Bistro
Oct 24th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
A short while ago I wrote about having lunch at one of Toronto’s great new places to eat seafood – Diana’s in Scarborough. As sexy as it was having a Lobster Club House sandwich, the real star of that lunch were the steamed mussels in a white wine and fennel sauce. Tremendous. I asked our [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Bistro, Butter, Canadiana, Featured, Herbs, Recipes, Seafood, Wine | 13 comments
Mar 17th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis 
One of the sources of inspiration for my cooking is to be found right here in Canada. I’ve relayed to you how I live in a multi-cultural country where many influences cross, overlap and borrow from each other. I don’t think one can really “pin down” Canadian food other than it being diverse, both comforting [...]
Posted in Bistro, Canadiana, Cheese, Herbs, Main, Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Pork, Potato, Recipes, Vegetables | 47 comments
Jun 5th, 2008 |
By Peter Minakis It’s time again to thrust another blogger into the spotlight, this time it’s Mary from Feeding Groom. On Monday I was cruising through the latest entries that were coming through on my Google Reader and Mary’s latest dish had popped up and it was lunch time for me… Mary insists “keep it simple” and here [...]
Posted in Bistro, Herbs, Main, Pasta, Sauce, Vegetarian, Wine | 54 comments
Dec 10th, 2007 |
By Peter Minakis I checked my calendar and I’m nowhere near barbecue season. I checked the weather forecast and it looks like we’re in for a “back to normal”, cold Canadian winter. Alas, still no barbecue. I have coped well this year with using the stove top and oven to cook my steaks to my satisfaction. I find [...]
Posted in Beef, Bistro, French | 8 comments