Marion Kane: Food Sleuth®

  • Home
  • Podcasts
    • Sittin’ in the Kitchen®
    • Whither Kensington?
    • Assorted
  • Blog
  • Recipes
  • Bits & Bites
    • Marion’s Books
    • Videos
    • Books for Cooks
    • “Marion’s Farewell”
    • “Au Revoir Kensington”
  • Julia Child’s 100th
  • About Me
    • Bios
    • Mum and Me
    • Ode to Mothers
  • Contact Me

This Sensational Salad Recipe is from the Cookbook “South”

November 18, 2019

This Tomato and Watermelon Salad from SOUTH is Sensational Read more…

Filed Under: Chicken, Cookbooks, Recipe, Salad, Vegetables Tagged With: anthony bourdain, heirloom tomatoes, recipe, salad, Sean Brock, tomato, vinaigrette, Waffle House, watermelon

Sensational Salad

April 3, 2008

“The food production chain is really simple. We plant it, we grow it, we gather it, we cook it, and then we eat it. When this process occurs with a certain immediacy and a minimum of interference and, if it is nurtured by people who are truly passionate about what they are doing, the results can be glorious.” – John Ash.

John Ash is a chef, thinker and fantastic cook. I broke bread with him at the wonderful west-end Toronto restaurant Chiado a few years ago as a guest of my friend Bonnie Stern, foodie par excellence. We shared thoughts on food such as the ones quoted above while enjoying a delicious Portuguese tapas-style meal. Read more…

Filed Under: Recipe, Salad, Vegetables Tagged With: cranberry, fennel, olive, orange, recipe, salad, vinaigrette

Dressed to Kill

November 15, 2007

When I was growing up, my job at dinnertime was to set the table and make the vinaigrette for a salad my nutrition-conscious mother served with each meal. It was your basic version: 2 to 3 parts olive oil to lemon juice or vinegar sometimes with a little mustard whisked in, salt, pepper and, mum always insisted, a good pinch of sugar.

Maybe that influenced my taste in salad dressing but I like a hint of something sweet to counteract the acidity of a vinaigrette. Orange juice concentrate is one trick I use, occasionally maple syrup and often rice vinegar. Read more…

Filed Under: Chefs, My mum Ruth Schachter, Recipe, Salad Tagged With: John Ash, recipe, rice vinegar, salad, vinaigrette

Marion Kane, Food Sleuth®

Marion Kane, Food Sleuth®

Get Tasty Updates on the Latest Podcast and Recipes

Recent Podcasts

  • All You Need is Love – and a Nicely Designed Kitchen

  • Carlos Pereira’s Little Shop Spices Up Kensington Market

  • Haven Toronto Serves up Hot Meals and a Warm Welcome

  • Sean Brock: His Friend Tony, Fatherhood and Fried Chicken

  • Street Nurse Cathy Crowe: A Fearless, Passionate Activist

Recent Blog Posts

  • Surviving and Thriving in Toronto’s Kensington Market

  • Delicious Food Memoirs that Entertain and Feed the Soul

  • Recipe for Success – or Failure

  • 20 years on, I’m Still a Fan of Charming Chef Jamie Oliver

  • My Croqueta Quest in Miami

Marion Kane, Food Sleuth®

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.

Connect with Marion

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • TuneIn
  • RSS Feed

Tasty Updates

Get Tasty Updates on the Latest Podcast and Recipes

copyright © 2021 " Marion Kane, Food Sleuth® " web site by nrichmedia