It’s special, it’s unique, it’s fun, it’s like being a kid in a candy store – shopping in a fabulous Italian food emporium. In my hometown – Vancouver, Canada – the emporium is Bosa Foods, a large Italian deli-food store. Bosa Foods – owned by an Italian family – is unlike any other place. The…

Tasting Notes This dinner is for two. And what a special dinner it is – succulent chicken thighs dusted with a blend of Italian spices, the char on the chicken special, added by a robust potato salad, crusty garlic bread. Voila, perfecto, a great dinner awaits you. What You Need Salt and pepper. 2 small…

Tasting Notes This salad serves two – rich, earthy, a robust dressing, fresh grated, slightly salty Romano-Pecorino cheese, the earthy Romaine lettuce, a bit wilted and with some BBQ char, makes for a superb Caesar salad. What You Need 1 medium-sized Romaine lettuce. 2 green onions. 2 garlic cloves. 1 lemon. Salt and pepper. Pecorino-Romano…

Tasting Notes This dessert is for two. Roasted plums on the BBQ, a bit tart, soft, firm not mushy, a delectable sauce of butter, Madeira wine and honey, make the plums memorable, the rich, creamy, vanilla ice cream, adding to this dessert par excellence. What You Need 2 plums. 1/4 cup Madeira wine – it’s…

Out with the bread basket – in with the bread course. That’s right – restaurants from the Michelin star anointed ones to everyday restaurants are adding bread courses to their menus. And why not – bread is considered the closest thing to the perfect food. Who does not like that fabulous taste of fresh bread…

Finally. African art is being recognized. Collectors, museums, are starting to buy African art. It is on the same trajectory as Mexican art once was. Mexican art used to be heavily influenced by European art, Mexican artists spending time in Europe, studying European art and then applying the insights and knowledge to their own art…

Master Sushi Chef Suzuki is the boss when you eat at his New York restaurant Icca. But you have wait months to eat there, reservations are hard to come by and when you get one of those much-coveted reservations you will be be served an Omakase meal, chef decides the food he will serve you.…