Cuisine Canada Scene

What’s New in Manitoba Food?

There’s a stereotype that all the excitement in the Canadian food sector lies in a few locales.  That’s wrong – there are delights to be found across the country and  good things are cooking in Manitoba — or are being served up in their raw, marvelous, unprocessed glory. Here’s a quick rundown of some of [...]

Member Q&A – Stefan Zauner

Stefan Zauner started his culinary journey by attending the Schloss Hofen Culinary Arts School in Lochau, Austria. Upon graduation he began his career working in world-class facilities in Austria, Switzerland, and Bermuda. In 1989, after moving to Canada, Stefan began working at the award winning Post Hotel Relais & Chateaux in Lake Louise, Alberta. The [...]

Member Profile — Jennifer Cockrall-King

Jennifer Cockrall-King splits her time between Edmonton, Alberta, and Naramata, BC in the Okanagan where she eats, drinks, writes and teaches food writing courses. Her articles have appeared in Canadian Geographic, Maclean’s, the National Post, Chicago Sun-Times, Slow Canada, Homemaker’s and on CBC Radio among others. She posts them on-line at her website, when she [...]

Member Q&A — Barbara Barnes

Barbara Barnes is a freelance home economist living in Edmonton, AB. and sailing out of Sidney BC. She is the former manager of the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen, the last gas utility home service department in North America, and has written over 20 cookbooks under their banner. She has just completed her last two cookbooks [...]

Quinoa

This is quinoa in bloom. Until recently I’d never seen a picture of the plant. I knew quinoa was a South American ancient grain carrying many nicknames. Despite being dubbed Incan Gold and Gold of the Gods, I hadn’t paid much attention to quinoa after an unfortunate experience with it in pasta form more than [...]