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Helping chefs understand and apply the rules of chemistry in the kitchen has made Herve This a culinary hero to Michelin three-star chefs such as Ferran Adria - and an enemy to others.

Salt doesn't dissolve in oil, silly

The guru of molecular gastronomy debunks culinary myths - not to dehumanize cooking but to make eating more pleasurable


Save the world: Eat less

Chef Vikram Vij encourages diners at his restaurant to order less so that nothing goes to waste


Tiger Blue cheese

Powerful with a sweet and mellow side

The Okanagan Valley's Tiger lives up to its name - piquant, salty and powerful, and then a lingering savoury-sweetness


Don't #*&@! with Gordon Ramsay

He may be known for his scorching intensity, but his fans' devotion weirds him out, Beppi Crosariol reports

Recipes

Impress Mom with homemade treats

The original French recipe for Le Pain Quotidien’s lemon tarts calls for real lemon juice and rind.

Restaurant dishes easy enough to make at home


Vancouver restaurants

Local, organic, sustainable: It's not just lip service

In a city where few restaurants are sincerely committed to championing the best of the region, Aurora Bistro stands out


Decanter

This wine doctor makes house calls

The original French recipe for Le Pain Quotidien’s lemon tarts calls for real lemon juice and rind.

Pascal Marchand won't soon foget one of his first jobs as a 'flying winemaker'


Weekend menu

Wild leeks are the first sign of spring

The original French recipe for Le Pain Quotidien’s lemon tarts calls for real lemon juice and rind.

Spring recipes for a special dinner


Toronto's Le Pain Quotidien

'Where does Forest Hill wear its taste buds?'

All the signifiers of gourmandizing are present. But it's hollow

 

Diversions 

In the kitchen 

Keith Froggett: Wild leek and morel quiche

Silky smooth custard, barely set and redolent of the woodland flavours of spring

Massimo Capra: Osso buco alla Milanese

This Italian dish of braised veal shank is popular the country over - but Milan does it best

David Lee: Baked Pacific halibut filet

Healthy, delicious and sustainable - halibut from the Queen Charlotte Islands is the catch of the day

Michael Smith: Each molecule of homemade caramel is more addictive than the last

Before you spoon-dip the jar empty, remember that this smooth, golden brown goo is for sharing

Rob Feenie: Kraft Dinner gets a deep-sea makeover

There was only one way to top my kids' beloved mac and cheese: add lobster

Normand Laprise: A devilish delight from the sea

Monkfish may be repulsive to the eye, but it's sublime on the palate. And the liver can give foie gras a run for the money


Lucy Waverman's Weekend Menu 

Hot New York dishes from top Canadian talent

Favourite recipes from the Big Apple

Fish for dinner - just for the halibut

A wonderfully versatile fish that can go Moroccan, Italian, Asian or Indian

Play by the Passover rules for a feast that rises to the occasion

A little creativity can produce superb food

A tour of Asia

Without the jet lag


Beppi Crosariol on wine & spirits 

Why B.C. and Ontario vintages are teenagers no more

Pick of the week: Quails' Gate Chardonnay 2006

You are what you drink

Cabernet? You're a meat-eating conservative. Pinot noir? You're probably a dabbler. White Burgundy? I'd like to get to know you

Saving the world from Frankenwines

Technologies and lab tricks have turned some wines into the potable equivalent of a cake from a mix

California dreaming in Ontario and B.C.

Pick of the week: Chateau Pesquié Terrasses 2005


Joanne Kates on restaurants 

Secrets from Provence

The future of French food: local and simple

Upscale Indian, downgraded service

If this is the new Indian experience, take me back to the curry houses of yesteryear

Low-fat fare with major flavour for the captains of industry

On first glance, opening a health-food restaurant on Bay Street seems weird

Big Apple, big hype, big disappointments

New York's three hottest bistros


Alexandra Gill on restaurants 

A training ground for kids with a lot to learn

In August, these culinary students will be feeding dignitaries at the Olympics. Right now, it's shaky hands and puzzling concoctions

Mexican cantina falls short on la vida loca

Tequila Kitchen's menu may include $32-an-ounce super-premium tequila, but this Yaletown eatery could use a shot of excitement

Fine view, middling menu

West Vancouver's Fraîche

A good stink at Uva, but not at the Pig

Eclectic clientele, impressive wines and pork rillettes that spread like butter make the Uva Wine Bar the destination of choice

Richmond's Zen: good, but not the greatest

There's better food to be had at many Chinese restaurants


The spread 

A flavour made for al fresco dining

COWS Cheddar from Prince Edward Island provides the perfect transition from indoor to al fresco dining

Get it while it's soft, oozy and a little bit messy

Riopelle is cheese that lives up to the French reputation for seduction

Allegretto cheese: A fruity flavour that'll surprise your palate

This award-winning, sheep's milk cheese reflects its terroir

A flirty Canadian blue

Our new cheese column debuts with a look at Saltspring Island Cheese Co.'s Blue Juliette


More stories 

Straight from the monkey's mouth

Coffee from Sumatran beans - picked by monkeys, stored in their mouths and then spat out - available in Vancouver

Sorry, Charlie. I eat bottom-feeders

In his new book, Taras Grescoe says sticking to sardines and anchovies is healthier and preserves fish stocks

C Restaurant swims against the current on salmon

Vancouver's C Restaurant, Raincity Grill and Nu consider taking wild salmon off the menu

Van City sizzles, T.O. fizzles

New York's finest are making waves on the West Coast while one of Toronto's best bolts elsewhere

The melon must die

The vague sweetness of cantaloupe just isn't good enough

Cookbooks: You are what you read

Don Gillmor peruses a new bibliography of Canadian cookbooks and ponders his own journey from youthful concoctions à la Kraft to the guilty pleasures of Nigella

Hog heaven

At last, Canadians will be able to savour the divine cured meat of the Iberian pig

Santé Wine Festival: Their own harshest critics

When chefs and wine connoisseurs taste each other's offerings, the knives are drawn and the carving gets under way

I pawned my $8,000 pinot noir

Pawnshop in Paris offering loans against wine

Toronto's super chef Susur heading to New York

Susur Lee has signed a deal to launch an eatery in a new hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side this fall

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