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bettyk and snowman, what kinds of bread have you been baking? i'm asking about the types of bread to see if you've had success baking artisan type breads with robinhood brand. i've been trying to perfect a french baguette. but i'm still not satisfied with my results. i've also tried pain au levain, the last batch came out with a nice chewy crust and smelled very nicely of wheat but the crumb was a little tough. s

Hi Kenk, I am also looking into chef schools. In my research so far the names that come up most often are George Brown, Humber and Liason in Toronto. GB and Humber are definitely the most affordable, less than $3500 for one year of training. Don't have figures for Liason, but on first impressions it seems a bit expensive - approx $6000 for 15 weeks of classes. If you're willing to extend your search to outside of Toronto, there's Stratford chef's school and and of course Cordon Bleu in Ottawa. s

hi kenk, actually i have never used it myself. i've just started baking bread, an obsession for the last two months... still with less than spectacular results. i'm curious to try it tho as it has been recommended in nearly every baking book, discussion forum and article i have read on the subject. prob b/c most of these sources are all american. do you know which brand of flour your baking friends use? the supermarkets do not seem to offer much. do they all mail order from mills or do they purchase their flour at a specialty retail shops? s

thanks all for your replies. as it turns out king arthur does ship to canada, you just have to phone instead of ordering online. but i have found a number of other suppliers as well. what i meant by european style flour was stone milled high protein. thanks.

hello all, does anyone know where i can go to purchase european style bread flour? i tried calling a few stores - Pusateri's, Whole Foods, Loblaws - but no luck. i checked quickly online and found King Arthur, which does not seem to deliver to Canada. any help would be appreciated. thx, s

hi, by far, the best restaurant in Toronto for Korean bbq is Seoul House. it's a little out of the way, at Dufferin and Orfus (close to Yorkdale mall), but WELL worth the trip. lots of fresh banchan, great kimchee, but most importantly authentic korean bbq. you grill it yourself on a charcoal grill, it comes with sam (green or red leaf lettuce, fresh slivers of garlic and spicy soybean paste), dwenjang chigae (soybean/miso stew, made with pork or beef, seafood and veggies) and rice. you may like bulgogi but their galbi is the best. have fun! s