Cuisine Canada Scene

Meet the Author: Amy Jo Ehman

Amy Jo Ehman, author of the short-listed title Prairie Feast, grew up in Craik, Saskatchewan surrounded by big gardens and vast fields of wheat. She left the farm for university, studying first at the University of Saskatchewan then completing a BA in Journalism at the University of Regina. Today she is a freelance writer based in [...]

Meet the Author: Sonia Day

Sonia Day, author of the short-listed title Incredible Edibles, writes, talks and breathes gardening. Gardening columnist for the Toronto Star and well-known speaker at events such as Canada Blooms, Day has won several awards including one for Best Writing  from the Garden Writers Association. Day lives on 48 acres in rural Ontario where she maintains a huge [...]

Revue: Le livre gourmand des Iles de la Madeleine

Le livre gourmand des Iles de la Madeleine Marie-Christine Rhéaume, Olivier Clément Les Éditions La Morue Verte, L’Étang-du-Nord, Qc Livre de recettes et photoreportage qui donne accès aux secrets du terroir madelinot, renommé pour ses produits d’exception et ses producteurs passionnés. Véritable pèlerinage gourmand, cet ouvrage rend  hommage au savoir-faire de ces artisans et à [...]

Review: Flavours of Prince Edward Island

Flavours of Prince Edward Island: A Culinary Journey Written by Jeff McCourt, Allan Williams, and Austin Clement Published by Whitecap Books, North Vancouver Bring the taste of PEI home with you, with a stunning collection of recipes from PEI’s top chefs, enriched by photographs and stories from the island’s cooks, farmers and fishers and a [...]

Review: Seasonings

Seasonings: A Year of Local Flavour in Words and Recipes Written by Kootenay Country Store Cooperative and the Nelson Municipal Library Published by Kootenay Country Store Cooperative and the Nelson Municipal Library, Nelson, BC Just as we need food for our bellies, we need food for our spirits. Inside these pages you’ll find recipes, poems and [...]

Review: Just Add Shoyu

Just Add Shoyu: A Culinary Journey of Japanese Canadian Cooking Written by  Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Heritage Committee Published by Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto Just Add Shoyu is not just a cookbook. It is intended to provide a snapshot of our evolving Japanese Canadian community and hopefully, spark conversations about our heritage. The recipes reflect mainly [...]

Revue: À la bonne franquette

À la bonne franquette Marylène Leblanc-Langlois, Lynne Faubert Les Éditions Transcontinental, Montréal, Qc Que cuisine un grand chef à la maison?  Délaissant la toque et les prouesses culinaires, nos 80 chefs-vedettes vous révèlent les recettes toutes simples qui font leur succès auprès de leurs proches: leurs spécialités familiales, les plats dont raffolent les tout petits, [...]