Customization and connectivity is the new kitchen-cool. When's the last time shopping for an oven felt glamourous? The thought may feel paradoxical: chances are, curating your kitchen pieces was a chore, primarily made up of pulling cookie-cutter pieces from line-ups…
Indulging your wanderlust is one of life's greatest pleasures. But with the growing swell of concern over the environment, conscientious frequent flyers are posing the question: can you travel without leaving a trace? Happily, hotels—both boutique and big-name—are going beyond…
Now in its third year, Best of the City is our don't-miss-it dinner series presented by Scotia Wealth Management. The series showcases Canada’s vibrant food scene via exclusive dinners and fine wines by Mark Anthony Wine & Spirits. This year, dinners were…
Earlier this year at a downtown Toronto Italian restaurant where the entrees run nearly $50 a pop, a waiter placed a tiny plate of penne with tomato sauce in front of me. He then launched (uninvited) into a three-minute lecture…
In 2018, Toronto welcomed 15.9 million overnight visitors, occupying over ten million hotel rooms—a record for the city. Canadian hoteliers got inspired and 2019 produced a crop of Canada-bred properties: a four-year renovation transformed a strip joint into the chic…
I was originally taught a 1:1:1 ratio, but it always seemed a little off to me. The whisky would get lost, and the balance was off. So I rejigged it to be heavier on the whisky while relaxing the Campari and…
Introduced to me by one of my mentors, Robin Goodfellow, this is an oldie but a goodie. It represents the very close relationship I have with cocktails that are simplistic in ingredients yet complex in flavour. I’ve always admired forgotten classics…
The Royal Champagne Hotel has transformed what was once a humble carriage house (Napoleon was said to frequent it) into the Champagne region’s first destination spa that does double duty as a sumptuous retreat for gourmands. Michelin-starred Le Royal makes…
In 1997 at The Restaurant in London, when Marco Pierre White was in the midst of his final push for Michelin perfection (which is to say, adding a full deck of five sets of red—not black—knives and forks to his…
This simple recipe was a family staple in my house. My mother used to prepare it on Sundays, especially when we had friends and family visiting. Making it always reminds me of cooking alongside my mother as a child and…
This charming celebration of Jewish North American culinary traditions is something of an anomaly nowadays. Most of the Jewish chefs and cookbook writers making waves are either focused on advancing new Israeli cuisine (Yotam Ottolenghi and Michael Solmonov) or, well,…
She was one of 12 promising international chefs featured at June’s Al Mèni, the popular Rimini food festival created by Italian culinary superstar Massimo Bottura. And legendary food critic Andrea Petrini has invited her to participate in two of the…