Beer is made by man, wine by God. Martin Luther This release features Bordeaux and New Zealand, and celebrates rosé wines. Bordeaux is the largest quality-producing region In the world. It has more than 9000 châteaux and it renowned for its red- and dessert wines. Dry white quality has been […]
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Seaweed –The Trendy Flavouring Agent
High in nutrients, low in calories, and packed with flavour, seaweed has been used for millennia in Far Eastern countries. Japanese adore seaweed, and people of Okinawa, who eat a lot of it, enjoy the longest lives of all in the country. Three seas surround Canada, the second largest country […]
Professor B’s 14 April Vintages Release Recommendations
Drinking wine is an intellectual exercise. There is no other drink that forces you to think when you have it in your mouth. This mid-April release is composed of ore than 100 wine that showcase Old World and New World wines. On closer examination, Old World wines display more terroir […]
The Food Substitutions Bible
Even the best organized home cooks or professionals run out of an important ingredient in a recipe at the best of times. If you happen to live in a city close to a large grocery store, chances are you can obtain it in time to proceed with your cooking, but […]
Wine Australia – Winter Trade Tasting 2018 – Toronto
Over the last 40 years, Australian winemakers changed their styles according to market demands. New craft winemakers “lightened” their white wines and reds. Some experiment with grape varieties ( think nero d’avola, marsanne, rousanne, fiano, sangiovese etc) that only two decades ago no one would have dared to grow. A […]
Waste Free Kitchen Handbook
The author deserves a lot of credit fro writing this highly informative book to prevent more waste in homes across the continent. Despite a growing awareness of food waste, many family matriarchs sadly lack enough know-how to change their habits, partly out of convenience, mostly out of ignorance, and upbringing. […]
Unpacked
Unpacked FROM P. E. I TO PALAWAN Mo Duffy Cobb Pottersfield Press, Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia 206 pages, $ 19.95 The author, Mo Duffy Cobb, an English teacher, writes in an animated, flowing, engaging style that captivates the reader and urges him to continue reading to learn what happens […]
The Gestapo
The Gestapo ( geheime Staatspolizei, Secret government Police) is as surprising as it is illuminating. The Gestapo has always been portrayed as an organization of fear and terror, functioning mostly on renunciations from the public, and hired informers. Some people complained to revenge old disagreements or fights; others out of […]