Onion Confit

May 11, 2012Blog, Fredericton, local food, lynn ogryzlo, onion confitLeave a comment

I almost missed my flight but I wasn’t leaving without my onion confit. Traveling for food is one of the greatest joys in life no matter if you eat for a living or for pleasure. It was Fredericton, New Brunswick and I was at the Delta Hotel on the other side of Government House. I say on the other side because Government House was in between the Delta and downtown Fredericton. Fredericton is a pretty town with a city feel. The University of Fredericton has an influence by way of the number of pubs that dot the downtown area […]

Ontario H2O Tasting

May 9, 2012Blog, local food, Niagara, Ontario local food, The Ontario TableLeave a comment

Seven glasses of water lined up in a row may not show any distinguishing differences, but the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) want to know how different they taste. While everyone else in Niagara was sipping on their tap water, the OWWA was organizing a water tasting with water samples submitted from water treatment plants across the province. So here’s how it works. There were samples from Collingwood, Barrie, Blue Mountain, Niagara Falls, Windsor, Fort Erie and Smith Falls. The week before a preliminary tasting took place with a secret group of high profile water judges. Then during the […]

Star Shopping

April 29, 2012Beverly Hills, culinary holiday, culinary tourism, Los Angeles, lynn ogryzlo, travelLeave a comment

On my great shopping excursion to Beverly Hills, we drove downtown on Canon Drive past Spago and Fred Hayman’s but stopped at the Montage Beverly Hills, www.montagebeverlyhills.com just before Bouchon, Thomas Keller’s restaurant. The Montage is Beverly Hills newest luxury hotel and I was there to meet celebrity fashion stylist, Joe Katz. Joe is the hotel’s in-house stylist and he’s also the fashion commentator for the Oscars, you may even recognize him. He’s the man in charge of Beverly Hills glitz and glamour. Beverly Hills is a 5.7 square mile city with only 30,000 residents making it North America’s […]

Los Angeles Farmers’ Markets

April 29, 2012Blog, culinary holiday, culinary tourism, Los Angeles, lynn ogryzlo, POW WOW, travelLeave a comment

It’s a different experience visiting a farmers’ markets in Los Angeles. When you live in Ontario, it’s more like walking through a grocery store, yet with 2 very distinct differences. First, the vegetables are not old and jet lagged and second there’s no 18-year old kid who could care less about the produce he’s stocking on the shelves. So why is it like walking through a grocery store – because they have everything you could want! They have all the traditional vegetables like tomatoes and strawberries that look absolutely amazing, but then there are the exotic foods like beautiful […]

A Celebrity Farmers’ Market

April 29, 2012Beverly Hills, culinary holiday, culinary tourism, farmer, Farmers' Market, local food, Los Angeles, lynn ogryzlo, POW WOWLeave a comment

Like a galley kitchen, the Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market is as long as 2 city blocks and is as narrow as a country road. Artisan farmers line the laneway with fresh produce, pots of herbs and citrus stands squeezing fresh juice. The market is open every Sunday from 9 to 1 and is filled with market shoppers and I’m told, celebrities – today I don’t see any. All farmers here need to be certified local and they can only bring in to sell, what they grow. To compliment the local food, the far end of the market is full […]

Santa Monica Farmers’ Market

April 29, 2012Blog, culinary holiday, culinary tourism, farm fresh food, farmer, Farmers' Market, local food, Los Angeles, lynn ogryzlo, POW WOW, Santa MonicaLeave a comment

The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market was the most vibrant of them all. It filled 4 streets that all converged making for a central community meeting place. The produce was seductively stacked high, baskets of brilliant greens were overflowing and bins of olives glistened in the sun. There was bins of fresh peas and layers of cardoons. Jake of Family Farms suggests to boil them and bake then in a gratin style. One farmer offers a taste of arugula blossoms. The tiny, delicate blossoms are the result of letting the arugula bolt. They’re peppery and bold, the perfect ingredient to […]

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