Lifestyle

Wednesday May 9 2012

Poached Eggs & Asparagus for Mother’s Day

I am so proud to be part of a company made up of so many inspiring mothers. I started Epicure in 1991 to provide more healthful food options for my young children. Read more

Wednesday April 11 2012

That’s Amore…

Dean Martin was right, “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore.”

For me, pizza is “the street food” par excellence. Pizza (as we know it) began its journey on the street; it first entered a pizzeria in Naples in the 1830s, but before then it was sold from open-air stands. Read more

Wednesday April 4 2012

Easter Menu: Apple Dutch Baby

I first had an Apple Dutch Baby at Sooke Harbour House and was most impressed with the puffy apple pancake (and intrigued by the name); I couldn’t resist epicurizing it for Easter brunch. Read more

Wednesday March 28 2012

Les Guédilles: Casual Street Food

Continuing with my street food saga, another Québéc “dish” very popular in snack bars, referred to as cantines, is “les guédilles“. Unlike poutine, guédilles, popularized in the early 1980s, are rarely seen outside Quebec. Best compared to a sandwich, guédilles are a street-food classic in the French-speaking province. Read more

Wednesday March 21 2012

The Poutine Phenomenon

An obligatory passage for me while on the street food theme is to talk about the most famous Québécois fast food, which can be found in snack bars and stands throughout Quebec (called “cantines”) and along the roads in summertime: Poutine. It’s amazing how three simple ingredients—fries, fresh cheese curds and gravy—combined can create such a fun food phenomenon! Read more