Don’t freak out, but Christmas is next week. If you’re hosting the Big Dinner, there’s a good chance you’re sweating right now, but we have a plan that may keep you from totally losing it. There’s a common term in cooking called ‘mis en place,’ which translated from French means ‘everything in its place.’ As...
This is the ultimate in our holiday dining. No matter what occasion, this will always be part of the dinner spread. Our mom was born in Germany and this is the recipe her mom taught her, and her mom before that… and so on. The best part it is, it tastes better the next day,...
There lots of gadgets available to help make opening a wine bottle easier; in this segment The Wine Sisters show you how to use the ‘waiter’s corkscrew’ to properly open wine with ease and flourish!
“I usually just make it by feel, I don’t have a recipe,” laughs Daniel Lynn, the owner and Executive Chef of Liberty Village’s newest bistro, 25 Liberty. We’ve finally been able to track this uber busy restaurateur down, who, after opening this quaint and cozy resto with his partner, Tracy Coutts, back in September, has...
Today’s easy entertaining recipe comes from Chef Danny Pantano, owner of the critically acclaimed Glas Wine Bar in Leslieville. Before setting up shop in Toronto, Dan worked in Michel in Star kitchens in Italy, private homes in England, and cutting edge restos in Montreal. Now heading up his own digs, his obsession with fresh ingredients...
We’ve already reached Day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Recipes, bringing you fantastically easy Chef’s recipes, that are so elegant and delicious people will think you’ve been slaving away for days! We’ve featured decadent desserts, simple twists on traditional mains, and crowd pleasing hors d’oeuvres, but we have not yet featured is a...
Here’s a fantastic recipe from Chef Elizabeth Rivasplata, who you may remember as the first chef we featured on this blog back in March. Since then she’s moved on to the role of Executive Chef for FAB Concepts – the hospitality company behind some of Toronto’s most well-loved pubs & restos including Mill Street Brew...
In our latest Holiday Entertaining Video, we chat with Chef Simon Kattar of à la Carte Kitchen about how to entertain a crowd with hors d’oeuvres so elegant, you’d never know they were this easy! (Look here for written versions of Simon’s recipes).
It’s Day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas Recipes, and to shake things up a bit we’re bringing you not 1, but 3 easy & elegant recipes courtesy of Simon Kattar, Executive Chef of à la Carte Kitchen. Simon started the company 30 years ago with his business partner Brian King, and has become one of Toronto’s...
For Day 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas Recipes, we’re featuring the classic baked brie with a bit of a twist. Executive Chef Geoffrey Kitt from The Westerly gave us this crowd favourite to try, but upped the ante with a deliciously tangy and sweet apple raisin chutney which is not only a breeze...
