Cuisine Canada Scene

Case Study: Chives Canadian Bistro

On March 1st, more than 400 chefs, food writers, food and beverage experts, restaurateurs and leaders in the hospitality field gathered at the Terroir Symposium in Toronto. While sessions ranged from steak tasting to social media, branding to (not surprisingly) terroir, the day opened with The Art of Hospitality. Chris McDonald of Toronto’s Cava Restaurant started [...]

What’s Happening — March 2011

It’s all about you! You, you, you. Since Cuisine Canada’s mandate is to focus on networking, we’re handing the mike to you. Tell us what you’re up to. Events, workshops, publications, book signings, media appearances, website news… we’re open to anything food related that involves our members. Just post a comment and after a brief [...]

Google Recipe Search

Will Google Recipe Search Help or Hurt Us? Written by Charmian Christie Google has added a new search function, Google Recipe Search, that allows people to locate highly targeted recipes using a wide range of parameters. Want chicken curry without cardamom? Just click a few buttons. Got a time limit? Set that too. And don’t [...]

Tools of the Trade

Recently, I posted one of my favourite food science tools on my Facebook page, and it raised a lot of eyebrows among my food friends. The term “food geek” is used on me a little too often. Food is my day job, and what keeps me up all night, and minutia relating to food science [...]

Innovation

Language Lessons By Dana McCauley Before I was a food person, I was a word person. In fact, I have a degree in English Literature. While some people (I’m looking at you, Dad) thought it was waste of my university degree to go to college to study culinary arts, now that I’m well established in [...]

What’s happening – December 2010

Need help blowing your horn? As a networking organization for culinary professionals across the country, Cuisine Canada is exploring new and immediate ways to support our members. With quick, easy and accessible information in mind, we have two new features to help members promote themselves or learn about food events in your area. Events Calendar [...]

iPad Blows (out the candles)

In a recent episode of Modern Family, Phil blows out virtual birthday candles via his brand new iPad. This party trick is not the imagination of a TV writer. The application, Birthday a la Carte, exists.The screen’s sensor is so advanced it allows users to extinguish candles with their breath. And the app costs $0.99 [...]