The Chef as a Nutrition Coach
Gone are the days when culinary degrees strictly confined a graduate to the kitchen or hospitality field. Now, culinary professionals are...
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Brent MacGillivray
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Foods that Heal, Part One
Whether you’re recovering from an illness, surgeryor you just want to feel better, the foods and beverages you consume can either help or...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 31, 20232 min read
The Spring Harvest
the vegetable gardener can reap the rewards of frost-tolerant spring vegetables—peas, broccoli, kale, arugula, cabbage, spinach, carrots,...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 29, 20232 min read
How our Forefathers Fared
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont. (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a Canadian writer, journalist and broadcaster....
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Community Gardening
A community garden is a piece of land gardened or cultivated by a group of people individually or collectively. Normally in community...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Your first Chef Consulting Job.
What is a chef consultant? A chef consultant is a highly experienced culinary expert who is able to advise and leverage their foodservice...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 22, 20232 min read
The Art of Chef Knife Use.
The holidays are over, and many of us are setting goals and New Year's resolutions for 2022: eating healthier, exercising more, or...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 20, 20232 min read
What kind of Cookbooks do Chefs Read?
New cookbooks are constantly released across a wide range of cooking styles and genres, from recipes geared toward novice cooks and vegan...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 17, 20232 min read
Saint Patricks Day & Green Food
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, lit. 'the Day of the Festival of Patrick'), is a cultural...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Wicked Hot Sauces
Humans have used chili peppers and other hot spices for thousands of years. Inhabitants of Mexico, Central America and South America had...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 13, 20232 min read
Daylight Savings Time...
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or simply daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia),...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Winter Blahs, Winter Comfort Food
Welcome to wet shoes, grey skies, and cold noses. It’s winter here in Canada and our winters can be tough. If you’re feeling like your...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 8, 20234 min read
International Woman's Day
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated annually on 8 March as a global day focusing on the women's rights movement, bringing...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Private Cooking Classes
There is NO shortage of methods to learn cooking. You don't have to go to Culinary school or take an apprenticeship with some tyrant...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 3, 20234 min read
Green Energy Restaurant Conservation.
Reducing your restaurant's overall energy consumption not only lowers your utility costs, it's also better for the environment. Many food...
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Brent MacGillivray
Mar 1, 20232 min read
What I like to Cook and Eat, Where I like to Dine.
I get these questions a lot, and there really is NO short answer...but here goes. First and foremost, I cook a lot for myself. Nothing...
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Brent MacGillivray
Feb 27, 20235 min read
How Damascus Knives are Made.
HOW TO MAKE DAMASCUS STEEL STEP 1: GATHERING THE RIGHT RAW MATERIAL Making Damascus Steel is an art form that requires a great deal of...
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Brent MacGillivray
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Why South American Destinations for Tourism are Rising Up.
According to a report by ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association), by the end of 2018, fourteen new regional and...
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Brent MacGillivray
Feb 22, 20232 min read
The Evolution of new Restaurant Fees with NO Value.
An extra fee aimed at keeping food quality high and prices low at a Kitchener, Ont. eatery is proving difficult to swallow for some...
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