Posts made in August, 2009

12b- Underground Restaurant’s Kitchen

Posted by on Aug 29, 2009 | 16 comments

12b- Underground Restaurant’s Kitchen

Buzz builds whenever underground restaurants peek up around cities. Food lovers hold their breaths. In a cut-throat business where word of mouth, initial impressions, and reputation can make or break a chef, people await to see how long the concealed establishment will last.

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Olive Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Fig and Cherry Compote Recipe and Alfresco Vancouver

Posted by on Aug 27, 2009 | 17 comments

Olive Stuffed Leg of Lamb with Fig and Cherry Compote Recipe and Alfresco Vancouver

Last night, I attended an impromptu conceptual event called Alfresco Vancouver where 60 strangers congregated in a public space and dined pot-luck style. The lively, communal event contrasted against the brick-paved urban lot in the heart of trendy Yaletown.

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Blue Cheese Stuffed Wine Cherries with Honeycomb Recipe – Local Amuse Bouche

Posted by on Aug 25, 2009 | 9 comments

Blue Cheese Stuffed Wine Cherries with Honeycomb Recipe – Local Amuse Bouche

When my friends came back from a trip to Penticton, B.C. (which I had to miss), they presented me with a care package filled with local wines chocolates, and other edible goodies.

I jumped in joy at the sight of a sticky, amber piece of fresh honeycomb.

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Roasted Vegetable and Tapenade on Baguette Recipe – When Sandwich Becomes Art

Posted by on Aug 20, 2009 | 13 comments

Roasted Vegetable and Tapenade on Baguette Recipe – When Sandwich Becomes Art

The sandwich is such a conflicting food item. The span of ideas within this umbrella of essentially any filling squished between bread has deterred me from eating them for a long time.

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Summer Papaya and Halibut Soup In Homemade Prawn Stock Recipe

Posted by on Aug 16, 2009 | 16 comments

Summer Papaya and Halibut Soup In Homemade Prawn Stock Recipe

 

My freezer resembles a graveyard. Jagged bagfuls of chicken carcasses, veal bones, and prawn shells pile up and leave little room for ice cream sandwiches.

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Biggest Mango in the World

Posted by on Aug 13, 2009 | 14 comments

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Luscious bottom.

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