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What’s Hot in 2015

January 24, 2015Blog, culinary tourism, local food, lynn ogryzloLeave a comment

In the culinary world there are no big surprises to predict for 2015. So I decided to make my own. Artisan toast will be big, chocolate covered bacon is out. Lake fish is in, sweet potato fries are out. Unfortunately hybrid desserts (or Frankenpastries as I call them) haven’t offended our sweet sensibilities enough so they’re staying but you’ll probably see the simpler pie cakes replace the three-tiered cake of pies. Pancakes will be made with cinnamon roll dough, Oreo cookie will morph into macaroons and croissant will now be crossed with pretzels. My two favourite categories will lead […]

A Sugarless 2015

January 4, 2015BlogLeave a comment

It’s the very first day in the New Year and the first thing I need to do is to devour my little French lemon tart. This year I’m going to reduce my sugar intake by more than half (not that it’s something I can measure). But this little beauty is staring me right in the mouth, moistening up my salivary glands and making my culinary psyche eager. Last year my sugar intake got out of control. I love to bake and eat, I devoured too much candy at every and any opportunity, Saturday morning coffee with my husband turned […]

My Holiday Dinner

December 24, 2014BlogLeave a comment

I’ve decided to throw caution to the wind this holiday season with a different looking holiday table. I’m making Porchetta. It’s a juicy pork roast, wrapped in pig skin and cooked at an ultra high heat. In the end, you have a crackling outside and a juicy, tender inside. Because the butcher will season it for you, it uber flavourful and addictively delicious. I think this qualifies as a grand holiday dinner. From my holiday kitchen to yours, may it be an overly abundant, excitingly delicious and thankfully local, memorable feast. Happy holidays everyone!! Here is how I make […]

When Stormy Is A Good Thing

December 8, 2014Blog, cuisine, culinary tourism, lynn ogryzloLeave a comment

I’m in the Florida Keys in the small fishing town of Marathon and I’m waiting for my ride. I’m staying at the Tranquility Bay Beach Resort with a small group of Canadian journalists and we’re all excited to be going to dinner at Castaways Waterfront Restaurant & Sushi Bar. We’d never been to Castaways, a short 2-minute drive down the Overseas Highway and we’re going in style; in a shiny, white, stretch limousine. We pile into the limo, drive down the highway and turn onto Ocean View Avenue. The fully lit up limousine surprisingly drives through a rough looking […]

A Novice Screw Up from a Veteran Travel Writer

December 1, 2014BlogLeave a comment

It’s not my last assignment of the year but I was looking forward to the Florida Keys the most. I arrived at the airport at 4:45 am and the line up to check into Delta was gigantic. Hundreds of people lined up at least 500 feet long!! Electronic check-in kiosks were frozen and the Delta attendants were in chaos, totally unprepared for the regularly scheduled American Thanksgiving rush. I asked about the line and was told yes, I was in the right line. Against my better judgment I walked all the way to the end as instructed. After 20 […]

Toronto’s Christmas Market

November 30, 2014BlogLeave a comment

Wow, what a freakin fantastic market!! Toronto’s Christmas Market opened last night in the Distillery District and I was there. Holy cow, was it fantastic! For the past 4 years my family and I have had a tradition of travelling to a different Christmas Market around the world. The Christmas Market in Paris blew us away. Beautifully decorated white wooden shacks lining both sides of the Champs Elysees flanked on one side by a giant Ferris Wheel and on the other by the Arc de Triomphe. The wooden shacks were filled with holiday foodstuffs and one-of-a-kind gifts. What’s not […]

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