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Steak: Weekend Resto Picks
Earlier this week we published a piece on Grilling Grass-Fed Steak. Hopefully you’re able to use some of the tips and tricks to get some on the barbeque this weekend — the weather looks like it’ll be...
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How to Make Awesome Homemade Burgers
We recently recommended a few local establishments that serve up some of the region’s best and most creative burgers. But there’s all sorts of good grilling to be done at home too. Here’s how to make...
View ArticleLancaster Smokehouse BBQ Boys, Pt. 1
Lovers of Hog Tails Bar-B-Que in Laurelwood, Waterloo, are glad to find that the new Lancaster Smokehouse in Kitchener’s Bridgeport neighbourhood is now open for business. At the helm, chef-owner Chris...
View ArticleTake a Trip to Collingwood
I was in Collingwood this past weekend, and I can’t tell you how impressed I was with the food I ate. If you are looking for a road trip, or planning a get-away near the water, then I can highly...
View ArticleSmoke Your Tomatoes
A simple way to punch up the flavours of a fresh green salad? Smokey tomatoes. As the tomatoes come in, grab a bunch, slice them in half drizzle with a touch of olive oil, salt and pepper, and smoke...
View ArticleAmbrosia Pastry Co. And Food Trucks
Ambrosia Pastry Co. “Near the spur line” 150 Roger Street Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1A9 (519) 635-4800 @Ambrosia_Pastry On Facebook Event day: Thursdays, 5 – 8 p.m. Cost for dinner: varies * * *...
View ArticleNovember 21: The Lanc’s 4th Anniversary
This Saturday, November 21, The Lancaster Smokehouse celebrates their fourth anniversary. The theme is “Family-Style Mardi Gras” and everyone is welcome. “As we always do, we will bring out our...
View ArticleFlintstones’ Texas short ribs at The Lanc
There’s a new menu coming to The Lanc and Texas short rib will be a major — and limited access — addition. “You might see beef ribs in a lot of places, but these ribs are very different,” says Chef...
View ArticleChef interview: 23 questions for Tim Borys of Lancaster Smokehouse
Born and raised in Wilmot Township, Tim Borys, 26, attended the University of Waterloo, but got “the call:” he left UW to attend the culinary program at George Brown College in Toronto. After...
View ArticleJerk Seasoning, circa 1494
On this day in 1494, intrepid explorer Chris Columbus landed in what is now Jamaica and met Arawak Indians. At that time, he was introduced to a Jamaican pimento — which we call allspice — that the...
View ArticleSmokey chicken
The humble bird doesn’t always offer much when it gets cooked — except perhaps for when the technique is barbecue and smoking. So, here are a few places in Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo to try out...
View ArticleHealthy Butcher teams up with Highland Park scotch
When you eat a bit of game — some venison, for instance — you generally know what you’ve got on your plate. Even with farmed semi-domestic “game” meats, rather than the kind you shoot yourself, there...
View ArticleGotta love sausages
In the long list of delicious things to barbecue, the sausage must be near the top. The humble tube of meat has an ancient and noble past, but it is, as far as I can tell, experiencing something of a...
View ArticleRoast those sweet peppers in the last days of summer
From now until September, it’s the summer of Ontario sweet peppers grown in the field locally rather than their cross-continent trucked-in cousins. The term “peppers” causes some confusion: both the...
View Article#CivilDisobEATience by Uptown 21: Take that construction barricades!
Late last week, Nick Benninger of Uptown 21 and Harmony Lunch sent out an invite to special friends, family members and fellow downtown Waterloo business owners. The rules were simple: Go to Nick and...
View ArticleAmbrosia Pastry Co. And Food Trucks
Ambrosia Pastry Co. “Near the spur line” 150 Roger Street Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1A9 (519) 635-4800 @Ambrosia_Pastry On Facebook Event day: Thursdays, 5 – 8 p.m. Cost for dinner: varies * * *...
View ArticleA few barbecue cooking hacks for you
Better burgers, multi-function grill and checking your propane level: here’s a link to a few hacks for backyard cooking, via CBC–KW.
View ArticleAmbrosia Pastry Co. And Food Trucks
Ambrosia Pastry Co. “Near the spur line” 150 Roger Street Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1A9 (519) 635-4800 @Ambrosia_Pastry On Facebook Event day: Thursdays, 5 – 8 p.m. Cost for dinner: varies * * *...
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