Alberta chefs cook up partnerships with local farmers
Posted June 14, 2007 – 2:13 pm in: News, RestaurantsAlberta restaurateurs are tapping the eat-local movement to fill out their summer menus with fresh fare.
Janice McGregor, who works for Alberta Agriculture, co-ordinates restaurants with local growers. She says the trend, which is catching on with all types of different cuisines from East Indian to Chinese to Italian, is creating a new bond between farmers [...]
Create a menu for your new up-scale eatery
Posted May 11, 2007 – 10:55 am in: Humour, RestaurantsHave you ever wondered how the chefs in those froo froo restaurants can keep coming up with such high-brow and precious sounding menu items like Trundled Duck Confit with a Gorgonzola Reduction? Well now you can too. We present the Froo Froo Restaurant Menu Generator. Liven up your next dinner party by stealing some of [...]
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Posted April 24, 2007 – 9:04 am in: RestaurantsThe S. Pellegrino list of the World’s 50 best restaurants has been published by Restaurant Magazine. There are no Canadian restaurants in that list, nor in the list that covers 51 – 100 . I have troub…
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Posted December 20, 2006 – 4:20 pm in: RestaurantsForbes magazine is about nothing if not lists. Here’s their look at the 10 most unusual restaurants in the world.
For example, one dish requires the use of liquid nitrogen to create an illusion of melting cheese out of grated mango. And many of Cantu’s courses are prepared with a Class IV Laser, which cooks [...]
Restuarant Reviews Meets Web 2.0
Posted May 30, 2006 – 3:51 pm in: Restaurantsreviews of dishes and restaurants by you and me
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Dave Dash has created a site where users can post their thoughts on restuarant dishes they have eaten. Along with the requisite tags, there’s a rating and mapping feature.
The intent is, users will add their reviews and as the database builds, people can log on and find [...]