I was spoiled as a kid, having grown up in Yorkshire (England) I ate my fair amount of fish and chips (fried in lard for extra flavour). For those not in the know, the English …

I’m a Yorkshire lad (pronounced York–sha) born and bred. Grew up eating scotch eggs and lard sarnies with crisps (chips) for Saturday (pronounced Sat-day) tea (evening meal).
So when I learned there was a British Butcher …

Recently my wife purchased a spiral vegetable slicer made by Paderno World Cuisine. Last night I thought I would try it out. It is so easy to use and the results were fun. The slicer …

After my parents recent visit I was reminded of an English delicacy I used to enjoy frequently – ‘Baked Beans on Toast’. This is my version of that classic.
Toasted English muffin, buttered
Two pieces of prosciutto
Baked …

My mother recently sent me some food sites from the UK. Check them out.
GoodFood by the BBC. The site includes cookery videos (enjoy those funny English accents), recipes, plus a section on wellbeing.
ASDA (big …

A few weeks ago McDonald’s launched their ‘Premium Roast Coffee’. As they were running a marketing promotion offering free coffee I thought I would give it a try.
I love the taste of coffee. I am …

I would love to be a judge at this competition.
For the fourth year in a row Ferran Adrià has topped a worldwide poll of 806 chefs, critics and other industry experts, whilst Heston Blumenthal’s The …

My wife and I were having lunch the other day at a Greek restaurant in Burnaby. One thing that caught our attention was the brand new Ferrari parked outside. As we arrived the owner was …

The other day was my wife’s birthday. As she only eats gluten free food and I did not have a lot of time to prepare dinner, baking a gluten free cake was out of the …

Growing up in the UK I ate a lot of meat. In fact each meal is planned around the choice of meat for that meal. Since living in Canada for the last ten years I …