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Local Winemaker Wins Prestigious Award
Six O’Clock Solution: Get hooked on the ultimate lobster roll
Save this recipe for lobster season, or try it now with the best lobster meat you can find. New Brunswick cookbook author and TV chef Dennis Prescott has respect for the seafood he calls the king of the sea, a delicacy he says he has been hooked on ...
AI-generated food images look tastier than the real deal, study finds
Two thousand and twenty-four is shaping up to be a big year for manipulated photography. In late January, Instacart deleted some of its AI-generated food pics — the most uncanny of which featured conjoined chickens and chunks of hot dog with ...
Raise a Glass and a Fork on St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated at bars, pubs, and at homes throughout Atlantic Canada this Sunday.
Renée Kohlman: Dennis Prescott's new cookbook is a keeper
I love it when a beautiful, brand-new cookbook crosses my desk. The fact that it’s written by a fellow Canadian gets it some serious bonus points, and when I’ve met and had conversations with the author, well, that’s the cherry on top. Some ...
Is the flat white really Australian? And what is it, anyway?
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the flat white, the espresso-based drink with origins as opaque as its microfoam. One thing is for sure, though: the coffee world has the southern hemisphere to thank. “One of coffee’s biggest arguments is ...
Cook This: Three recipes from Savoring, including sweet potato shiitake poutine
Our cookbook of the week is Savoring by Montreal-based food photographer, recipe developer and food stylist Murielle Banackissa. Jump to the recipes: saka saka (Congolese cassava leaf and spinach stew), sweet potato shiitake ...
Why you should resist the urge to wash raw chicken before cooking it
Every so often, the question of whether or not you should wash raw poultry before cooking rears its head. Take TikToker Lehandra Staude ( @lehandrabreanne ), whom commenters criticized late last year for not cleaning her chicken before ...
A Toast to Atlantic Canada's First Master Sommelier
From wine thief to Master Sommelier. Alexander Powell no longer needs to steal wine from his father's liquor cabinet.
Renée Kohlman: There's nothing like a good pan seared steak
Every once in a while, I consider becoming a vegetarian. I’m pretty much halfway there, with about half my meals mainly consisting of vegetables and beans, lentils, etc. But then I think about the crispy skin of roast chicken, the salty and ...
Councillor wants Ottawa to be billed as Canada's Capital of Shawarma
Ottawa — forgotten by fun, but awash in onions and garlic sauce. Now city council wants to make it official by proclaiming Ottawa “The Shawarma Capital of Canada.” “Our city is home to almost 200 shawarma restaurants. It’s the great unifier.