This Tomato and Watermelon Salad from SOUTH is Sensational Read more…
Sensational Salad
“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…
Dressed to Kill
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…
