Obsession, Exhibition, Exposition - Vancouver
This cool, wet weather caused a late spring flush of some shaggy mane mushrooms in the boulevard at Pacific and Davie in Yaletown where you would normally get a good fall crop. Harvest them soon as these guys tend to turn black and slimy once they spore. A quick sauté in butter or oil, salt, and [...]
MTR or the Mavali Tiffin Room is a bit of an institution in Bangalore. It was founded in 1924 and many of the dishes are now available as packaged products sold around the world. It is famous for the typical South Indian vegetarian dishes such as dosa, vada, idli and upma. We decided to head [...]
The cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is one of my favorites. It is characteristically hot and spicy. The cuisine is divided into two main types……the original Andhra cuisine (predominantly vegetarian and served on a banana leaf)….and the Mogul influenced cuisine of Hyderabad. The last city we visited on our trip to India in January was Bangalore. [...]
Karaveli Restaurant in the Taj Gateway Hotel, Bangalore has been on my radar for a number of years. This trip, I made a point of visiting it. The cuisine of Kerala is heavily influenced by the bounty of the coast and is similar to food along the Konkan coast. We started with some salty buttermilk [...]
Delicious clay pot rice at Empire food court in Richmond……come for the perfectly crispy rice on the bottom, but stay for the tender well seasoned ostrich.
Walking along the streets of Mumbai reveals a cornucopia of delicious treats that are hard to resist. It seems people snack at all times of the day. Most snacks are of the vegetarian variety. It’s best to pick a stall with a big crowd of people around. Everyone has their favorites. Bhel puri is one [...]
For a couple of Sundays a month, French Made Baking does a popular macaron class. I took this class to see if I could save a few bucks by making them at home, although the labour, equipment, and precision involved may mean I’ll continue to buy them. The classes are led by a Frenchman, David, who [...]
For the home roasting crowd: You can get green beans here as this is their warehouse/roaster location. Is your last order of green beans from Sweet Maria’s running dangerously low ? Hit up good old JJ.
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