Chef Robin Wasicuna is passionate about food and his home city of Yellowknife. That comes across in spades during our conversation for this episode of Off Menu. I chatted with Robin about his experience as a competitor on the Food Network show Chopped Canada, and we delve headfirst into one of my favourite topics- burgers. […]
Perogy Soup
You may have noticed that I’ve had perogies on the brain recently. While I may have had my fill of traditional style, there is something about they classic flavours of potato, cheese and bacon that I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of. Since I am always in search of an interesting way to […]
The Great Edmonton Perogy Showdown- Crowning a Winner
After blind taste testing 3 rounds, and 13 different perogies, I rounded up the 5 best and assembled a crew of food lovers to do one final round – the round that would finally crown a champion. It’s been a very interesting experiment, this practice of tasting multiple versions of the same thing back to […]
Off Menu Episode 7- Prairie Noodle’s Arden Tse
The long awaited opening of Prairie Noodle Shop has finally happened, and I sat down recently with one of the owners, Arden Tse, to chat about their Prairie inspired ramen. You’ll learn a little about ramen, what makes Prairie Noodle Shop different, and we chat a little about the dreaded online reviews. Prairie Noodle […]
Off Menu Podcast- Ep. 6- The Local Omnivore
This episode I chat with Mark Bellows and Ryan Brodziak of The Local Omnivore about their departure from the food truck world, and impending entry into the full-fledged restaurant business. You’ll also hear about how The Local Omnivore owes it’s beginnings to of all things, dim sum. Their new restaurant will be opening any day […]
The Great Edmonton Perogy Showdown- Round 3
Confession time: I’m starting to get sick of perogies. I could probably only stomach another half dozen, or so… Round 3 consisted of 5 perogies this time instead of 4, which brings the total number of perogies tested to 13. We included a mix of farmers market perogies, a church perogy, a perogy from […]
The Great Edmonton Perogy Showdown- Round 2
Round 1 of the search for Edmonton’s best perogies was a really interesting study for me. Certainly I’ve found since sharing the results of round 1, that people are quite passionate about their perogies, and that they are keen to discuss that passion. That’s a fantastic thing, and I hope you all continue to share […]
Off Menu Ep. 5- Food Forum
This episode is the first Food Forum; every fifth episode of Off Menu will bring together some of the finest food writers, chefs, and food fanatics in Edmonton and beyond to discuss new restaurants, trends, or food news of the moment. My guests on this first Food Forum are 2 pillars of the Edmonton […]
The Great Edmonton Perogy Showdown
Edmonton is a bit of a hotbed for perogies, due to our large Ukrainian population, but it seems that everyone has their own ideas on where to find the best ones. Since the demand for perogies goes way up at Christmas, I decided that I should make an effort to find the best ones for […]
Off Menu Episode 4: Emily Richards
Today’s guest on Off Menu is Guelph, Ontario cookbook author, professional home economist and food network pioneer, Emily Richards. Emily was in town to promote her new cookbook, Per La Famiglia and was kind enough to sit down with me before heading to Jasper Park Lodge for Christmas in November. Show Notes: The wine […]