shona m f pearson

Point Grey !! tiny ama bistrot, the most recent in a series of crepe cafes at 4544 W 10th Ave is closed, now reinvented as Brown Dog Cafe, a mom and daughter brunch spot , check us out egulleters !!

WHAT is going on at feenies ??? admittedly have been away cooking and cooking , did I miss something ? tried to go with the glam youth, who always have had a good time there ....all papered over !??

hey saskatoon !! are you only looking fine® dining ? if you can eat at the OTHER golf club , Riverside, try to go , Peter Phillips is arguably one of the best chefs in the west . Faculty Club has an excellent chef, they have member-for-a-day cards , you can call their office, they do a buffet lunch Mon through Fri, casual in a pretty room, beautiful patio, nice staff. I know it's Earls, but it's the best Earls we have been to ( sadly it was our first Earls and we thought they were all good ! lol ) At the Broadway Diner, our crew loves the omelettes, the burgers, the milkshakes. I actually prefer dinner to lunch at Calories, nice easy relaxed pacing, pretty food, very very good dessert. Burgers at fuddruckers. And if I could only get Saskatoon Asian ( second floor across from Scotia Centre ) in Vancouver, we would be SO happy !! so so good !! good luck and have fun : )

Hmmm. I have used Lagostina, my preferred pots at home are Paderno. I think you are right to be judging the heft and the feel, but my experience has been that good pots are not cheap, but expensive pots ( and pans ) are not necessarily good Some of the other factors to look for , crossover potential , I really love pots with lids, or that fit other lids, and pans that have no materials ( plastic, resin, knobs or handles ) that cannot go into the oven or under the broiler .... All that said, I did not dislike the Lagostina. lol good luck !!! let us know which pan you chose and how you like it

hey Junior , congratulations !!! I say DO IT ! MOVE, downtown Saskatoon IS where you want to be , and , forgive me, change your name !! I owned a small cafe in Ontario for several years named (not by me ) The Runcible Spoon. It was a great place, tons of fun, and everyone called it The Spoon. If I had been older, smarter, or maybe just less tired I would have changed the name for real !!! Since then I cheffed for 6 years in Saskatoon. People are great and they NEED you there ..... but why not make it easy for them to find you , tell their friends about you, look you up in the phone book..... cograts on your growth man.... way to go !!!

capers has nice par-baked rolls, baguettes..... does someone want to break it to me that they were from the bakery that is gone ?

chef going out to eat with vegan daughter..... Hons on Robson - TONS of choices, Mouse and Bean, with slight and very gracious modification, Feenies makes her a favourite personalized pasta dish every time, plus we have spicy beans and they always have three amazing sorbets for dessert (hardest thing to find vegan when out ),O'Douls would be a close second for fancy because they also put a lot of love into the special plates for her - they always come up with three great courses ! The Eatery for crazy mod delicious sushi, Templeton, Connies on Fourth..... just a few of our favourite, less obvious places !

I'm not sure about the actual definition -- the first one I used commercially WAS a wood burning one, supported by gas. This one is gas but is called a "woodstone" - I don't know why (well I imagine it's the brand...!!! duh) I'm not finding the all gas version very different from the combo oven, we get great fire roasted effect and flavour - it is after all a serious fire in there ! I'm thinking of trying a charred (! not too charred ) piece of fish with greens next - assuming that fattier fish is smarter. Will report back on that experiment.... any more thoughts are appreciated .... Shona.

overnight I got a message from friend in SK who remembers having an excellent flatbread with caramelized onions and boursin, that had a warm 'dressing' (maybe for dipping, or drizzling ) Putting a sauce into the oven at the same time seems like a great idea !

Hey egullet ! What's the best thing you ever had from a forno oven ? We're making excellent pizzas and focaccia sandwiches plus french onion soup from our stone deck, gas fired forno. Now I'm ready to bump up the evening menu and I'm looking for some cool ideas for both small plate and entree items. So.... have you had something amazing from this style of oven ? Or do you have a great idea that you'd make if you had a forno of your own ? Help me out egulleters !!!

REALLY good stollen at Mix Bakery, and probably they'll sample it again but yesterday I ate all the samples. Now am compelled to go back and get a whole one for me !! Swedish date had a fruit coffee cake thing he really enjoyed . Hope he doesn't notice if I bring home and slightly hide whole stollen ... Very appealing cafe - we were happy to find such a great spot in a neighbourhood we pass through.... Sorry but no info on price - distracted entirely by deliciousness.

Fun thread ! Has anyone mentioned Art Culinaire yet ? Amazing photography, way forward chef food - and the books of back issues . I bought one of my books from Barbara-jos, one on-line, and subscribe... couldn't do without them !

K. Back in Saskatoon for a few days, visiting eldest daughter for birthday..... Breakfast this morning at Broadway Cafe . As ALWAYS perfect poached eggs, amazing gammon-style sliced ham, potatoes, rye toast. Yesterday Saskatoon Asian (younger daughter-vegan- eating there EVERY day of visit w assorted friends,and occasionally mom.) We had Spicy Thai noodles, and Special Rice. Both excellent and made amazing take home leftovers Tonight a small pile of boxes from Family Pizza.... vegan version in one of course, Hawaiian for me, Beef Taco for older daughter.... all really really good. Look forward to return to Vancouver of course, but there's great food all the way out here for sure ! Next destination is Toronto with bf, interested to see how it holds up after a year in Vancouver. Will be travelling with babas pierogies and mennonite farmers sausage for a big SK cookup for new TO friends !!!

I'm a Longliner fan - all sustainable, super fresh , amazing candied, pickled , etc. Never been disappointed ... : )