You’ll rarely ever see them in a supermarket. And when you do, they’re almost always frozen and imported. Yet this is the country where they had their beginnings. Meleagris gallopavo, the wild turkey, is native to Mexico. And when the Spanish arrived here, turkeys had...
I don’t like snails or toads or frogs Or strange things living under logs But, mmm mmm mmm, I love onions Ahhh, memories of the sound of Susan Christie’s sensuous whisper accompanied by a honking kazoo. I loved the Sixties novelty song “I Love Onions”....
It’s almost a ritual in Toronto. You get up early on Saturday morning and head down to St. Lawrence Market, the best food market in the world according to National Geographic. After about an hour of merry-go-rounding the hood, searching for any place under ten bucks...
Name the Mexican fine-dining dish most prepared outside of Mexico. OK, a clue, it doesn’t include a taco. OK, another clue, there are no chiles. The most prepared dish outside of Mexico is, according to Chef Flavio Ramirez Jr., the Caesar Salad. The extraordinary...
Do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man, Do you know the muffin man, Who works at the Liverpool mall? I’d been waiting 16 years to eat a perfect eggs benedict in San Miguel de Allende. That wait is finally over. I’ve always been able to find decent...
Don Day doesn’t dance, unless he’s had a few drinks. Don Day doesn’t cook, no matter how many drinks he’s had. Because Don Day’s Wife doesn’t allow him to cook. In fact, Don Day is staunchly discouraged from ever entering the kitchen. Well that is until there...
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