Put on a good album and MAKE AN APPLE TART RIGHT NOW. Stop waiting for a special dinner or lunch with friends. Just use those amazing organic apples you just bought and make a tart. Here, to help you hurry up here’s the recipe. For more pictures on how we ended up enjoying the thing, check out […]
Food and Cooking
FOOD FIGHT
Hello friends! We wanted to share some beautiful pictures our friend Jessica Beisler took at Food Fight, a benefit held last May for myself and my partner Naomi. It was put on by family, friends and our local food and beverage community. I had just been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and hadn’t been […]
SLOW RISE
This is my onion, potato and herb focaccia. It is inspired by my new food hero, Gabriele Bonci and the naturally leavened pizzas he makes at his restaurant Pizzarium in Rome. I’ve never tried them, but he is widely known as a pizza/focaccia/flatbread wizard. It took parts of 3 separate days until it found its way to […]
GABRIELE BONCI IS THE MAN
I fell down the rabbit hole last night. While innocently searching worlds best bakeries on google, I happened upon Pizzarium, Gabriele Bonci’s Roman pizzeria. To see this man make pizza on the Italian cooking show La Prova Del Cuoco (video above), is a joy to behold. Barrel chested and intimidating, he has a way with […]
PASTA AND SHELLFISH COME TOGETHER TO CREATE SUPER-STORM OF FLAVOUR
You know the question: what’s your favourite thing to eat in the world? I used to hum and haw, but now I believe I can unequivocally say that my favourite dish to prepare and eat is pasta with clams or mussels. There is something magical in these creatures that permeates the pasta and delivers a […]
NETTLES
Nettles are here so spring can’t be far behind. My sister brought some tender young shoots over from Gabriola this weekend and they made there way onto pizza yesterday and into a fritatta this morning. I’ve never gone searching for them in Vancouver, but am sure there are some out of the way places in […]
ITS A COOK-OFF
I challenged a colleague to a cook-off today. One hour to make one dish with mussels or clams as the main ingredient. An impartial judge would then taste the two dishes and makes a decision. Sounds like fun, right? I made a riff on clam chowder – kind of Italy meets the Northeastern United States. […]
CHEATER BARBECUE
If you find yourself without a smoker, there’s always cheater barbecue. Rub one trimmed beef brisket liberally with Magic Dust (recipe below), and refrigerate overnight. Wake up early, say around 6 a.m., and preheat the oven to 225°F. Place the brisket on a rack over a roasting pan and cover with aluminum foil. Cook for […]
SAVE FOOD FROM THE FRIDGE
Last night Naomi showed me the site Shaping Traditional Oral Knowledge and I think it is brilliant. Designer Jihyun Ryou has created a project that highlights traditional food storage methods with an aim to reduce energy and waste. She has designed storage units for food that allow them to stay at their peak outside of the fridge. […]
MOUNTAIN ROSE APPLES
This is a Mountain Rose apple and comes courtesy of Tyler Gray, founder of Mikuni Wild Harvest (and my neighbour). They come from the Hood Valley in Central Oregon and are grown only by a small number of orchards. As you can see, the one truly unique characteristic of this apple is its rosy-red flesh, which I’m […]