enRoute Magazine, my first contribution

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Don Genova

Old_walls_of_the_vermouth_factoryI have just had my first contribution to enRoute Magazine published.  enRoute is the inflight magazine for Air Canada, so it means my story will  be traveling all over the world this month.

The story is about Eataly, a wonderful grocery store in Turin that recreates a typical Italian market square.  The picture you see at left doesn’t really do it justice, but it was built inside a refurbished vermouth factory and has all kinds of places to eat as well as shop.

Why don’t you just read the article?  Download the pdf file by clicking here, or make sure you read the entire November issue of enRoute if you are flying this month, as it is the annual food issue with Canada’s top ten new restaurants.  I have another article in the works for enRoute, more about that later!

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All You Can Eat – Two Meatballs, Vol. 43

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Don Genova

Img_6082Okay, that’s more than two meatballs you see here, but this podcast is about four chefs putting their best meatballs forward in a somewhat impromptu competition at Barbara-jo’s Books to Cooks in Vancouver.

The Two Meatballs in the title are Mark Strausman and Pino Luongo, chef/partners in Italian restaurants in New York City.  They have just published a new cookbook called ‘Two Meatballs’.

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The cookbook goes much further than meatballs, but I have to admit, after watching these guys cook their favourite meatball recipes, I’ve been inspired to make more of my own.  You can order Two Meatballs via this link to amazon.ca and save 37% off the cover price.  You can see a few more pictures of the ‘guys with balls’ on my Facebook album.

This episode of All You Can Eat was brought to you in part by Hamilton Beach, makers of the Eclectrics line of kitchen appliances.  Check out the great all-metal stand mixers at www.hamiltonbeach.com or www.hamiltonbeach.ca.

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Food For Thought – The Wine Islands

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Don Genova

Morning_bayThis week on Food For Thought, I look at one of Canada’s emerging wine regions, the BC Wine Islands.  Pictured at left is the winery building at Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery on Pender Island.  It’s owned by Keith Watt, who used to work at CBC Radio, and trained me when I got my first CBC job back in Prince Rupert, nearly 20 years ago!

You can listen to the 6-minute documentary here.  To learn more about the wineries of the Wine Islands and how you can taste them if you’re not in that region, visit the Wine Islands Vintners Association webpage.

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Food For Thought – Two Meatballs

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Don Genova

Img_6082Okay, that’s more than two meatballs you see here, but this week’s show is about four chefs putting their best meatballs forward in a somewhat impromptu competition at Barbara-jo’s Books to Cooks in Vancouver.

The Two Meatballs in the title are Mark Strausman and Pino Luongo, chef/partners in Italian restaurants in New York City.  They have just published a new cookbook called ‘Two Meatballs’, but these guys don’t see eye to eye.  Here’s the 6-minute audio file for your listening pleasure…

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The cookbook goes much further than meatballs, but I have to admit, after watching these guys cook their favourite meatball recipes, I’ve been inspired to make more of my own.  You can order Two Meatballs via this link to amazon.ca and save 37% off the cover price.  You can see a few more pictures of the ‘guys with balls’ on my Facebook album.

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Contest Winners – The Guy Can’t Cook

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Don Genova

CindaSorry for the delay, everyone, but the winners of the Food For Thought contest for the two copies of The Guy Can’t Cook cookbook are:

Connie Whalen of Bathurst, New Brunswick and,
Mary-Anne Stark, somewhere in southwestern Ontario, I believe.

Thanks to everyone who entered.  If you didn’t win and you’d like to order the book online, follow this link to amazon.ca and save 37 percent off of the cover price.  If you live in Vancouver, you can always visit either of the locations of Barbara-jo’s Books to Cooks, where she has cut many of her prices to reflect the American/Canadian dollar parity.

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Food For Thought – Soup!

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Don Genova

Soup2This week on Food For Thought I profiled the owners of the Stock Market at Vancouver’s Granville Market.  Joanne and Georges Lefebvre have been making and selling delicious soups, stocks, dips, sauces and more for over 20 years.  To listen to the 5-minute mp3 of my documentary, click here.  (photo of Joanne Lefebvre by Jon Murray, Vancouver Province)

SoupI also talked with Barbara-jo McIntosh at Barbara-jo’s Books to Cooks about her favourite soup cookbooks.  They are Soup, A Way of Life, by Barbara Kafka, and Splendid Soups, by James Peterson.  For making your own soup, you might want to try these Soup Socks!

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