As an entry-level home cook, I can appreciate a Michelin-starred chef’s cookbook, but I will never ever cook from one. I may purchase it to look at the pictures, but I can guarantee...
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Photo Credit: Ash Nayler Photography This past May, the Terroir Symposium took place at The Carlu in Toronto with the theme of ‘Choices’. In the opening remarks, Chef Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy...
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The first restaurants in 18th-century Paris, were most likely a basic affair. No Instagrammable wall murals, no mixology or molecular cooking. The rise of these now commonplace restaurant features is an example of...
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When Executive Chef John Horne first started working at Canoe, his kitchen received a shipment of greens from The New Farm in Creemore. He noticed that some of his staff weren’t paying attention...
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There is an old joke often told about farming: that it is the only industry where you buy retail and sell wholesale. Certainly, a dose of humor not lost on those who choose...
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Photo above showcase a plating option. One of RC Show 2018’s most exciting events was the Garland Canada Culinary Competition. Following three days of fierce competition, Thunder Bay native and Richmond Station Chef-de-Cuisine...
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The Road Map to Exceptional Earlier this week, I wrote that Terroir 2017 was full of inspiring presentations by leaders in the foodservice and hospitality community. “The Road Map to Exceptional” featured four...
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