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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Ruby Watchco: a Place to Watch
I’d heard a lot of buzz about Ruby Watchco, the latest hot-spot on Toronto’s restaurant scene, and was waiting for the hubbub to die down before I went for dinner.
Posted in Restaurant, Toronto
Tagged beef ribs, broadview, butternut, chunks, clever concept, cornmeal muffins, dinner date, hot spot, lynn crawford, many moons, medley, mixed baby greens, pumpkin seeds, queen st, watchco, women chefs
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So You Think You(th) Can Cook
When I was asked by the lovely Tammara Soma of Sustain Ontario to be a judge at this weekend’s cleverly-named So You Think You(th) Can Cook contest, I did not hesitate in answering yes.
Posted in Recipe, Risotto, Toronto
Tagged blini, fledgling organization, food groups, food issues, food policy council, hot plate, Lucas Bozzo, mini kitchen, minute presentation, mushroom sauce, piglets, professional chef, royal winter fair, salmon tartare, sheep and goats, steven vick, sustainable food, thistletown collegiate, toronto youth, whipping cream, whisks
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Don’t judge a book by its cover
I should have heeded the above warning before I gathered ingredients and spent a couple of hours struggling — in the end, unsuccessfully — to duplicate the Apple Torte with Breadcrumb Hazelnut Crust pictured in all its supposed gorgeousity on the cover of October’s issue of Bon Appetit magazine.
