November 2011

Contest! What’s your most disastrous Christmas dinner?

25 November 2011

 

We want to hear about your most disastrous Christmas dinner or party experience! Maybe you burnt the turkey, forgot the gravy or had the oven break down half way through. From hilarious to tragic, we want to hear it!

Tell us in 300 words or less why it’s your most memorable Christmas story. If you have to change names to protect the innocent, we understand.

CHEF PROFILE: Cosmo Meens

20 November 2011

 

Cosmo Meens

Chef, instructor, food consultant

For a man who’s bound on taking things slowly, Chef Meens has a lot on the go. As well as giving regular cooking classes at Cook Culture, this 33-year-old chef is the creative food consultant behind The Soup Pedaler, a new restaurant opening in Cook Street Village in January, and he’s returning to his roots at Mo:Le to develop a fresh new menu.

Happy Birthday to us!

17 November 2011

We had a wonderful day this past Saturday celebrating Cook Culture’s first birthday. The store was bustling with friends and family, regulars and new folks who all came by to join the festivities.

 

Every hour, prizes were handed out and our talented resident chefs and instructors took turns in the kitchen area giving demos and cooking up tasty samples for everyone to enjoy.

Arabian Nights cooking class with Chef Dwane MacIsaac

13 November 2011

Middle Eastern food is all about big, bold flavours,” explains chef Dwane MacIsaac during his class early this month. The sold out class begins with Dwane telling us about the huge spread of ingredients that we’d be cooking with. Our palate includes fresh herbs, ancient grains like bulgar, farro and a local red fife, dates, dried fruits and exotic spices.