Chopped Canada 9: Toaster Pastries? In the Appetizer?

So the ingredients weren’t THAT unusual last night, but combining them into something delicious and elevated was indeed more of a challenge.  How DO you use toaster pastries (e.g. Pop-Tarts) in a first course, anyway?  Turns out, many different ways (even if some are better than others).  The four contestants, who hail from Toronto, Montreal, […]

Hong Kong Bistro Cafe: Diner Food, Hong Kong Style

Hong Kong’s cha chaan tengs (which I first wrote about when this site was still called Prospere Magazine) are very unique, offering fare not typically found in a “normal” Chinese restaurant such as baked pork chops and rice with tomato sauce, creamed corn and chicken as well as drinks like Hong Kong tea (strong black […]