The Foodie File: A Weekend of Food and Wine
Today is the first day of the 13th annual Gourmet Food and Wine Expo in Toronto. Purveyors from all over the world are here for the next four days to wine and dine and get as much exposure as they can for their products. My agenda is full – I cannot pack one more event [...]
The Foodie File: Jam Judging at the The Royal Agricultural Fair
The Royal Canadian Agricultural Fair began this weekend in Toronto. The cooks of the Test Kitchen and I were invited to judge the jams, jellies and pickles. It was a great way to see what home cooks are up to and interested in. The organizer told us that the first year she was involved, eleven [...]
The Foodie File: Caffeinated Competition
I recently returned from vacationing on the Adriatic coast of Italy. My first day back in Canada and I was struck with the realization that I would not be able to wake up with the exquisite lattes and espressos that greeted me every morning for the past three weeks. Back at work that morning, speaking [...]
The Foodie File: Philosophical Food
A couple of weeks ago, I went to a lecture at The Gardiner Museum. The topic was sustainable food and featured three speakers, Jamie Kennedy from the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, Michael Stadtlander from Eigensinn Farms, and Sinclair Philip from Sooke Harbour House in Vancouver. I heard many things that night that I found interesting, [...]
The Foodie Files: C5 at the ROM
Many institutions choose to enhance their visitors’ experience with a food court instead of going the extra mile to create a unique eating venue. Kudos to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto for choosing Compass Canada and Restaurant Associates to bring a real food experience to the museum and continue the quality tradition established by [...]
