Roasted Pork Shanks With Crackling
This dish was first inspired when I saw Anthony head back to home territory (New York) and tour the city’s great old-skool eateries. If you’ve ever been to New York you know that there’s an endless selection of places to eat with every culture and cuisine present and a combo of trendy and traditional restaurants. […]
Greek Food Gazette 09/12/2011
Babatzim Tsipouro (Eau de Vie) is now available at Vintages stores in Ontario Cambas Ouzo by Boutari now available in liquor stores in Quebec & Ontario Tripped upon this write-up for Kentro Greek Kitchen in Orange Count, CA – love to check it out Michael Nourlouglou went from Top Chef to head Chef Greece’s donkeys […]
Classic Hunkar Begendi With Lamb
Anytime I travel I like to do some homework on the particular destination and the research becomes feverish when I look into food options. Last year I went to Istanbul for the second time and regardless of if you’re been to Istanbul or not – its reputation as a “food lover’s city” is justified. I […]
Greek Coffee (Ελληνικός-καφές)
I love the ritual making Greek coffee: Measuring out the water with a demi-tasse then emptying it in the demi-tasse cup, adding the almost powder-like ground coffee and sugar to taste and watching over the “briki” coming to a boil, of waiting for the coffee grounds to settle and then, sipping it until you taste […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/12/2011
The Municipality of Amynteon (Florina) is hosting a Tsipouro Festival in a handful of towns in the area I will be doing some cooking demos down at Toronto’s Harbourfront – come by and say hello There’s a re-launch and DVD screening of the “must see” documentary called “Man of Greece”, about Montreal Tony Koulakis’ diner […]
The Other Giouvarlakia
Greek cuisine has always been about simplicity, the dishes are not complex but rely on seasonal, fresh and seasonal ingredients. Many of Greece’s most popular dishes were born out of need and necessity – peasant dishes. More than ever, a return to more traditional ingredients is the mindshift in Greece – be it out of […]
Lahmacun Recipe
This past summer in Greece i didn’t get a chance to go to Istanbul but memories from last year are still vivid: people everywhere, a mix of modern and traditional as Istanbul is a city over 20 million that straddles both Europe and Asia, the smells of street vendors hawking their food, the restaurants for […]
Pan-Fried Cajun Rainbow Trout
For those familiar with Toronto, you might remember the Whistling Oyster. Although I’m not a fan of basement establishments, this once used to be innovative, had an open kitchen, one could sit at a table or eat casually at the bar. I’ve been told it has since closed but I hold dear memories of eating […]
Pork Belly & Quinces
File this one in your “Sunday Dinners” roster of recipes since most of us don’t have a few hours to spend after getting home from work and none of us likely want to eat dinner around 11PM. Sundays are made for relaxin’ and slow food rules! One of my favourite cuts of pork are used […]
Grilled Grey Mullet
Can you identify any of the fish on display in the photo above? I found recent articles in The Atlantic and investigative reports from the Boston Globe covering the topic of “bait & switch” when it comes to restaurants and fish mongers advertising one fish when in fact through genetic tests conducted (in Guelph, Ontario) […]