The smell of boiling lobster hit us like a fragrant blanket the instant we got out of our car on a side street in St. Andrews, New Brunswick today. Just a block away, a local church group had two huge kettles going full blast with up to 20-pound bags of lobster, precision -timed so the prized...

Barbecueing, not grilling, a lovely steak from Dean’s Meats in the Saint John City Market. Dry aged beef. Beautiful stuff. Simply seasoned with salt and pepper. Nothing else needed for such great beef. Share...

I got home at noon one day and had no idea what to have for lunch. I whipped together a little bread-type dough then got to the idea to top it with some stuff I had in the fridge. Initially I thought of deep-frying the concoction but in the end, I just baked it in the oven. I haven’t...

First, bring a pot of chili to the boiling point.  Meanwhile, assemble your hot dog. Apply the hot dog to the chili mixture.  Let simmer for 5 minutes. Occasionally check for doneness, enjoy. Share...

For most things in the food world, there is lots of room for interpretation, lots of things people have different opinions on. For the most part, I’m perfectly okay with people doing things that I generally wouldn’t. You insist on letting your pizza dough rise for 24 hours like in...

Like a teenager with a new weird haircut, every so often I go through a new phase. Mine doesn’t centre around angst and rebellion though, I’m just talking food. Lately I’ve been all about Middle-Eastern flavours.  I find myself craving allspice and cinnamon every day,...