Chopped Canada Episode 5: Snack Cakes, Other Treats and Susur Lee

Finally, Susur Lee makes his appearance on Chopped Canada!  And having him on the show definitely makes things more interesting – for one, he’s more critical of the chefs.  In fact, he’s like that teacher everyone hated in elementary school – the Mean One who gave kids too much homework.  Contestants this week included Eric […]

Chopped Canada #4: Chocolate and Shrimp?

Last night’s Chopped Canada definitely had very interesting baskets, and in all three rounds.  The first, for example, consisted of PEI oysters, dried shrimp, chocolate shavings and wasabi peas, definitely not the easiest basket to use.  In fact, I’m not sure what I would have done had I been in that position!  Yet, the four […]

Real Housewives of Vancouver, Embarrassment and Reality TV

As soon as I heard that a Canadian version was in the works, my reaction was “ooohhhhh boy.”  Yeah, the Vancouver edition debuted on Slice recently.  I don’t really watch shows like these – I think it fries too many brain cells, but I sort of understand why people watch these shows (that’s why they […]

Packing for Trips: The Carry-On

I’m in Hong Kong for more than a week and packed a huge checked-in suitcase for the trip.  It is the holiday season, after all, and there are many dinners and reunions to go to.  However, that isn’t the only suitcase I have with me.  I also packed a smaller roller-on-board to take with me […]

Paris Hilton: Should Use Name to Influence People

First off, I don’t usually write about celebrities, especially so-called “celebutantes.”  It’s just not my thing.  Most don’t seem to give off such a “sophisticated” vibe to me.   Thus, I was debating whether to post this in the “entertainment” or “style” section. Since people seem to watch Paris Hilton for entertainment purposes rather than […]

Reality Shows and Reputation

A few weeks ago, rumours began to circulate about the possiblity of a Canadian version of the Real Housewives of ______.  Scary, if you think about it.  I didn’t even think that women in Canada would want to be followed around and filmed like that.  I thought that the women, especially those here in Toronto, […]

Short DelectablyChic! Reader Survey

Now that we’ve been posting as DelectablyChic! for four months, it’s time for us to get to know you a little better and to see what you’d be interested in seeing and reading about here at DelectablyChic!  Please take the time to fill in the survey below.  Survey will be live until December 31. Thanks […]