Category Archives: food media

March 25, 2013

Messors Culinary Workshops

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: Events, food and cooking, food media

I am honored that my good friend Tonio Creanza has invited me to travel with him to Puglia, Italy this June to help out with his Messors Culinary Workshops. Messors is an exploration into the Mediterranean culture in Tonio’s hometown … Read More…

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July 2, 2012

Eel

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: food media

If you appreciate supreme technical wizardry and like watching things get crispy and glazed, then you will like this video of Tokyo chef Seiji Yamamoto preparing eel. Thanks to Cooking Issues for the link.

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March 3, 2012

Save Food From The Fridge

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: food, food and cooking, food media

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 … Read More…

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February 23, 2012

Required Reading

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: food media

You can easily get lost on the internet, and I often do. Here’s what we’re reading at the Butter on the Endive office this week: An interview with Chef David Kinch of Manresa on Eater.com. Hat tip to Jake for … Read More…

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September 22, 2011

Munchies

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Tags: food and cooking, food media, Video

Check out this great show called Munchies from the folks over at vice.com. This particular episode sees David Chang, culinary wonder man, take a drunken restaurant crawl around New York City, ending up at his restaurant Momofuku Ssäm Bar with … Read More…

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September 19, 2011

Jacques Pépin

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Tags: food and cooking, food media

Saveur.com turned me on to this amazing video of Jacques Pépin prepping a chicken galantine in just 10 minutes. The guy has skills. I can see it in his hands. Such confident movements and knife work. I think rather than … Read More…

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June 29, 2011

Po’ Boy

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Tags: food media

Regional American cooking is an interesting and exciting topic. Check out this piece on New Orleans signature sandwich.

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April 14, 2011

Swallow Tail Prep Session Log #1

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: food, food and cooking, food media

I am deep in the midst of an evening prep binge for the Swallow Tail secret lakeside supper I am cooking at this upcoming Saturday. With the evenings being the only time I can prep, I have had to be … Read More…

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April 8, 2011

Secret Lakeside Supper

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: Current Events, food, food and cooking, food media

And there’s a few seats left……… Hello, just wanted to let you all know about a very secret supper I am cooking at on Saturday April 16th. The setting: a beautiful lakeside house somewhere in the Greater Vancouver area. It … Read More…

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January 15, 2011

D-Original Sausage Company

POSTED by Owen Lightly
Tags: food, food and cooking, food media

Mark and I recently had the chance to check out the home of D-Original Sausage Company, a relatively new producer of fresh and dry-cured artisanal sausages in East Vancouver. Housed in an alley just off of Main and Broadway, there has … Read More…

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