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Ahi Tuna Tartare with Avocado, Ginger & Cucumber
The smooth, sensual and delicate texture of sashimi-grade ahi tuna, creamy avocado and crisp cucumber are complimented by a tangy soy-sesame dressing made with fresh picked ginger, which add extra zing...
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Anna's Sweet Potato Salad with Pecans & Ginger
Fat free and cholesterol free, Sweet Potatoes are among the most nutritious foods in the vegetable kingdom. A rich source of dietary fibre, anti-oxidants, minerals and vitamins that are essential for...
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Pommes Anna: Simple, Elegant & Delicious
Pommes Anna is a grand name for what is essentially a dish of sliced potatoes baked in a very large amount of melted butter. Four ingredients are all that is required — potatoes, butter, salt and...
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Asian-Style Glazed Chicken Thighs
Spending a few minutes preparing a handful of simple ingredients for an easy and delicious Asian-inspired marinade gives this dish an enormous amount of flavour, plus a built-in sauce after the chicken...
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Creamy Chicken & Mushroom Linguine with Marsala
Rich and aromatic, Mushroom Marsla Cream Sauce is a culinary chameleon. Served over sliced beef tenderloin for Steak Diane or tossed with chicken and pasta for a luscious Mushroom & Chicken...
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Grilled Shawarma-Spiced Chicken with Yogurt Sauce
The best shawarma is a product of patience. The technique, alluded to in the name of the dish itself — 'Shawarma'— derived from a Turkish word meaning 'turning,' is the traditional preparation method...
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Nami Japanese Restaurant: The Best Sushi in Toronto
For over two decades, Nami has been a quiet escape in the heart of downtown Toronto, for the finest sushi, sashimi, made-to-order grilled meat, fish and seafood at the Robata Grill, and Sukiyaki —...
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Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs & Arrabiata Sauce
Lean, light and delicious, these succulent Turkey Meatballs are made with a combination of ground turkey and turkey sausage for a heart-smart twist on the traditional Italian classic. The addition of...
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Langdon Hall: A 13th Anniversary Weekend in Style
Among life's most sublime pleasures, a weekend away at Langdon Hall must be at the top of the list. Originally built as a Federal Revival mansion by the famous New York Astor family at the turn of the...
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Spaghetti alla Carbonara: "Italian Coal Miner's Pasta"
Luscious, creamy and indulgent, Spaghetti alla Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish based on eggs, pecorino romano, guanciale and black pepper. The key is to toss and thoroughly mix the cooked pasta off...
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Botswana Sun-Dried Tomato & Zucchini Drop Scones
This recipe for Sun-Dried Tomato & Zucchini Drop Scones comes from 'An Elephant in the Kitchen - Recipes from the Wilderness', a Botswanian cookbook by Craig Higgins, that friends picked up on a...
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Yasu: Omakase Sushi on Harbord - Taste of the Sea
Tucked in a narrow white room on Harbord Street, Osaka-raised chef-owner Yasuhisa Ouchi delivers glistening sushi, one piece at a time, to 10 guests seated at his marble-topped bar, Yasu. The city's...
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The Pomegranate: Home-Style Persian Cuisine
Nestled in the heart of Little Italy, Pomegranate opened in 2004 by food lovers Danielle Schrage and Alireza Fashrashrafi, the husband and wife team also behind Sheherazade and Takht-e Tavoos. With a...
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Spicy Grilled Colossal Prawns: A Seafood Treat
More like small lobster tails, these sweet succulent 'super colossal' tiger prawns are so large they're sold at about 4-6 to the pound, although 'colossal' which are 8-12 count do an admirable job too...
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Tuscan Ribolitta: Classic Italian Peasant-Style Soup
An icon of Tuscan cuisine, Ribolitta is a classic peasant style soup that looks more like a stew than a soup. A thick hearty potage of beans, winter vegetables and day-old bread, the soup used to be...
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Spaghetti with Meatballs in Marinara Sauce
There’s nothing more satisfying than a heaping platter of spaghetti and meatballs in a thick rich tomato sauce. It's the perfect Italian comfort food. However, it's not in fact an authentic Italian...
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Caramelized Onion, Mushroom and Gruyère Tartlets
There's an elegant beauty to puff pastry — the way its paper-thin layers puff like magic, delicately crisp and golden. The way it shatters with each bite. The deep buttery richness tucked inside every...
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Veal Chops with Tuscan-Style Marinade
A classic way to prepare veal chops is with the bones 'frenched' or exposed, that is, removing the meat, fat and membranes that connect the individual rib bones, giving the chops a more aesthetic...
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Grilled Fennel with Fresh Herbs, Lemon & Parmesan
With their mild, licorice-scented flavour and crisp texture, fennel bulbs are delicious boiled, braised, sauteed, grilled, roasted, steamed or simply eaten raw as part of a light antipasti. In this...
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Crispy Potato Rösti with Smoked Salmon & Dill Crème
Wolfgang Puck is well known for putting smoked salmon, caviar and dill-flecked crème fraîche on his designer pizzas, but he also loves to use the trio of special toppings on his Crispy Potato Pancakes,...
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