J: “You’re an asshole.” D: “No Chef, I’m not an asshole, Chef.” J: “Yes you are an asshole, that’s why nobody wants to work with you!”. End Conversation. The joys of working in a professional kitchen include, but are not limited to: brutal honesty, endless curse streams, shameless d!ck jokes, and relentless uncalled-for…
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You know you’re in Canada when your midnight run has you dodging bunny rabbits on the sidewalk! At least I haven’t had too many skunk run-ins, right? *knocks on wood* My abnormal work hours leaves me awake late at night, and sleeping in past the normal person’s alarm. This is why I’m starting to really…
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The St. Lawrence Market is full of great product year round, but August is an especially great time to pick up local fruits. I couldn’t resist The juiciest looking Ontario peach I’ve probably ever seen. Massive. That one peach made 6 small individual muffins and one whole loaf for this recipe. And with half a…
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Wow. Where do I start? I have a serious soft spot for foods with simplistic (read: ‘natural’ and ‘cheap’) ingredients, that don’t take days to prepare, and have loads of flavour. This is one of the simplest dishes I’ve quite possible ever made, and it’s put a giant smile on my face and nice little…
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This is my first time making Jewish Challah bread. I was a little bit nervous for it, as the recipe I’ve used was pretty comprehensive and needed a full 48 hours for best results. If you’re going to attempt this loaf, make sure you start the day before and make your starter sponge as instructed.…
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The truth about yesterday and my raisin and sunflower seed loaf, is that I was running out the door late for work when it arrived out of the oven. I literally pulled it out of the oven using one dry towel and an old t-shirt that I found at the back of my closet. I…
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Here in the busy city of Toronto, and specifically in the Hospitality world, we are awaiting the boom better known as; the Toronto International Film Festival. This ‘festival’ of sorts brings hundreds of thousands (nearly half a million to be exact) of industry professionals to our lovely city, just after Labour Day in mid-September. ‘TIFF’…
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