An Interview with Llangoed Hall’s Chef Nick Brodie
Nick Brodie is a very busy man. Between heading up the kitchen at Llangoed Hall in Wales, picking up two recent awards including Condé Nast’s ‘Best Green Practices’ for 2016 and claiming the number 29 spot...
Italian Comfort Food in the Junction
The Junction was unusually hopping on a coolish, windy October Tuesday and sans reservation, we walked into NODO, Sicilian-born chef Roberto Marotta’s (@ChefRobMarotta) Italian-inspired take on the old country’s...
A Sunny French Sunday: Last Day in Mulhouse
I awake to the sounds of church bells this sunny French Sunday, and I throw open my hotel window and breath in the Alsatian air. We have a full day today involving a classic car, an écomuseé and a Petit Prince. Let’s go!...
Giving Back in Mulhouse, France
Since 2011, France has celebrated its gastronomy with a typical passion and style unheralded and this 5th annual edition of Fête de la Gastronomie, the country-wide celebration of all things French food and drink is no...
Festive France Day One: Bienvenu!
Since 2011, France has celebrated its gastronomy with a typical passion and style unheralded and this 5th annual edition of Fête de la Gastronomie, the country-wide celebration of all things French food and drink is no...
Tasting Café Boulud
I am feeling very French these days: particularly as it pertains to French food. Next week, followsummer flys to France to report on the country’s Fête de la Gastronomie. Overnight to Paris on Air France, arrive for le...
DINE Magazine’s Happy 9th!
Yorkville was buzzing with some Pre-TIFF Glam Tuesday evening as local foodies, chefs and fans of DINE Magazine gathered at the Four Seasons to help Sara and Adam Waxman celebrate the nineth issue of their popular food, lifestyle...
A Rainy Night Dinner at Eastside Social
Tuesday, wet, rainy. Seemed a perfect day to head east to Leslieville and dinner at Eastside Social with my partner and our good friend Brian. ‘A Tuesday in July, shouldn’t be a problem getting a table’ says...
Eyal Liebman’s Sweet Dreams: Food Beyond This Point
When last I hooked up with Chef Eyal Liebman, he was tempting my senses with a chocolaty Beef Wellington: locally sourced beef loin, wrapped in chocolate crêpe and house made puff pastry with sauce poivrade and wild mushrooms....
Chef Robbie Hojilla Resurfaces at The Harbord Room
We were greatly relieved to stumble upon Chef Robbie Hojilla, late of the now-defunct Hudson Kitchen and share his seasonal, ‘root to leaf’ inspirational food in the hopping, beigey, rosey sun-dappled Monday evening Harbord Room....
A Southwestern Ontario Road Trip
Growing up, my family did not pack me up with my two older brothers and Fuzzy, our cat, to embark on the typical family summer odyssey of drive, pee, sleep and keep-the-kids-from-killing-each-other-in-the-backseat road trip kind...
A Pure Michigan Love Letter to Aperitivo in Grand Rapids
Our visit to APERITIVO at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market was one of the tourism features in my Pure Michigan Destination Guide: Driving to American Thanksgiving ‘To us, APERITIVO is not only a place but a time… a...
A Feasting Week in Palm Springs, California
If you are acquainted with any budding mid-century Desert Modernism Architectural Enthusiasts or Retro Hipster Rat Pack followers than chances are you have heard about the many charms of Palm Springs. Rated one of Frommers...