The nice thing about a dining event centred around Alberta Pork, is that, well, it’s a dining event centred around Alberta Pork! Duh. Given that this event, dubbed Swine and Dine, was being held in my neighbourhood at the brand spanking new restaurant Bistro Saisons, it was a prefect time to check it out. According […]
Spicy Thai Egg Drop Soup- 10 minute dinner
You know those days where you just don’t seem to be able to find time to make a healthy dinner? Or any dinner at all? Those days often end up with a trip through the drive- thru. Well it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t always have to resort to fast food. These […]
Sorrentinos Annual Garlic Festival
Sorrentinos 22nd Annual Garlic Festival begins April 8th and runs through the 11th. The fundraiser for Sorrentinos Compassion House combines a special garlic themed menu at Sorrentinos restaurants (and Bistecca), with garlic themed events. The flagship event is the Garlic Stomp, which is a night of food, dancing, and fundraising for Compassion House. Check out […]
An afternoon with Top Chef Masters Champion Chris Cosentino
Nait recently offered a media availability with this years Chef in Residence, recent Top Chef Masters Champion Chris Cosentino. Nait generously included food bloggers in it’s description of media, so I instantly texted my friend Maki, whose own write-up of the event you can find here, and made plans to attend. The day started with […]
Poutine Meat Loaf
If you’ve been sitting around just waiting for someone to invent Poutine Meat Loaf, your wish just came true. After the success of my Poutine Burgers a few weeks ago…. ….I thought I’d try making a meatloaf version, complete with crispy potato crust. Check it out. Poutine Meat Loaf 1 pound ground beef 1 pound […]
Downtown Dining Week
The culinary world seems full to the brim nowadays with $75, &100, and even $125 per person special events or dinners. That’s why I like events like Downtown Dining Week 2013, which begins on Friday, March 15 and runs for 10 days, ending on the 24th. 30 downtown restaurants are enticing you to give them a […]
The Culinary Arts Cookoff
This coming Saturday, March 16th, marks the return of The Culinary Arts Cookoff to benefit Mount Royal School’s Arts Core Programming. Last year’s inaugural event, which raised over $14,000, featured local restaurants and chefs squaring off in an all out battle for Mac & Cheese supremacy! The Hardware Grill scored the knockout blow with a […]
Homemade Butter
Making butter at home is a lost art. I know it’s so easy to just plunk down your 5 bucks at the grocery store for butter and be done with it, but that doesn’t come with the same satisfaction and pride in making something yourself. Plus, on top of having some top quality butter, you’ll […]
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
I figured this past weekend was as good a time as any to finally try my hand at roasting a stuffed Pork Tenderloin. I wanted to be able to roll it like a London Broil, and slice it so you can see all the tasty stuffing and pork swirled like a pinwheel. For a first […]
Small Business Superstars- Tienda Latina
I like to think that a food blog can be so much more than ignorant reviews of restaurants, and posting delicious homemade recipes. With that in mind, today’s post will be the first in a series focusing on some of the small business superstars that I enjoy and frequent on a regular basis. I get […]