Lorraine Simpson Travel Expert
Malcolm Jolley meets culinary travel expert Lorraine Simpson. Niagara-based Lorraine Simpson...
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Tag: Massimo Capra
Andrew Eade (Pusateri’s) Wins Nella Cucina Discovered Culinary Competition!
So we did it… we finally did it. After a hard-fought 19 weeks… Yes… 19 WEEKS! we...
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Massimo Capra’s Gourmet Escapes – New Show on a New Canadian Channel
Before, and in between, dining we got a chance to watch Capra and Parsons in the Peller kitchen. I assumed most of the actual cooking would be done by Parsons’ large brigade. But I was wrong: they were busy that afternoon prepping for dinner service. Every carrot and onion was chopped by the two TV chefs – barely anything was prepped and every single piece of food we ate was cooked a la minute while the two of them traded gentle insults, explained what they were doing and took restorative swigs of Niagara Chardonnay.
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A Day With Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay was in fine form using the F-word and having a good time critiquing our work. I was thrilled when Gordon tasted my blue and rare steaks, and I quote “They are seared beautifully and cooked to perfection”. What more could a chef ask for?
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Bonacini, Capra and Parsons Are the 3 Chefs
Michael Bonacini (Oliver & Bonacini), Massimo Capra (Mistura) and Jason Parsons (Peller Estates) are individually accomplished chefs. They are also individually accomplished broadcasters, each having a recurring role in the local Toronto morning show CityLine. Six years ago, the producers of CityLine decided to bring the three amigos together for a cooking segment and ‘3 Chefs’ was born. Now, the Toronto Triumvirate has just published their first collaborative cookbook ‘3 Chefs: The Kitchen Men’.
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