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Surviving the Apocalypse Involves Dutch Babies

November 24, 2018

Dutch BabiesDutch Babies are a crepe-like dish that can be filled with a variety of goodies
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Filed Under: Baking, Beef, Chefs, Cookbooks, Dessert, Foodies, Montreal, Podcasts, Recipe, Restaurant Tagged With: anthony bourdain, baking, Canadian cuisine, cookbook, David McMillan, Dutch Babies, Fred Morin, Joe Beef, Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse, Montreal, recipe

The Miami Herald’s Food Editor Led me to the Amazing El Palacio de los Jugos

March 18, 2018

Carlos Frias at El Palacio de los Jugos with an array of Cuban dishes

I think it was in the early 2000s that I started making an annual pilgrimage to Miami.  Read more...

Filed Under: Beef, Recipe, Restaurant, South Beach Miami Tagged With: beef, carlos frias, Cuban food, el palacio de los jugos, Miami, miami herald, picadillo

Terrific Cookbook “Bread is Gold” by Massimo Bottura and Friends is Pure Gold

December 6, 2017

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“Bread is Gold” is the result of the “refettorio” launched at Milan’s Expo in 2015. Top-notch recipes from famous international chefs creatively use discarded food. The caramelized bananas with balsamic drizzle from the book are delicious!  Read more...

Filed Under: Banana bread, Chefs, Cookbooks, Dessert, Fruit, Recipe, Restaurant, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bread is Gold, caramelized bananas, cookbook, Italy, Massimo Bottura, Modena, Osteria Francescana, recycling

I Discovered Brilliant Anthony Bourdain Many Years Ago

March 13, 2017

 

In Memoriam: Anthony Bourdain – an inspiration to me and the huge number of devotees who followed his ground-breaking, intrepid and wondrous work – committed suicide while filming an episode of Parts Unknown in France on June 8, 2018. He was one of a kind. RIP dear friend.  Read more...

Filed Under: Beef, Chefs, Cookbooks, Food Industry, Foodies, New York City, Recipe, Restaurant, Vegetables Tagged With: anthony bourdain, beef stew, celebrity chef, Manhattan, New York, recipe

New York Vegetable Restaurant “Dirt Candy” is a Sweet Success

May 30, 2016

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Grilled zucchini with the Dirt Candy cookbook’s Yellow Tomato Coconut Curry Sauce

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Amanda Cohen was born and raised in Canada. Some years ago, she went to study in New York and has made that city her home ever since. These days, she has good reason to stay; her famous Dirt Candy eatery – what she calls a “vegetable restaurant” – located on the Lower East Side, is a huge hit.  Read more...

Filed Under: Chefs, Cookbooks, Recipe, Restaurant, Vegan, Vegetables Tagged With: Amanda Cohen, coconut, cookbook, curry, tomato, Vegetables

I Net the News on Fish and Chips from Humble to Haute, from London To Toronto

July 9, 2015

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My love of fish and chips dates back to formative years growing up in London, U.K., the historical home of this popular, populist, down-home dish.

In my early teens, I recall joining Girl Guides where we lived in the North London suburb of Finchley – then a white-collar, white-bread enclave where my Jewish family stood out like a sore thumb.  Read more...

Filed Under: Jewish, London, Restaurant, Seafood, Toronto Tagged With: England, fish, fish and chip shop, fish and chips, London, Toronto

Delectable Butter Tarts from Wilkie’s in Cottage Country

June 24, 2013

Orillia’s Famous Butter Tart Bakery

I’ve been meaning to make the trip to Orillia – a place you can’t miss about an hour’s drive north of Toronto en route to Muskoka’s cottage country – for many years.

The reason, of course, is food – in this case, one of my absolute favourites: butter tarts.  Read more...

Filed Under: Butter Tarts, Recipe, Restaurant Tagged With: bakeries, butter tarts, buttertart, canadian artist, confection, muskoka, orillia, pachter, recipe, taste test, taste tests, wilkies

I Interview British Restaurant Writer Joe Warwick, Editor of “Where Chefs Eat”

June 9, 2013

Joe Warwick and his book: Where Chefs Eat

Joe Warwick and his book: “Where Chefs Eat”

Scanning the line-up of panelists for this year’s Terroir Symposium, held recently in downtown Toronto,  Irish-raised Londoner Joe Warwick’s photo and bio stood out among the roster of famous chefs, well-known restaurant critics and culinary academics.  Read more...

Filed Under: Joe Warwick, Restaurant, restaurant reviews, Where Chefs Eat Tagged With: Author, Book, celebrity chefs, chefs, famous chefs, Joe Warwick, Recommended Restaurants, restaurant critics, Restaurant Guide, restaurant reviews, warwick, Where chefs eat

Chef David Garcelon Prepares a Waldorf Salad on the 18th Floor of the Waldorf Astoria

January 24, 2013

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Chef David Garcelon and his Waldorf Salad

NEW YORK — Pinch me!

I’m on the 18th floor of the famous Waldorf Astoria in midtown Manhattan standing beside the hotel’s executive chef David Garcelon while he makes a Waldorf Salad. (You can listen to my conversation with David here.)  Read more...

Filed Under: Chefs, New York City, Podcasts, Recipe, Restaurant, Vegetables Tagged With: Chef David Garcelon, podcast, recipe, Waldorf Hotel New York, waldorf salad

Sweet Smell of Success and a Few Bites from the Big Apple

November 28, 2011

The "Tower of Power"

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.  Read more...

Filed Under: Dessert, Ithaca, Jewish, New York City, Restaurant, Steak Frites Tagged With: delicious dessert, Ithaca, Manhattan, New York City, restaurant, steak

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Marion Kane has been a leader in the world of food journalism for a few decades. She is an intrepid populist whose work combines social commentary with a consuming passion for all things culinary. For 18 years, she was food editor/columnist for Canada's largest newspaper: the Toronto Star. She lives in Toronto's colourful Kensington Market and is currently a free-wheeling freelance food sleuth®, podcaster, writer and cook.

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