With backyard gardens and farmers’ markets bursting forth with beautiful produce, there is no better time to love vegetables than right now. How glorious it is to wander into your garden and pluck off a variety of veg for your summer supper! Or, if the farmers’ market is more your thing, a Saturday morning is well spent when tucking a variety of garden goodies into your basket. For me, the summer months are all about eating fresh and local, savouring and celebrating the mome

We received an email from Judy H, who had recently attended an elevated Indigenous Experience dinner in the private dining room at Little Chief restaurant. “Given the popularity of charred cabbage and our inability to cook it well, would you be able to coax the chef at Little Chief restaurant to give us his recipe/technique for the Braised Teardrop Cabbage with Cilantro Labneh and Chorizo Sauce that we recently had at one of your Vine & Dine events,” she asked. How coul

As we enter the season (already?!) of holiday entertaining it’s important to have a couple of simple yet delicious recipes in the back pocket, ready to be pulled out in a moment's notice. I’m all about getting ahead of the game when it comes to entertaining, and the more things you can make ahead in November, the happier you’ll be in December. This is the time to think of your future self! Cranberry Sauce may seem like an ordinary thing to prep, but when you can use it in a

The earliest pickles were made by fermentation. Where naturally occurring bacteria on vegetables such as cucumbers, cabbages, and onions,...

This recipe first appeared in our December 2024 issue of Culinaire Magazine, courtesy Renée Kohlman. The holidays are all about indulgences, and for the month of December it’s perfectly acceptable to have cookies for breakfast, Baileys in the coffee (to go with the cookies), and pretty much constant snacking, whether it’s at fancy parties, or pyjama night on the couch with your cats. December is when we get to push the boat out a little and not feel too terrible if the pants

The punitive size of these crustaceans is no representation of their health benefits or their taste. Shrimp are high in protein,...

Often, the chefs we speak to are inspired by culture and cuisine from places across the globe. For Ming Shen, Executive Chef at The Derrick and Untitled in Calgary, it’s the opposite. “My cooking is influenced by North American culture and my personal experiences,” he explains. Dishes like Montreal Smoked Meat or a simple Applewood Smoked Chicken Breast score high with Chef Ming. “In the world of cooking, smoking and BBQ are like a slow dance with flavours, and it is big i

There’s nothing better to wake up to than feedback from you, particularly one requesting a recipe that we’ve tried and love ourselves!...

“My fascination with how food brings people together inspires me,” explains Chef Chelsea Morey of Red Deer's West Lake Grill. “And the...