Here's what's cooking around town today...
I am still utterly befuddled at how books that were published at the beginning of 2008 are winning awards almost 2 years later, but the Canadian Culinary Book awards for 2009 were announced today with a big upset by Company's Coming in the cookbooks category. It was shocking, I tell you, shocking. You've probably already read them all, anyway. [CBC]
Not Far From the Tree picked 8,135 pounds of fruit this season and celebrated with a sold-out party. Congrats, guys! And I know it makes me a goofball, but I love that those folks in the video dressed their baby in a shirt covered in fruit to attend an event celebrating the picking of the same. [Not Far From the Tree]
Shiny apples are not necessarily healthy apples. Great reference to Olestra here. (And if you remember Olestra then that's a hint.) [National Post - The Appetizer]
How come hamburgers have to be cooked to a predetermined internal temperature, but some restaurants are allowed to serve steak tartar? [Food With Legs]
Besides maple syrup and Nanaimo bars, chip trucks are a ubiquitous part of Canadian food traditions. Jennifer Bain looks at some higher end examples, but we all have our favourites - for me, nothing comes close to the chips Bud the Spud used to sell in Halifax. [Toronto Star]
"You could put worse things in your mouth than that new low-calorie beer, Molson Canadian 67, like a pistol or a stranger’s sock." When the PR company contacted me to offer TasteTO some samples of Molson 67, and I ran screeching from the room, friends made fun of me for turning down free beer. I don't look so foolish now, do I? (Plus, I owe Adam McDowell a hug - not just for calling out a shitty product, but for knowing how to make a proper martini. Vodka? Pffft!) [National Post - The Appetizer]
In the world of good beer - Dieu du Ciel! seems to be taking Ontario by storm, winning best overall prize at last weekend's Cask Days festival at Volo. [Great Canadian Pubs and Beer]
It's all about the brotherly love in this week's edition of Fed, as Corey Mintz cooks a healthy dinner for his brother Yonan. [Toronto Star]
And in Food For Thought - the magic of dark chocolate, abandoning the kiddie menu, scrumping, and bread slippers. [Save Your Fork]
