Let’s talk about sidekicks. Batman had Robin. Lucy had Ethel. Fred had Barney. Laverne had Shirley. Bruce has the E Street Band. What is a good sidekick for dinner? How about some garlic smashed potatoes? Fingerling potatoes are great for dinner. They are small stubby, […]

I’ve always had a bit of a thing for hot sauces. It goes back years. My old roommate, Leigh, and I would joke that if you opened our fridge, there wasn’t much there except for the wall of hot sauces. I still buy them when […]

  Ordering an Aperol Spritz always seems to start a trend. People see these fabulous orange drinks going by and they unleash their inner “When Harry Met Sally” and say, “I want what she’s having”! In honour of the anniversary of Risorgimento, (Italian Unification – […]

Italian porchetta (sadly we are not making this) In Italy, I need a bumper sticker that says “I brake for porchetta trucks”. I have been known to make impromptu U-turns upon spotting a porchetta truck, to pick up sandwiches or sliced porchetta. Porchetta is not […]