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Tasting Notes | Chefs Table at Kensington Riverside Inn
[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/2010 Chefs Table at Kensington Riverside Inn/”/] Chefs Table: The New Chef Chefs table was alive with a full house on Saturday February 20 for CSL’s dinner with new Executive chef Jeff Park. Formerly a chef at Araxi in Whistler, Park’s seamless transition is proof of his talent ( as a side note, according…
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Justin Leboe | Risk Taker
Growing up in Vancouver, food was an important part of the Leboe household, whether picking chanterelles in winter on Vancouver Island, collecting beach oysters or crabbing with cousins. For ten years, the chef worked in some of the top kitchens in North America (The French Laundry, Daniel, Jean-Georges). Sensing that the best way to advance his…
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Tasting Notes | Lunch at Taste in Calgary
[dmalbum path=”/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/2009 Lunch at Taste in Calgary/”/] Spiced Almonds These almonds should come with a warning- all in one sweet, spicy and delicately salty. If you’ve ever tried to make these spiced nuts for yourself it can be a slight challenge. If your caramel is below temperature, your spiced nuts will be chewy- too high…
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Rod Lippold | Isn’t It Lovely
Hailing from British Columbia, where he studied at Okanagan University College, Lippold moved to Alberta in 1998. With stints at the University Club, Il Sogno, Mosaic and Capo, which he calls “one of the best experiences I’ve had”, Lippold was versed in Mediterranean cuisine. An asset which has served him well at Rasoi, “we’re Indian…
