I quite often get asked "What's in my pantry?" That’s a tough question for me to answer in a short blog. Main reason is because I’m in the food business, but even before this, I was always a foodie. If I saw something unusual in the grocery store that I had not seen/tried before, I [...]
It’s been a while I know – at least a month since my last posting (I feel like I’m in confession!). There’s good reason though, we were in Portugal on vacation. To say we had a great time would be an understatement. The people, the culture, the history and oh yes – the food! People [...]
I think we all know how much flavor is in zest. More and more recipes are calling for the zest and juice of the citrus fruit. It got me thinking of ways to better utilize it in my baking and cooking. I thought making citrus sugar or salt, might be a better way to use [...]
Hi, my name is Chris and I’m in love with crispy pork belly! Seriously, I could eat this every day – different healthy sides with it, but every day. Yes there is something about the crackle of that skin that just makes this dish one of my favorites. I’ve tried numerous recipes for getting this [...]
Once again, my wonderful wife surprised me with a lesson with an Italian Chef. Senora Adler Bonavera is the Chef, Patronne and Sommelier of Il Duca di Orvieto. She provides cooking lessons to professional Chef's and also to serious foodie tourists. The techniques she teaches (and stories she tells), you can’t learn in school. Only [...]
Well it’s the last few days before school starts, but not the end of summer. It will never get easy to see your kids going away to school, no matter what age. So, if you are going away to school or the parent of someone going away to school, read on. For many parents this [...]
Yes, we went to Montreal for a few days. Fortunate enough to have our daughter and son join us - a real treat. So much to tell you about this beautiful city - most importantly, the culture and food. It almost felt like we were back in Paris. Old Montreal is absolutely beautiful. The choice of [...]
The final posting about France. I know, a bit like having to watch other people's vacation pictures! But this is a good one. I love the European lifestyle. They shop daily - no grocery stores like we have here (except for maybe the Mono Prix style department stores). Small store fronts that seem to go [...]
Since becoming a Chef, one of the things I immediately put on my bucket list was to dine at a Michelin starred restaurant. Now I've always been a foodie, and of course heard and seen pictures and read reviews of the food served in these fine establishments, so I've always known about them. But I [...]
OMD (like OMG but in French!!). My wife and I were away for a few days. We were in Paris and let me tell you - the food was amazing! Oh yes there were museums, history, culture, cafés, the very civilized Metro (subway) system, the wonderful people and did I mention the food! Our typical [...]
