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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Winning Reader’s Recipe in 2011 Observer Food Monthly Annual Awards is a Winner!
My mother Ruth Schachter (nee Nisse), age 88, is one live-wire.
She reminds me (and others) of the cute little old lady in the original “Ladykillers” starring Alec Guinness and a young, dashing Peter Sellers. White-haired and blue-eyed, that sweet, seemingly innocent, slightly scatter-brained octogenarian is far more savvy than she looks. ‘Nuff said.
Sweet Smell of Success and a Few Bites from the Big Apple
I can’t go for too long without a visit to my favourite place: Manhattan.
There’s something about the buzz, hubbub and hum that permeates it both night and day — not to mention the food aromas emanating from food carts and eateries at every corner — that make that place feel like home.
Posted in New York City, Restaurant, Steak Frites
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Clotilde Dusoulier Offers Food for Thought to Bloggers at George Brown College
I was already juggling a couple of things I wanted to do on a recent mid-week night when I stopped by The Cookbook Store to check out the latest offerings and chat with its resident maven/manager and my longtime buddy Alison Fryer.
Posted in Recipe
Tagged brilliant woman, charisma, Chocolate & Zucchini, chocolate and zucchini, city toronto, Clotilde Dusoulier, cookbook store, favourite foods, food guide, foodies, french woman, george brown, george brown college, humility, interaction with others, large group, living in paris, ontario town, recipe development, sandbox, software engineer, writer in residence, writing books
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David Chang’s Asian Take on Brussels Sprouts — my Fave Underdog Veg — is Delish!
I’ve been championing Brussels sprouts for many moons.
Some time in the 1990s, when I was food editor for the Toronto Star, I penned a piece on “underdog foods” in which I named those that have a bad rep, some of them for no apparent or justifiable reason.
The list included these items: Liver, prunes, turnips, tofu, tapioca — and Brussels sprouts.
Posted in Brussels sprouts, Chef David Chang, Recipe
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