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Do you know what Bibimbap is? Well, I know now (and it’s not a musical style, although it sure sounds like it). And you know what? It’s delicious too! That’s one of the great things about living in a city like Toronto. If you’re a food lover and, most of all, if you love trying new things, more often than not you’ll get the chance to taste wonderful and exciting culinary finds like this one. Bibimbap is a signature Korean dish whose name literally means “mixed rice”. It’s pretty simple
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Parisians? Food trucks? It’s a love affair… who would’ve thought? Last time I visited the city, which was — oh, maybe 9 years ago — I couldn’t spot a single food truck in the French capital. Now, according to this video posted on The Globe and Mail website, this seems to have changed quite a bit. I have always been a big fan of food trucks, but there are certain cities where I really wouldn’t imagine them being too successful. Paris was one of them, and that’s because Parisians are
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This was posted on Facebook today, and I loooooved it! It’s an Ashtanur pencil case. Ashtanur is the local slang for flat-bread in Jerusalem… Isn’t it cute? It’s made of cotton fabric and colourful elastic webbing, and it’s for sale for $29.90 + shipping costs at at an Etsy store. You can buy it by clicking here. A friend of mine, whose family owns a great little Lebanese/middle-eastern restaurant in Rio called Yalla, said that he would totally sell this pencil case, which obviously has everything to do with the
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Daniel and I decided to try out Rawlicious the other day. We picked the Yorkville location, which was more accessible to us – it’s literally a 5-minute walk from Bay station on Cumberland Street. We love the idea of eating vegan and eliminating meat from our diets all together, more because of the health benefits associated with it and less because of how it tastes – who doesn’t crave some delicious fall-off-the-bone barbecue ribs once in a while, or a deliciously juicy steak? We certainly do! But we also have
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Here I am again, after a short hiatus… This is a video I made while I was still in Rio de Janeiro, a few months ago. I visited one of my favourite destinations in the city, Confeitaria Colombo, and interviewed executive chef Renato Freire. Unfortunately, the sound bites did not work out so well, so I couldn’t include our great conversation in the video – note to self: spend some extra money on equipment, it always pays off! Colombo originally had only one location, which is where the film was actually
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According to the Associated Press, as of July 1, California will be the first state in the United States to ban foie-gras, a delicacy widely used in French cuisine and around the world. As a result, foie gras is in high demand down there, being sold for $60 dollars a pound. Chefs are loading their menus with it, serving from seared foie gras with mango chutney to foie gras salads and even foie gras desserts. For those who don’t know what it is, foie gras is duck or goose
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I know I’m in Canada… But since we’re neighbours with the U.S. and share many things in common, I think it’s a good idea to celebrate National Hamburger Day. After all, if you’re not a vegetarian chances are you love them as much as I do! All those layers of flavour that you get in one big bite, the juiciness of the burger, the way it goes perfectly with french fries, onion rings, ketchup, mustard, mayo and with so much more, yuuuummm!!! I just couldn’t live without it… And the
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We were looking for a veggie lasagna recipe to make over the weekend. Luckily, we stumbled upon this one, from Jamie Oliver. God bless him and all that mouth-watering food he makes… I really enjoy watching him cook, even better trying his suggestions. This was from Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals show and here is the video if you would like to see what else he came up with on that episode. I did change the broad beans for broccoli and the cottage cheese for ricotta, but it worked out just
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Some time last year I saw Food Network’s chef Laura Calder make this French sandwich that looked pretty incredible. I quickly jotted down the recipe on a piece of paper while drooling like a dog that’s watching rotisserie chicken on a spit. I stuck it to my fridge, never to be touched again. After weighing myself last week and having to face a grim reality I decided to go on a diet, hurray… So today I was looking for an idea for my lunch and remembered there was some fresh basil
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As a girl who is proud of her origins, I was so thrilled to find out this week that D.O.M., the restaurant owned by one of my country’s finest chefs, Alex Atala, was ranked fourth this year on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants!!! Wooooot! This culinary award is in its tenth edition now, and it’s supposed to be equivalent to that small, practically unknown award ceremony in which professionals of the film industry win that bald, naked, golden fellow. Rings a bell??? So yeah, it’s a big deal and we’re
