Food Sparks

The ban of production and sales of foie gras in the State of California, U.S.A., will come into effect on the First of July, 2012.  It is ...

Drinking in Japan has changed a lot in the past two decades.  While shochu (a clear spirit distilled usually from sweet potatoes but also ...

I love going to market!   There are always new things to discover if you’re adventurous.   This time it’s garlic stems.   Shoppers walked ...

The 2012 edition of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants List was released at the end of April (see www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winners...

After reading about the shaved asparagus in the  Frank at the AGO  post, a friend of mine said she’d try and make the shaved asparagus.  I...

One week in early May, I found ramps in two local markets.  Within days they were gone.  The season was over.  We also had the last of loc...

It was the scallops that did it for me at Frank 's, it's scallops that did it again for me at the Crown Princess Restaurant on Bay...

After a focused couple of hours at the Art Gallery of Ontario, taking in the shows Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, P...

Half way into our lunch, a young cook brought a wooden box to our table.  She cautioned us, “be careful, it is hot”.  After she left, ...

Among the first thoughts of spring are the foods that come along with it - asparagus,  fiddleheads,  and...er,  goose - yes, roast goos...