For the supertaster picky fuss eater that I was as a child, family visits in Jamaica were a dining challenge. Curried goat, jerk chicken, plantains? No thank you. Ackee and saltfish, mannish water, callaloo? Noooo thank you. Morning, noon and night, I relied on the Jamaican patty to soothe my

When you talk to local creators about where they have sold their wares or where they like to hang out, it’s amazing how many mention Le Marché St. George. This is an utterly unique café and general store and it is located in the middle of a residential neighbourhood at East

When Liberty Bakery on Main closed, there was some panic. It was a neighbourhood fixture, a reliable place to dash in for a sweet treat. Gunnar and Liberty Gustafson had run their family bakery for years and years. Closed for renovations, the sign said, but the closure dragged on. Was that

Some of you might remember the first time you ate bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Unexpected, odd, then quickly delicious. After too many imposter balsamics, it is jarring when you taste the real thing, imported from Modena, Italy. Modena has been using its Trebbiano grapes to make balsamic vinegar since the

For many of us, thoughts of Mum include the rituals around our favourite baked treats: the special trip to the store to buy the ingredients, the love and care in the mixing, the tantalizing smells, the impatient waiting and the scrumptious payoff when the goodies were finally pulled, cooled and ready

Sometimes people introduce new food combinations – chocolate bubble gum! Ketchup potato chips! Peppermint steak! – that inspire more questions than fans. In first hearing about lemon croissants, I wasn’t so sure where the blend fell on the yum to yikes continuum.Then, a visit to Beyond Bread won me over. I was actually

It is most definitely a special occasion treat. It costs a fair penny to get your garlic blackened, but the smoky sweet tang is mellow, chewy and delicious. With is abundance of anti-oxidants and its much-debated identity – is it fermented or not? Was it invented in Korea or not? – these

The great grey owl is a merciless predator. With its massive wing span and hushed approach, the grey can hunt effectively by night or day. If it hears a wee creature creeping under packed snow, the grey owl can smash down with its spiked talons, break through the snow crust and snatch up

During the French Revolution, Sister Marguerite and Sister Marie-Elisabeth – Les Soeurs Macarons – were seeking asylum in the French town of Nancy. Doctor Gormand took them in and the Macaron Sisters earned their way by making and selling their ground almond meringue cookies. Les Macarons de Nancy are still famous and