You’re sure of a big surprise. At least that’s what the lyrics to the Teddy Bear’s Picnic promises. And that’s also what the 2013 season of Savour Winnipeg’s Fantastic Forest Forage promises. With the onset of spring (trust me, it’s coming all too fast) thoughts turn easily to the growing season. In spite of iceberg-like […]
Chef Ben Kramer is a well-known advocate of locavore dining. You could say he’s a man outstanding in his field, and now, you can say it literally. Well, it’s not his field, it’s that of the Hueging Family’s Dairy Farm who are hosting a unique foodie experience in which the Diversity Food Services chef serves up a […]
It’s the inspiration for Velcro, an Asian super ingredient, and it grows abundantly in Winnipeg. Burdock is this month’s featured Fantastic Foraged Fare. You might recognize the flowers of Burdock more when they turn brown and dry and harden. Better known as burrs, these annoying hitch hikers were the inspiration for a transformational technology. While […]
Smoke billows, flames lick through the understory, and what was moments earlier familiar and safe is vaporized, changed, blackened. The recent, if brief, blaze in Assiniboine Forest on Thursday, April 26 brought the spectre of forest fires dangerously close to home. It’s natural to react with fear. We’ve been taught that forest fires are agents […]
The City of Winnipeg has released its 2012 Summer Leisure Guide. As usual it has a number of courses of interest to Winnipeg foodies including the ever popular Cooking With Kathy Man Series. It does seem like there’s a little less going on in the foodie department this year (listed under adult leisure). Also, I […]
Looks like the city’s tightening the purse strings. Instead getting a copy of the Fall 2011 Winnipeg Leisure Guide, I got a flyer advertising its launch on August 29. I guess I should be happy for the trees, carbon footprint etc, but dammit…I like flyers. I like holding something in my hand, turning down a […]
The 9th annual Flatlanders Beer Festival ran at the Convention Centre on September 8 & 9. If you’ve never been it’s a second to none opportunity to try over a hundred beers and related products (cider for instance) from 25 countries. And unlike the Winnipeg Wine Festival, all the packaged products are available at the […]
Ahhh…Pulled Pork. The mere mention of the word sets the taste buds tingling, evoking sweet recollections of those tender morsels of meat, that delightful smoke, that sweet, yet tart and spicy sauce. I can’t get enough of the stuff. On a bun. On a pizza with pineapple. Over noodles. As a poutine topping or burger […]
Whether it’s making amazing pulled pork, home-made jerky or simply adding a new dimension of subtle smoke flavour to some of your grilling go tos, a smoke pouch is a barbequer’s best friend. Let’s cover a few ground rules of building a smoke pouch. First of all, wood selection. Always, always, always use hard-wood. The […]
Folklorama is in full swing! It’s already one of the quickest and fun ways to experience the range of incredible ethnic food we enjoy right here in Winnipeg, but now it’s even easier! The interactive Folklorama app for iPhone makes it easy to look up pavilion information, get GPS directions, peruse the VIP World Tours, […]