This spring I embarked on a short visit to New York City. I rented an apartment with my homie, Colin, on a charming street in the East Village and spent my days seeking out art galleries, classic New York cuisine and trying not to feel like a tourist.
Each morning we set out on foot, casually exploring our immediate neighbourhood en-route to an art gallery or subway station. The streets were lined with brick tenements, pockets of greenery and small business, and though gentrified, our neighbourhood was by no means antiseptic. There were enough unpleasant odors, layers of ancient filth, and neglected or otherwise homely buildings for me to enjoy the occasional Woody Allen moment.
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Written by Troy. Published on June 11, 2010 2:28 pm.
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I registered at Saveur.com so I could vote in their first annual food blog awards and I’ve been getting their regular email updates since. I usually discard these without much notice, but this Jerk Chicken recipe caught my eye. It is a tasty recipe; though I could have been a bit more heavy-handed with the chiles…
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Written by Troy. Published on June 9, 2010 1:51 pm.
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We were all thrilled to hear that Christies Mayfair Bakery was opening a new location in a prime Broadway location. With work already underway, the new location is rumored to open later this summer… apparently a pizza oven is in the works!
Written by Troy. Published on June 7, 2010 9:57 pm.
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I know that in some restaurants in Saskatoon, the “local” caption has been beaten to death. Even trotting it out for local beef. “Because you know ranch land is at such a premium on the prairies, and our beef is very rare and specialized.” That said I did get a real kick out of foraging for morels and enjoying them in a japanese style ramen noodle soup. The mushrooms really added, I dunno, body(?) to the soup broth. Though, I heard this year was bunk for morel hunters(too much rain), these were the nicest and most abundant we’ve ever seen!
Ps, About a week earlier I saw morels for sale at the Granville Island Public Market for $54 a pound!
Written by Todd. Published on June 2, 2010 4:07 pm.
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I joined Todd and Megan (with baby in tow) for a spring mushroom hunt. Two hours scouring the forest floor yielded a small number of morels and the search was abandoned in favour of a wiener roast. Much to our surprise, embarrasment, and delight, the area around firepit was covered with morels!
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Written by Troy. Published on May 24, 2010 10:11 pm.
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Written by Todd. Published on May 23, 2010 10:29 pm.
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Written by Troy. Published on May 21, 2010 4:06 pm.
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I’ve always turned my nose up at the bread-less sandwich/wrap. With all due respect to those counting their carbs – there are a few in my immediate family so I have to tread lightly here – what is the fucking point? Bread is the best.
Recently I’ve started scooping all kinds of sandwich fillings and I’ve become particularly fond of tuna salad. This revelation has turned me onto further bread-less experiments and this Cobb Salad-inspired lettuce wrap with avocado, egg, tomato and bacon is definitely worth a try!
Written by Troy. Published on May 12, 2010 12:43 pm.
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After a bit of a brunch hiatus, I finally stepped up for my turn. I prepared my favourite lemon tarts for dessert. The filling turned out nicely but the pastry was an unmitigated disaster. Perhaps it was the NBA playoff beer consumption but I prefer to chalk it up to inexperience. The dough mixture was a bit dry and, as I was reluctant to overwork it, the dough never came together as it should. Oh well… the pre-fab frozen tart shells worked in a pinch.
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Written by Troy. Published on May 9, 2010 8:53 pm.
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A Saskatoon based non-profit organization has launched an innovative program that provides training opportunities and work experience for young people and baking consumption opportunities for Better Bread Box subscribers.
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Written by Troy. Published on May 5, 2010 11:31 pm.
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