When you first meet him, he is hardly the vision of a man you’d expect to see icing a cake, de-glazing a pan, or sulking over a ruined soufflé. With a bandana, tattoos, wrap-around shades, and biker boots, he looks more like a member of Jesse James’ West Coast Choppers crew than an acclaimed chef. Gremolata sits down wih Chef Gordon Bailey to talk about his career and get some great recipes full of PEI goodness.   Read More...

Moët et Chandon is a house based in France with a long history.  It began as Moët et Cie and was established in 1743 by founder Claude Moët.  They began shipping wine from Champagne to Paris, where King Louis XV's reign had seen an increased demand for sparkling wine. In 1832, the son-in-law of a descendant was left a portion of the company, and their last name "Chandon" was added to the house.Read More...

Open the door of Sun Ming Hong, a herbal shop in Toronto’s Chinatown, and be greeted by the forest-floor odour of ginseng, barrels of it lining the shop Bulk Barn style. Behind the counter is Marcus Cheng, proprietor, who has been buying Ontario root since the 1970s, promoting its potency and, moreover, its Canadian origin to his Chinese clients.   Read More...

The 2010 Winter Olympics are here. It’s a crazy time in Vancouver and while no one really knows what to expect, we’re ready to take on the world. Gremolata's West Coast correspondent Judith Lane has nailed down what’s where, and what you can expect at the many international pavilions serving food and drink.   Read More...

They’ve extended their hours, stocked up with extra supplies, and added graveyard shifts since those in the downtown core and near Olympic venues have to receive deliveries in the dead of night due to road closures and restrictions, and security issues. Judith Lane reports on some of the “must-see” dining options at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.   Read More...

In February, winter dining festivals are en vogue in Toronto and Ottawa, Niagara and Calgary celebrate all things romantic with wine, and Vancouver gets “spirited” in advance of the Olympics. There is nothing keeping a “foodie” indoors this month in Canada!   Read More...

Gremolata's Dean Tudor made this one of his 2006 top picks for the holidays!

This book has just won a Cuisine Canada Gold medal for best English language book celebrating "Canadian Food Culture". It is by Janice Wong (NOT the Globe writer). She has written a memoir about her dad’s Chinese-Canadian Read More...

Ginseng is a type of herb grown in northern regions of Asia as well as in parts of North America - particularly Ontario.  The English word ginseng derives from the Chinese term "rénshēn" literally translated to mean "man root" - referring to the root's characteristic forked shape which resembles the legs of a man. Taste is considered the barometer of quality, the stronger the better, generally. Ginseng...   Read More...