Toronto held its first Diner en Blanc last night – August 9, 2012. Despite the cold and pouring rain, some 1,000 participants, all donning white from head to toe descended to Fort York around 7 pm, with meals packed in picnic baskets, catching the attention of many. Diner en Blanc, which started in Paris in […]
Last week, t-buds a tea lounge in the Yonge and Lawrence area of Toronto launched their Life Stages teas at an intimate event. The teas, which are blends from various herbs, are made for different people at different points in their lives. Made with unique blends of both traditional and ayurvedic herbs, there are everyone, […]
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to attend a hands-on cooking experience at Nella Cucina, courtesy of Feishman-Hillard, an international public relations firm. The cooking event featured products by Parmalat’s Astro Yogourt, featuring either recipes from their site or one’s own. At the session I attended, I made three items – chicken curry, rayta for […]
This was inspired by the banana bread recipe in Ross Dobson’s book (a great cookbook, I might add – full of delicious recipes made from beans, lentils and other good things), but modified to make it my own. In fact, several of the ingredients – the flour, vegetable oil and sugar – were replaced with […]
This weekend, I had my family over for dinner and was looking online for a salad to serve. I came upon a quinoa and kale salad, but because not everyone likes kale, I decided to make some changes to it and make it my own. In fact, I made a lot of changes (the original […]
I hold a special place in my heart for locally grown produce. I try to get as much fresh, local produce as I can get my hands on. It doesn’t just positively affect our dinner plates- supporting local growers also creates a positive impact on our economy. With recent increases in global food prices, coupled […]
The heat of summer brings bold flavours, lighter menus, and the use of all the fresh, seasonal ingredients available in Ontario right now. Asparagus is in season right now, so I try to use it as much as possible. I also managed to get my hands on some Canadian limes recently (thank you, global warming!), […]
In a private party on Monday evening, invited guests were able to try dishes from a proposed menu from Yonge and Wellesley area restaurant Brownstone Bistro, which recently underwent renovations (including an appearance on Restaurant Makeover). Served cocktail style, ten proposed dishes, many of them enhanced versions of what is on their current menu were […]
Spring and summer are definitely salad season. Let’s face it, we all want nice food but don’t want anything heavy or hot on a warm summer evening. This whimsical salad is the perfect start to a meal at a summer dinner or lunch party, and is easy to assemble. Pea and mint is a classic […]
Yorkdale’s food court, Dine on 3, is no ordinary mall food court. In fact, it isn’t even a typical more “upscale” food court like the Eaton Centre’s Urban Eatery. Taking over what was the upper floors of Eatons (and then Sears), outlets include the usual suspects of KFC, Subway and A&W as well as more […]
