Category: celebrity chefs
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Cookbook Review: Nigella Lawson’s Kitchen
Just when I thought Nigella couldn’t possibly produce another cookbook, she came out with this nearly-500 page heavyweight “Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home.” (Knopf Canada) Like many of her previous cookbooks, this one is meant to give us a glimpse into her household, by way of her feel-good food solutions for the harried weekday cook.…
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Cookbook Review: Bobby Flay’s Throwdown
Bobby Flay didn’t always rub me the right way – especially during his appearances on “The Next Food Network Star.” He was arrogant, abrasive even. But when I caught a few episodes of “Throwdown,” in which he goes head-to-head with chefs who have staked their claim as the best at making iconic dishes or desserts,…
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Bourdain tells me whether he’s still a bad boy
In my day job as producer at CTV.ca, my bread and butter is hard news. But I have also had the good fortune of meeting and interviewing some fascinating people in the food industry. Some of those people include Gordon Ramsay, his wife Tana Ramsay, Nigella Lawson, and of course homegrown talents such as David Rocco, Vikram Vij, Bob Blumer,…
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What’s cooking for Christmas? Top chefs tell CTV.ca
Starting today, CTV.ca is posting my interviews with top chefs such as Toronto’s David Lee, Didier Leroy and popular TV personalities such as Anna Olson and David Rocco. Find out, in the first instalment of 10, what Splendido’s Executive Chef David Lee will be cooking this Christmas.For the annual Christmas Eve banquet this year,…
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Cookbook Review: Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Cooking for Friends’
I felt inexplicably nervous while trying out recipes from Gordon Ramsay’s latest cookbook. And then, it hit me as I carefully basted roasting Campari tomatoes with their pan juices. I was expecting Ramsay, the foul-mouthed celebrity chef who I both adore and fear, to point out I was doing something wrong. (This, despite the…
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Resto Review: My Favourite Restaurants outside Canada
I have itchy feet. Can’t stay in one place too long without booking my next trip. As will become increasingly clear through my blog, I have a particular devotion to Paris – which I’ve visited four times. French food, in my opinion, is the best in the world. Most people who’ve never stepped foot…