I’m from a place that’s not very close to Kentucky. In fact, Thompson, Manitoba isn’t even that close to Winnipeg.  It’s 750 kilometres north of the provincial capital and the coldest city in Canada’s 10 provinces.   Up there in the 1970s and 80s, we had little...

Everybody craves some Chinese take-out on occasion and one of my favourite guilty pleasures are those little sweet and sour pork ribs. You know the ones, sticky, gooey, sweet and meaty.  That syrupy fall-off-the-bone goodness.   Some are better than others for sure.   Some actually have some...

Last night while killing a few hours on youtube, I got the idea to look up famed Italian chef Biba Caggiano. Biba, or my first real love as my wife refers to her, is one of the key people that I got early inspiration from to start cooking real food back in the early 90s, when Biba’s...

I’m sure there’s a lot of plates of eggs benedicts hitting dining room tables and restaurant tables this morning and it’s no different at my house.   Above was my serving of eggs benedict this morning. If you haven’t done it before, try making your own hollandaise...

Man, I love a good sandwich, and quite often, there’s nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a great big sub. There’s just no substitute for a meat-and-cheese-and-veggie-and-pickle-packed loaf of bread in your hand.  Two hands if you make them like I do. There are several...

Two of the founders of Pomodori Artisan Pizza and Gelato will rub shoulders and stretch dough with some of the best pizza makers on the planet next month in Italy. Stephen Goddard and Keith Dunphy will be representing the Rothesay pizzeria at the 2009 World Pizza Championships in...