Culinary Escapade

I just bought myself a claypot at the Asian market. I wanted the unglazed variety, but for some reason I was unable to find one, so I settled for a nice glazed one. So I am not making it in the traditional unglazed pot, but it is a claypot nonetheless. The claypot is soaked in [...]

Most commonly associated with Singaporean or Malaysian cuisine, Hainanese chicken rice is a dish with Chinese origins. Hailing from the province of Hainan in China, it is at first glance a humble dish of simple white chicken served on a bed of white rice. However, looks can be deceiving as this dish is flavorful and [...]

My sister and esteemed colleague, Djou over at Eating Project just told me that apparently there is a Bagel War going on between Montreal and Hamilton. It’s been in the local news for the past three days. Of course this got me curious and I decided to look it up. Apparently, Thomas Jelonek discovered the [...]

Nothing is more comforting than a warm bowl of stew on a cold winter’s evening. That is exactly what I did last night. I had some leftover stew beef in the freezer, so I made Guinness stew with my own twist to it and served it with a hunk of crusty baguette. Let me tell [...]