If you’ve been to my site before you know that almost all of my articles thus far has been food related, but when I was given the opportunity to visit Ajax Downs, I jumped at it. Why? Well it was something different. Yes there was food, but I wanted to experience Quarter Horse racing, and also …
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How many types or flavours of mustard can you name? Personally I knew of two types: yellow and Dijon (unless you consider whole grain mustard as a different type, then I change my answer to three). Thankfully, the folks at Maille Canada came to my rescue and opened my eyes to the wide variety of flavours …
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Eating with your hands, sans cutlery. Millions of people around the world do this on a daily basis, but it’s not a common practice here in North America, unless, you visit an ethnic restaurant. One of those restaurants is Casa Manila, where I was given the opportunity to partake in their Kamayan style dinner. We were …
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I’ve said this before and, and I’ll say it again, I truly admire a person who has the balls to get up and walk away from their corporate gig in order to pursue their dream. Matt Basile, aka, Fidel Gastro is one of those people. His career took him from an ad agency, to the meat …
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Last week I was invited by the kind people behind the Canola Eat Well to one of their Eat Well Culinary Workshops that featured Chef Matt Dean Pettit (MDP), who put together a classic family-style fish-fry dinner with canola oil being at the heart of each dish. The Workshop Series features one chef and one host who collaborate and …
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Amoda Tea is an online tea shop that operates out of Vancouver. I was introduced to owner, Tegan Woo by Stephanie Caruso, one of my fellow Belly Monsters. Tegan is one of those entrepreneurs who has a very diverse career path before landing feet first into a position that makes them happy and one that they …
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What would you say if I asked, “What is Winterlicious?”. I’m pretty sure you’d talk about it being a prix fixe dining program (I’d say the same), but did you know that it also includes fifteen one-of-a-kind ticketed events featuring some of Toronto’s most unique and interactive foodie experiences? Don’t feel too bad, this guy who pretends …
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One of the few restaurants who can boast of having two female chefs running their kitchen is SB Prime in Burlington. Chefs Sidney Brandt (SB) and Christina Christiansen (CC) are the two young chefs who run the kitchen and catering arm of this restaurant. Sydney started her career in kitchens whose menus consisted of pre-made food that …
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The first time I tried a persimmon was not a memorable experience. It looked so tasty with it’s bright orange skin, but it was nasty! I bit into it and almost immediately spat it out. My mouth was filled with this chalky taste and my tongue was covered with a tacky film. Obviously I had …
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It has been six months since restauranteur Tony Cappellano (the owner of breakfast chain Boom Breakfast) opened up the doors of Bywoods on trendy St. Clair West. Tony may be the owner of this new-‘ish’ Mediterranean restaurant, but it’s Chef Craig Dehne who’s responsible for creating the much talked about dishes that emerges from the …
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