Pair it Up! Super Bowl Edition
After reading Jake’s post about Pistachio Dip last week, I had dips on the brain. And then as talk of deflated balls started to hit social media, I got to...
Pair It Up! Modern Vietnamese
San Francisco’s famed Vietnamese restaurant, the Slanted Door, published a cookbook last fall. It's a striking glossy book, filled with recipes from the kitchen over the past twenty years. The...
Pair it up! Pistachios? Yes, Pistachios!
What goes with pistachio dip you may ask?? If you're anything like me, you're probably asking, what the hell kind of wine pairs with pistachios? Vermentino? Impossible? The revered San...
The Friday Files: Organic Wines & Chinese Food Pairing
It's no secret that Montreal is the wine drinker's mecca of Canada and competes pretty closely with New York and San Francisco for North American greats. The Globe and Mail...
Pair It Up! Chardonnay With The Pasta That Wasn’t
So, I’ve just come back from a few weeks away, having spent a week in New York for both business and pleasure, and then a few days in Toronto to...
Pair It Up! Wine With Greens
As the days get longer and warmer, it’s not just our wardrobe that gets lighter. Our food also gets lighter. The earth wakes up and soon mother natures give us...
Pair it up! Eggs All Day
I’m an egg guy. Love ’em. When out for brunch with friends, I’m the guy who likes his eggs runny, sopping it all up with toast and making those around...
Pair it Up! New Year, Big Flavour
It’s early January — we’re back to the grind after (over)indulging during the holidays. Some of us are feeling a little pudgier than we’d like, while others have simply made...