Kids in the Kitchen is Holistic Nutritionist Kate Lienweber's popular after-school cooking class for kids 8-12. With Kate only weeks away from becoming a mom herself, Dee Buryk of Growing Goddesses, will be filling in as the facilitator for this fun, hand-on workshop. She has an extensive background in dietetics and nutrition as well as […]
A classic French of patisserie, this luxuriously rich tart features a rich and buttery soft sweet pastry base, layered with delicate almond cream, finely sliced fresh pears and a delicious almond topping known as frangipane. Join talented baker Justine Lam as she walks you through the steps to make this impressive and elegant dessert, and […]
All around the Mediterranean red peppers flourish, and their gorgeous colour & sweet flavour can be found highlighted in many rustic stews with onions, garlic and spices, often topped with a fresh egg poached right in the sauce. On the North side, Pipérade (or Piperada when spiked with the hot Espelette pepper in Basque country) […]
Every Wednesday - Veg Out with Emily Zimmerman Red Flannel Hash - soft, warm, red and comforting. An old New England classic, this rustic dish features red and white fleshed ontario potatoes, carrots, red onions and beets, which infuse the whole dish with a beautiful red hue. Served with the best damn tofu scramble around […]
Comfort food: honest, delicious dishes cooked with love and without pretense. Even if it's not what the style- and trend- conscious restaurant world tends to demand, it's what many chefs actually prefer to make and eat themselves; Kurt Neumann is one of those chefs. Though Kurt had worked in kitchens for the last 13 years […]
Ripe local tomatoes are in a completely different category of delicious from the hard, pale, lifeless things we see in the supermarket most of the year. There's only one way to savour these treasures in the dark days of winter, and that's to get them into jars ASAP! Join Christine Manning, owner of Manning Canning […]
Pibil is a pre-Colombian, Yucatecan-style recipe where pork is seasoned with citrus and achiote paste, whose annatto seeds give it its characteristic red colour. Carnitas are a Mexican delicacy - slow-cooked pork shoulder that has been pulled and then fried to give it a distinctive combination of tender and crispy. Put them together and you've […]
Every Wednesday - Veg Out with Emily Zimmerman Chili verde with homegrown tomatillos, black eyed peas, green peppers, leeks, kale and sweet potato. Topped with cashew sour cream and shiitake "bacon", served with quinoa cornbread. $12 (tax-in) #vegan #GF Pay What You Can after 7:30 Dessert: Velvet Gingerbread $4 (#GF) add Bartlett pear ice cream. […]
Based on an old family recipe going back 25 years, Chef Luke Hayes-Alexander is re-imagining Montreal-style smoked meat for the 21st Century. A profoundly labour-intensive process of curing, smoking, aging and steaming transforms humble beef brisket into the tender, flavourful delicacy that has been a Jewish deli favourite for more than 60 years. But that's where […]
4000 Clove Garlic Soup As a Chef, Sean MacFayden knows how delicious roasted garlic can be; as a Nutritionist, Kerri Cooper knows how good it is for you. Made with local, organic garlic and enriched with a long-simmered chicken stock, their soup is a warming, deeply satisfying bowl of goodness. $5 Also available by the […]
