If you haven’t already heard….Chef Norm Aitken WON!!!! The $10,000 smile!!! Chef Norm Aitken viewing the Chopped Canada episode where he was declared winner! Juniper Kitchen and Wine Bar chef/owner Norm Aitken won the top $10,000 prize in the first episode of season two of the popular culinary reality TV series, Chopped Canada.
I must admit that I love my realty shows…gratuitous ‘brain candy’ if you will. I can literally just tune everything out – be it work or personal and just be one with the show. Now, a cooking ‘realty’ show is a completely different ball game for me, especially when I watch Chopped Canada. These types of […]
Being a lover of food, one cannot and more importantly should not discriminate against other people’s choices of what they deem as a great meal based merely on looks and societal norms. Who are we to roll our eyes in disgust at other cultures when they consume their ‘staple’ meats? Many of us have been […]
In this day and age, its pretty much a safe bet that you know at least one person (in some cases a handful of people) who has (have) some form of dietary issues or food allergies. Growing up the only food ‘allergy’ I was exposed to was a friend who had a seafood allergy. Food […]
With the cold weather that mother nature is throwing at us, who wouldn’t want to dig into a nice steaming aromatic bowl of Asian noodles to warm our insides up and make us feel all warm and gooey inside?! And with that said…I welcome you to Ottawa’s very first Sip n’ Slurp Noodle Fest.
Winterlude in Ottawa, Canada, skating on the Rideau Canal As many Ottawa natives know, we have been experiencing some rather cold temperatures this year (-40ºC/-40ºF) with the windchill factor. Having said that I find it hard at times to get motivated when in order to brave the cold elements you tend to be dressed […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Make 2014 the year where you try that new restaurant that you always wanted to try but never got around to it. Make 2014 the year where you take the leap and try new food items…even the one’s where you vowed your lips would never touch. Make 2014 the year where you […]
I must admit to you all that I was a bit reluctant regarding my evening of tasting several (5 to be exact) Mezcal liquors, as the Tequila family and I do not get along…we had a falling out of sorts many years ago. I apparently lost the battle and along with it my liking for […]
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