When I first wrote about shakshuka in the spring of 2013, almost no one knew what it was, let alone the name, but now there are plenty of spots in Toronto which serve this hearty Middle Eastern eggs and tomato dish. Continue reading “HEARTY MIDDLE EASTERN FARE”
Ever in search of new elixirs to tantalize the taste buds of his wine club members, our wine scribbler Jim Walker and his wife Hélène Buisson journeyed to the Alsace wine region of eastern France where they found what they were looking for, and much more. Continue reading “AH! ALSACE”
Organic Roma tomatoes at Toronto’s historic St. Lawrence Market
If you think of tomato soup as the ultimate comfort food, then this is for you. But our ancestors thought the plant poisonous and just grew it for decoration. Continue reading “COMFORT FOOD FOR THE ROARING 20S”
Comfort food is very much on my mind as we finish up the last of the Christmas turkey in a splendid and tasty turkey pot pie. Continue reading “THE LAST OF THE TURKEY”
Gentlemans Portion 