Charred Cedar Bitters, Husk Cherry Bitters, Meyer Lemon Bitters, Coffee-Pecan Bitters. These are just some of the bitters you can make at home, according to Brad Thomas Parsons, author of Bitters. A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All. Bitters, according to Parsons, ‘are an aromatic flavoring agent made from infusing

Well, depending on your home city or country, you might know it as: Angel Food Candy Fairy Food Candy Hokey Pokey Honeycomb Puff Candy Old Fashioned Puff Sea Foam Sponge Candy Sponge Toffee If you have Crunchie bars in your town, we’re talking about the innards. This sugar, water, baking

It’s New Year’s Eve day and revellers are busy plotting their cocktail menus for the evening. We in Vancouver are under some pressure to make our drinks fancy, given that our city is home to the 2017 World Class Bartender of the Year. This year, Kaitlyn Stewart – who can

If you want some Canadian creativity in your kitchen this holiday season, Chef Lynn Crawford has a beautiful new cookbook: Farm To Chef. Cooking Through The Seasons. ‘Winter and eating go hand in hand,’ writes this author, owner of Toronto’s Ruby Watchco restaurant and judge on Chopped Canada. ‘Bring on

First comes The Sweet: “I think you’ll be excited about the dessert. Crème brûlée. Do you like it?” Like it? Thwacking the spoon against that slightly burnt canopy of sugar. Wriggling said spoon into the valley of custard. Gathering up caramelized shards in the exit. Then comes The Sorrow: But, but where are

62. According to Reay Tannahil, author of Food in History, that is how many pickle and sauce chefs one could expect to find in the royal kitchens of 2nd Century BC China. 128 day to day chefs, 128 special events chefs, 335 grain, fruit and vegetable chefs, 162 master dieticians

Here’s a satisfying Vancouver afternoon. Take a walk along the seawall from Granville Island, by Vanier Park, along the beach, up to Kits Pool. It’s a pleasant stroll, but you deserve a post-exertion treat. Circle back to Siegel’s Bagels on Cornwall and order a Montreal-style bagel to go. Are there

‘While writing a prescription for a woman who was especially weighed down by the financial burden of the treatment, I was interested to hear her say suddenly: ‘Please do not give me big bills, because I cannot swallow them.’ Of course she meant to say pills.” Here is Sigmund Freud

Happy Halloween. 👻 The 2017 news loop might already have you eating your way through the mini-chocolate bars. On October 31st, when night falls, you are contractually obligated to do so. What’s your favourite mini-Halloween treat? According to a 2016 CBC poll, the winners were: 1. Kit Kat 2. Reese’s Peanut Butter

In 1927, Loretta Scout Crew published the first known recipe for s’mores in Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Well, she actually called them ‘Some Mores’. Readers were directed to get 8 sticks, along with: 16 graham crackers 8 bars plain chocolate (any of the good plain brands broken