […]
Dietitian & culinary enthusiast Amanda Li is inspired by the paleo philosophy of eating: no dairy, grains, legumes or refined sugar, just wholesome ingredients grown and cooked with love and care. For this meal, Amanda presents a nourishing, whole-food menu of tapas-style small plates for sharing. Spring Chicken Broth Lemon Poppyseed Jicama Beet Salad Over […]
Chef Daniel Henderson‘s sushi workshops have become one of the most popular and tastiest events we host — a fun, family-friendly hands-on sushi making-and-eating party! Participants will learn about the history of sushi and then dive into the particulars of making the foundation of good sushi: carefully prepared and seasoned sushi rice. From there everyone […]
My Table Talk guest tonight, Lehee Lev of Whole Self Fitness and Living Centre, is a self-professed sweet potato fanatic. So I've put together a menu that showcases the flavours and versatility of this healthy local veggie. Organic local sweet potatoes and carrots with a choice of chicken or oyster mushrooms, in a rich coconut Thai […]
Learn how to grow, cook, and cure sweet potatoes. Also learn which varieties to choose for a savoury, sweet, or dessert dish. And how they differ from yam selections. Leehe Lev is a personal trainer, fitness instructor and healthy eating expert. When she’s not selling at one of the many Farmer’s markets around the city, […]
Every Wednesday – Veg Out with Emily Zimmerman Emily tweaks the original English ‘Bubble and Squeak’ -- a stir up of leftover potatoes and napa cabbage that would actually bubble and squeak in the pan -- by using fermented cabbage a.k.a. Korean kimchi and grilled jerk tofu, tingling your tongue in all the right ways […]
Tunisian cuisine features all the hallmarks of delicious North African food: complex spices, combinations of fruit and meat, Mediterranean ingredients and a hint of French colonial influence. Tagines, the flavourful stews that range from Morocco to Egypt, get there name from the characteristic conical dishes of the same name that they are most often cooked […]
Chef Michael Kirkwood, a 25-year veteran of some of Toronto's top fine-dining kitchens, has recently launched The Birchwood Kitchen, a culinary project focussed on contemporary Canadian cuisine with an emphasis on the best local and seasonal ingredients. For this elegant menu, Chef Michael has sourced true local delicacies like fresh pickerel from Georgian Bay, young […]
There is no surer sign of spring than the first crops of fresh local veggies like fiddleheads, rhubarb, young radishes and baby carrots beginning to pop up all over the city. How to savour these fleeting delicacies for more than just a few brief weeks? By preserving them, of course! Join Christine Manning of Manning […]
Jiggs Dinner (also called boiled dinner or cooked dinner), is a traditional meal commonly prepared and eaten on Sundays in and around Newfoundland. Variations can be found all around the North Atlantic, from the New England Boiled Dinner, to Irish Corned Beef & Cabbage, to Portuguese Cozido. Jiggs was the Irish central character in a […]
