I Sleuth the Ultimate Dessert at the Winona Peach Festival
You can count on the month of August in Ontario to reliably bring us these things: long lines of traffic headed toward cottage country, at least one big thunderboomer of a rainstorm - and juicy, lusci...
8 Elo 20249min
I Grill Author Rob Firing While He Barbecues Steak
Calling all-day trippers and barbecue lovers! Ross and I took a road trip last month around Lake Ontario via Kingston and Rochester. A highlight of our five-day tour was the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que lunch i...
11 Heinä 202419min
Judith Jones, Julia Child’s Editor, Talks About her Dear Friend
The new biography on the life of book editor Judith Jones is having its moment in the literary spotlight. Judith, who died in 2017 at 93, was a publishing pioneer. She rescued "Anne Frank: The Diary o...
13 Kesä 20249min
Julia Child’s Second Act: Alex Prud’homme Tells All
Alex Prud'homme had a special bond with his great aunt, Julia Child. I found Alex an affable and warm person. Perhaps that's because we both had a special connection to Julia – I was her dear friend. ...
4 Huhti 202415min
From Patriarchy to Pâté, Restaurateur Jen Agg Tells All
Eloquent Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg is a strong woman. Her book “I Hear She's a Real Bitch” relates how the media has not always been kind, mischaracterizing Jen's feminine strength and ambition as ...
7 Maalis 202413min
Sean Brock on his Friend Tony, Fatherhood and Fried Chicken
Old-school fast food is in Sean Brock's blood. The Nashville-based, James Beard award-winning chef recently opened Joyland - a burger-fries-fried chicken joint that hearkens back to the 1950s. We can ...
29 Helmi 202415min
Waldorf Salad: The Icon Lives On
The Waldorf Salad – named after its birthplace, Manhattan's legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel – has evolved since it was first created in 1896. In my 2013 interview with the hotel's then executive chef ...
1 Helmi 202411min
I Talk Tarte Tatin with Pastry Chef Joanne Yolles
My friend pastry chef Joanne Yolles made Tarte Tatin together at least six times before we perfected the recipe. We went through a lot of apples and butter - but oh my, was it worth it! Practice makes...
19 Loka 20239min
