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Chef’s Tips: A Good Ribbing
Here’s something to chew on: it was only within the last 100 years or so that barbecue ribs as we know them gained popularity. Before...
Keane Straub
Jun 244 min read


Simple Baby Back Ribs at Home
For Chef Shiv Negi of Your Spot Barbecue in Edmonton, cooking ribs is an art that anyone can master with a few things in mind. “Use a dry...
Chef's Tips
Jun 241 min read


SOT Braised Beef Short Ribs
When it comes to braising, Chef Alex Sang-Ho Kwon of SOT in Calgary says it’s important to sear the ribs first. “This adds the depth of...
Chef's Tips
Jun 241 min read


BBQ Wild Boar Ribs (with House Rib Rub)
“Alberta has access to excellent quality pork and beef, so start with the best ribs you can source. It makes all the difference," says...
Chef's Tips
Jun 241 min read


Chefs Tips: Breakout Breakfasts
The origin of the word ‘breakfast’ is in the word itself: to break one’s fast which occurs while sleeping. Of course, with dishes like...
Keane Straub
May 74 min read


Chef Ethan Campbell's Spanish Baked Eggs and Saffron Yogurt
Spanish Baked Eggs with Saffron Yogurt Chef Ethan Campbell, of Calgary's Our Daily Brett, shares his top tip for making breakfast: “Make...
Chef's Tips
May 71 min read


Queens Bolognese Poutine
Queen's Bolognese Poutine The key to this one is obviously the sauce. Gather and prep your ingredients, follow instructions precisely –...
Chef's Tips
May 71 min read


Chef Tony Tipping's Tiramisu Pancakes
Tiramisu Pancakes “My wife and son love both pancakes and tiramisu, so I needed to find a way to combine them into one dish," explains...
Chef's Tips
May 71 min read


Chef’s Tips: Straight from the Heart
We’ve talked to a lot of chefs over the years, and whenever we ask them about what drives them to cook, there is almost always some...
Keane Straub
Feb 114 min read


Bourbon Braised Beef
Bourbon Braised Beef At Cold Lake's Casual Canoe Bourbon + Craft Kitchen, Bourbon Braised Beef is a standout dish, one that holds a...
Chef's Tips
Feb 111 min read


Braised Bison, Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Pot Pie
Braised Bison, Butternut Squash and Wild Mushroom Pot Pie This recipe for Braised Bison, Butternut Squash, and Mushroom Pot Pie is one...
Chef's Tips
Feb 111 min read


Carrot 'Cake' French Toast
Carrot 'Cake' French Toast Deep down, Chef Scott Redekopp of Calgary's Hotel Arts Group says he’s a sucker for cream cheese icing, which...
Chef's Tips
Feb 111 min read


Short Rib Bourguignon
Short Rib Bourguignon “This is a classic French stew that I’ve modernized by using short ribs and adding the vegetables at the end," says...
Chef's Tips
Feb 111 min read


Chef’s Tips: Holiday Entertaining for Extra Credit
Lately it seems when the holidays come around, more and more people are developing new traditions and scaling back the celebrations, so...
Keane Straub
Dec 20, 20244 min read


Miranda McElwain's Sweet Potato Cupcake
Sweet Potato Cupcake “I created this Sweet Potato Cupcake to honour my grandmother, whom I’ve baked and cooked with ever since I was a...
Chef's Tips
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Michelle Huynh’s Milk Bread Pot Pie Buns
Milk Bread Pot Pie Buns Large gatherings with lots of food are the hallmarks of the holidays for NAIT Culinairy Student Michelle Huynh...
Chef's Tips
Dec 20, 20241 min read


Chef’s Tips: Weeknight Dinners 101
With the first months of the school year in the books, we figured it was a good time to catch up with students – in this case, students...
Keane Straub
Oct 29, 20245 min read


Sweet and Sour Chicken
“Sweet and sour pork is a must-order when I dine at Cantonese restaurants,” says Alice Yip, a second-year Culinary Arts student at SAIT....
Chef's Tips
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Bulgogi Bao
As a second-year Baking and Pastry Arts student at SAIT, Michelle Kwong considers herself more of a baker than a chef, so her love of...
Chef's Tips
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Bacon Kare-Kare
Preparing traditional kare-kare can be time consuming, which prompted Second-year SAIT Culinary Arts student Earl Guieb to create a...
Chef's Tips
Oct 29, 20241 min read
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