Holidays Apr 21, 2011 Valentine’s Dining for Budgets Large(ish) and Small If you’re wondering where to take your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, here are a few tasty—and wallet-friendly—options that ... Read More
Holidays Apr 21, 2011 Foodie Finds Just In Time photos: BC treats available at Feys and Hobbs Holiday Boutique, kitchen tool decorations at Oscar and Libby’s. I don’t know how it sneaks ... Read More
Holidays Apr 21, 2011 Panettone, the Big Bread Christmas in, Christmas out, every Italian grocer/baker in the city stockpiles panettone (pronounced “pan-e-ton-ay”). Bosa and Cioffi’s, ... Read More
Holidays Apr 21, 2011 A tie won’t cut it this year. For me the ideal Father’s Day would be to be surrounded by family cooking up a storm while I kick back with a local brew. Barring that I wouldn’t ... Read More
Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More
Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Food Shops Apr 21, 2011 Cold Comfort photo: Eggnog ice cream sprinkled with cinnamon. credit: Katie Fritz The only thing I want for Christmas is a pint of Pear Cheesecake ice cream ... Read More
Food Shops Apr 21, 2011 Aubergine Specialty Foods Photo by Rebecca Wellman When I visited Leon Zetler at his gourmet food shop in September, he had only been open for two weeks. The newly renovated ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 Health and Honeybees: A Complex Connection The air around us was specked black with bees as we stood in the lot behind Babe’s Honey Farm and watched an apiarist lift honeycomb ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 Pedigree Pigs photo: Tom Henry with Berkshire Pig credit: Gary Hynes For an eating adventure, nothing can beat the taste of heritage pigs raised with love and ... Read More
Kitchen Tools Apr 21, 2011 San Mai Stainless Damascus to be made in BC San Mai Stainless Damascus This is an update to the article “Anatomy of a Knife” that appears in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of EAT Magazine. Cosmo ... Read More
Artisan Apr 21, 2011 After Apple Picking I love moments that seem to stop the world for a second, time slowing to a molasses pace and you catch an extra breath or two. A few weeks ago I ... Read More
