http://blip.tv/file/get/Culinarymedia-ChefEricLeeOnyxRestaurantHalifax683.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Chef Eric Lee from Onyx Restaurant in Halifax, Nova Scotia shows us how he prepares Salmon Potato Canapes for the Savour Food & Wine Festival. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/foodphilosophy/HalifaxFarmersMarket.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Chef Dennis Johnston of Fid Restaurant takes Jennifer on an o’dark-hundred tour of the Halifax Farmers Market, introducing her to some of his favorite artisanal purveyors. He was also very patient with her morning need for gallons of caffeine. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/SavourFoodWineShow.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Jennifer and Chef Mark taste the many dishes and drinks on offer at the Savour Food & Wine Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
We were fortunate to have sunny weather for our trip to Nova Scotia last week, where we attended the Savour Food & Wine festival featuring some of Nova Scotia’s best chefs, winemakers and brewers. This is the event’s 7th year, and takes place throughout the month of February with tasting dinners, wine tastings and cooking classes throughout the region. (Now, dear readers, if you’ve been following closely — and we know you have — you saw that our first tasting dinner was at The Five Fisherman.) Presented by the Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia, Savour has built up a great…
We kicked off our tour of the Savour Food & Wine Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia last night with a tasting dinner at The Five Fisherman, situated in one of the city’s oldest buildings. Chef Dafydd Williams-Jones and restaurant manager Gary MacDonald treated us to a tasting of Nova Scotia specialties, which were wonderfully enhanced by the presence of sommelier Avery Gavel and Gary Ramey of Blomidon Estate Winery, who guided us through each course with a selection from his and other local vineyards. Here is a little sampling of what we tasted last night. We wish you could have…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/culinaryroundtable/ShuckingScallops.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed CMN Video: Shucking Scallops We’re back on the dock at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, as we learn all about Scallops from Norman Kaizer and Wallace Skinner, 2 seasoned Nova Scotia Fishermen. Jennifer learns how to Shuck Scallops, or as the locals say, “Shock Scollops”. A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/remarkablepalate/vinesandgrinds.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedWe have some fun playing around among the vines at Gaspereau Vineyards, then enjoy lunch at Le Caveau Restaurant at Domaine de Grand Pre Vineyards. That’s SOME pepper! We have some fun playing around among the vines at Gaspereau Vineyards, then enjoy lunch at Le Caveau Restaurant at Domaine de Grand Pre Vineyards. That’s SOME pepper! A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
http://traffic.libsyn.com/foodphilosophy/tantricchocolate.mp4Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedJennifer discovers Tantric Chocolates at Sugah! in Halifax, Nova Scotia. What’s better than Sex and Chocolate? A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
CMN Video: Lobster Sex Jennifer is joined by Chef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia, who shows us how to identify male and female lobsters,and also gives us a lesson on the intricacies of lobster sex! http://www.tasteofnovascotia.com/ A production of The Culinary Media Network (www.culinarymedianetwork.com).
http://blip.tv/file/get/Foodphilosophy-FP78LusciousNovaScotiaLobster173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedChef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia and Pictou Lodge joins me for a little sassy talk about our favorite crustacean and some of Nova Scotia’s other culinary delights. P.S. If you’ve never known the intricacies of male and female lobsters, the chef has a few insights for you — including full hips and rigid males. Yes. http://www.tasteofnovascotia.com/ http://www.pictoulodge.com/ Music: Beau Hall (http://www.beaurocks.com/) and George Fletcher’s Bourbon Renewal (http://www.georgefletcher.com) Food Philosophy is a production of the Culinary Media Network (http://www.culinarymedianetwork.com/).
CMN Video: How to Break Down a Lobster Chef Mark is joined by Chef Alain Bosse from Taste of Nova Scotia, who shows us how to break down a lobster, getting all the tasty meat inside. We learn about what parts to avoid, and how to get at all the good stuff! www.tasteofnovascotia.com A production of The Culinary Media Network. www.culinarymedianetwork.com
