I was so pleased to find the food as delicious as the exhuerance of the decor, at South Indian Dosa Mahal 416-516-7701, located at 1262 Bloor St W, closed Sundays and Holidays. Celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary in business, the colour here is PINK PINK PINK! which I actually LOVED on yet another grey afternoon. They specialize in South Indian cuisine and …
smoke and mirrors
Trained Arbourists (with a 100% job placement for grads!) practise one of those unique trades that always gets my attention,but especially on this rainy morning. I was on my way to a photoshoot where we were featuring a smoked food product. It’s difficult to show “smokiness” (unless it’s real smoke shown against a black background…which today’s shot wasn’t going to be). …
point of the day: squash
Today YesterdayI bought a Kakai (or Styrian) pumpkin from my friends Sandi and Ed Taylor, at Honey Wagon Farms near Picton. They take many a squash (and other veggies & herbs all grown without chemicals…plus their superb Maple Syrup) to the Kingston Public Market on Saturdays.Despite having their biggest days of the year around Thanksgiving, they still have a ton …
open drawers #1
I’ve got an utter fascination with all things kitchen, how we organize ourselves, and what we like to eat when at home with some time on our hands to cook. So I’m going to start posting some candid, unstyled shots of different notable kitchens I encounter by way of a few open kitchen drawers, captured in the overall context of …
Vietnamese for lunch
One of the very first things I do when I get back to Toronto, is to seek out some favourite spots for a quick, cheap, and delicious lunch. I think I’ll start posting “what’s for lunch” now and again. When I’m at home in the County, I rarely eat out and gather fresh ingredients close to home for cooking up …
point of the day:Foodstock-Stop the Mega Quarry
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carrot cupcakes
I’ve been developing this Carrot Cupcake recipe for a client, and brought a batch over to my friends at Vicki’s Veggies for a sampling. They could have possibly been the most enthusiastic group of recipe tasters I’ve ever shared with! I’m not sure how many pounds of carrots, tomatoes, beets, beans, corn, or garlic that same hardworking team harvested this …
point of the day: apple and sage jelly
It was my first attempt at jellymaking , so I wanted to try it the old fashioned way by using only whole apples (with naturally occurring pectin) and sugar. Green Mitsu and a few red Cortlands gave the finished jelly a lovely blush, and helped use up a few apples that were hit by a freaky, devastating hail in Waupoos late …
applied arts award
This is great news! James Tse wins and Applied Arts Award ! and right on the cusp of releasing the second cookbook we also got to work on by Mark McEwan, called Fabricca.
point of the day: in a jar
Posting my own photos isn’t easy, since I work with incredibly gifted professionals (and I much prefer posting images we’ve created together…like this shot of Halibut Baked in Banana Leaves, by James Tse, from Great Food at Home by Mark McEwan). But voila! Thanks to the guidance of sales rep Christian at Aden Camera, it just got alot easier with …
brownies & ice-cream
photo James Tse food stylist Ruth Gangbar prop stylist Sasha Seymour client Chatelaine Magazine These cool treats made the cover of Chatelaine Magazine this month, in a story on gourmet frozen desserts. We can tell you, enthusiastically, that Cherry-Cheesecake Pops taste as refreshing as they look! Sasha (the prop stylist) “hit this one out of the park” when she showed up with …
doggie guestbook at the Nook
Thinking about my old pal, Cleo. You were a such a great part of it all. Sharing the Nook with other good dogs keeps the spirit alive, and the playing and barking goes on. Don’t dogs on holiday look so happy, too?