If there’s one thing I get questions about, over and over, it’s how to apply salt to dishes. For some reason, folks just don’t seem to get the results they expect from just measuring it. A French Chef tells us, salting with grace and precision is as much art as science…Read More →
The food at Disney Parks and Resorts gets a lot of media coverage. That’s because they bombard the media with ‘story ideas’ about their latest culinary achievements. Now, they’re pushing what they call ‘A Grilled Cheese Sandwich From Toy Story Land’…Read More →
I know. I’ve been wondering about it myself. I love Egg Salad as much as the next person. But I can’t help thinking there’s something unnatural about the current craze for Japan-ese Egg Salad. Is this stuff really that special? Or am totally out of touch?Read More →
No sooner did we expound upon the revered Tamago Sando – the traditional Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich – than 7-Eleven announced its convenience-store Japanese Egg Salad Sando is coming to Canada! The Mind Pirates are back in my head…Read More →
The term ‘secret ingredient’ is almost as over-used in the culinary sphere as ‘magic bullet’ is in the medical realm. But there really are in-gredients that can make all the difference… I’ve compiled a pick of my, and other sources’ picks for you…Read More →
Imagine my surprise to find that my neigh-bours across the river, in Quebec, are being subjected to a test-marketing program for what McDonald’s calls ‘Breakfast Poutine’… The stuff looks breakfasty, alright. But is it REALLY Poutine?Read More →
Nutritionists and doctors spend a lot of time and energy vilifying canned soups as being unhealthy. Their opinion is based on tradi-tionally high levels of fat and salt. But now Consumer Reports says it’s found canned soups that are both tasty and good for you!Read More →
We’ve been informed – by several online reviewers – of the remarkable Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich that everybody there goes to 7-Eleven for. Now, one Asian food insider dares to reveal the secrets of the REAL Egg Salad of the Land of the Rising Sun…Read More →