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I believe it was in January when I saw a Groupon deal for Lucien restaurant. I had heard about the place before and wanted to check it out, although Daniel and I tend to think that when a high-end restaurant offers these kinds of deals it’s usually because of lack of customers and, therefore, lack of good food. But hey, you gotta have faith sometimes! And beside, we would pay only $30 for $60 worth of food, so we thought it was worth the try. We decided to go on
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My mom just started out this new diet with a nutritionist and she emailed me her meal plan this morning. As a food lover myself, dieting is always on my mind — especially after going all out on weekends, which is pretty much always the case. SIGH… The nutritionist recommends, among other things, drinking lemon water daily 30 minutes before breakfast. The directions are as follows: ¼ lemon juice squeezed into one cup of lukewarm water first thing in the morning. I’ve seen this kind of advice before, I’ve probably
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Before moving to Toronto it had never crossed my mind that I would be slightly interested in Ethiopian food. I have never seen an Ethiopian restaurant in Rio and never considered looking for one either. However, if you live near downtown Toronto chances are you walk by at least two or three of these every day. So yesterday Daniel and I were near Bloor St. and Ossington at around 4 p.m., absolutely starving after having walked for about an hour, and needed food asap. We decided to check out Lalibela
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Despite it being a pretty mild winter in Toronto this year — in Canadian terms, of course – keeping warm is a necessity. For me, who was born in a city where low temperatures don’t even reach 10°C, it is important to gear up for the Canadian cold. A warm jacket, hat, scarf, boots… these will do the trick. You know what else can help you get through the season? A bowl of delicious piping hot soup. My friend Cris came up with this great beet soup recipe that
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My Mom got married to my Dad at the young age of 20 years old. Now she was very mature for her age having had many responsibilities at home and attending university and having a job on the side. One of her responsibilities, growing up was preparing meals for her parents and siblings. Her Mother (my grandmother) taught her how to make pasta and tomato sauce with meatballs and your typical Italian meals. So when my Mom was married she would prepare these meals for my Dad. My Mom isn’t
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The word açaí – which is roughly pronounced like “assaee” – derives from the Tupi, an indigenous language spoken by some tribes in Brazil. It means “the fruit that cries” in Tupi because of the large amount of water it contains. The Açaí fruit is a small purple berry that has been cultivated in the northern areas of Brazil for many years, although the rest of the country had only become acquainted with it since the late 1980s or 1990s. Northern Brazilians usually mix the acaí pulp with breadcrumbs and
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Hey All!!! I hope you all have had a restful and fun Holiday season! I sure did! Lots of family fun had on my end. There certainly was a lot of food eaten with my family. I went to a few different parties thrown by some of my friends and for each party I made some treats to bring and share. So now I’m going to share my favourite recipe that I made with all of you readers! I love this Dulce de Leche Brownie recipe. Now I’m a sucker
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Happy New Year everyone! I hope you were able to enjoy an amazing New Year’s eve like I did! Mine was filled with really good food, a lot of Prosecco wine, great people, and beautiful fireworks at Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro. Not a bad way to start 2012, don’t you think? I have been in Brazil on vacation since mid December, so I thought it was a good idea to talk about (and take the opportunity to revisit) some places that are definitely worth visiting in Rio. One of them
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Here’s a really cool project I found out about today – and a great way to wrap up your Christmas gifts and make the guests hungry all at the same time… Sarah Fay and Justin Colt, from New York, are looking to open a new paper wrapping company. But the great thing about it is their really unconventional designs such as the one that includes 5 different wrapping papers: a bun, hamburger, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes, all of the components of a delicious Cheeseburger! It’s one of those ideas that
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Hello everyone, This is a short video I made from the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo 2011. The event happened at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from November 17 to 20 and was the place to be for Canadian foodies (and funny drunks, it seems). Famous chefs from the Food Network, like Chuck Hughes, were there. I unfortunately missed the chance to see Chuck cooking live — I love his show on TV — , but I did get to try out many tasty foods and drinks as you can
