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Massive 7-Volume elBulli 2005 to 2011 Drops in Book Stores Around the Globe
Author and chef Ferran Adrià was in Vancouver last weekend to promote his latest book project, the seven-volume elBulli 2005-2011: A Journey Inside the Creative Process of the World’s Greatest Chef....
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It Slices, it Dices! The Benriner Mandoline
New tools are fun to buy. Each time I walk into a kitchen supply store, my eyes catch a multitude of new gadgetry I have yet to own. The truth is that the humble chef’s knife is so universally useful...
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Knifewear Pop-Up Store in Victoria July 30-Aug 3
“Knifewear’s handmade Japanese knives are usable art for the kitchen.” For some, combining coffee with knives sounds dangerous: caffeine jitters, pointy things. But for Kevin Kent, it sounds...
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Able Brewing Disk for Aeropress Review
If you’re anything like me, you probably drink a lot of coffee. And, if you’re anything like me, you probably drink too much coffee — way too much. So I find myself at a lot of coffee shops and,...
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A Winter Classic, Adam’s Potato Leek Soup
The secret to many of the hearty warming soups eaten in the winter is the three part process of making the soup, blending it, and returning it to the pot. Pouring the hot soup into a blender can be...
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Must-Have: Cherry Clafoutis (French Custard Cake)
Every summer during my early 20’s, I’d head to the Okanagan’s Similkameen Valley to pick cherries. The valley is classified as semi-desert land with less than 30% annual rainfall. It’s windy and dry...
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Wood Oven Envy — Tips, Recipes, Links
Some tips on cooking with wood in an outdoor oven, recipes, and links to the wood ovens mentioned in our article Dec|Jan 2020-2021 Tips on Cooking with Wood Kreg Graham, executive chef at the Oak Bay...
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Shelora Sheldan collected her own favourite kitchen hacks, then reached out to chefs, passionate home cooks, bakers, bartenders, poets, and even an heirloom bean grower, for more innovations. Ready,...
View ArticleIron Age — Sealing Your Pan
Your cast iron deserves to be pampered, so here is a method for sealing your pans to keep them in tip-top condition. Got an old pan? Just found a vintage beauty that needs help? THE FIRST STEP IS...
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Slow Cooking — Vintage kitchen tools are making a comeback as we pivot to...
A young contestant on a television baking show is puzzled by one of the tools at her workstation. While she’s stumped, I recognize it instantly—a hand-crank food mill, placed there to help her make the...
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