The Year of the Gourmand

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Gabe

Now that we’re comfortably settled into 2013, it’s time to examine this year’s emerging trends. I place my bets on what culinary evolutions will occur this year.

The Korean Invasion

You can ready my predictions in my article “Year of the Gourmand” over on my Print Publications & TV section.

Food Porn Friday – January 11

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Gabe

It’s cold, it’s snowy, it’s crappy. But at least we have food porn!

: Briskey in a super sweet BBQ sauce

: Not Gangnam Style, Cam D style

: First Bento Project of the year: Lamb merguz sausage, Brussels sprouts

: Ginger beer and punishment games, nice combo

: Something about this dish gives me a really famillar and comfortable feeling

: Duck on wonton crisps with guac, salsa verde, cumin yoghurt. It’s like a taco

: Soft, crispy, melty, sour, spicy in one bite

: Best fucking idea I have ever heard of. Nibble at Bahn Mi components just like you would French style

: A hot tub, a view overlooking the valley, and a bottle of M&C… every afternoon

: Back to Model Milk for Sunday dinner. Can’t get enough of this dish

: Chicken and waffles! DROOL

: Dear god look at how much cheese are in these potatoes!

: One of my many dining crews enjoying Model Milk’s hospitality!

Food Porn Friday – November 2

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Gabe

I’m back with a month’s worth of Food Porn Friday. It’s been a very busy month for eating and cooking, especially with travels to Momofuku and Cafe Boulud. Enjoy a massive flood of food porn!

: A little wine, bagel and lox before my flight

: The classics are the best!

: Simple: bread, sauce, cheese

: It helps too when there’s the awesome cloud city/death star table to put the wine on

: A dinner with friends requires great wine… a lot of it

: I don’t remember where I had this, but I think it’s crispy seared ahi tuna with an egg! Can’t go wrong.

: Eggs bennie with caviar? It made my day

: Been craving simple foods with a twist, like this

: DROOL

: Any restaurant which lives by Mr. T’s wisdom is guaranteed success

: T-Day dinner, the fam ripped into it before I even got a chance to photograph everything.

: Home made pumpkin pie by Vicky!

: This is what you do: opened faced hot turkey sandwiches, melon, and white bean soup

: Steak bites are a great meatatarian snack

: Leftovers using a bottle of salsa, eggs, padano and a bit of truffle oil

: Ron means Rum in Finland… I think?

: So go… so very good

: The Japanese make a textbook whiskey. Awesome.

: Soft, juicy, not dripping with sauce, and awesome.

: Compressed shrimp fried rice and fried again! Alright but not my fav

: Who can resist?

: The classic Momofuku ramen

: Perfect eggs onsen style

: Chang has to love his roots

: Dave Chang heaven

: Our spread at Momofuku YYZ

: You can never ever ever go wrong at Model Milk. God that was amazing

: Again, simple is best.

: Ashley is a darling. hug her and she gives you booze!

: The crew at justcocktails.org put on another tasty event

: The entire Hennessy range, from the $40 VS to the $3200 Richard Hennessy. Probably the only time in my life I’ll get to sample them all side-by-side

: Jedi masters make it look so easy

: Prepping for some frying action

: A few more rounds and I should have fried chicken at home down pat!

: You can’t go eat Korean without having pork belly

: Nor can you not have the pork bone soup on a cold day

: This is the first time ever they’ve made their own pep.. mmm…

: A little snack.. meat, poutine, salad, part of a balanced meal

: Kayla created this just for me. She’s awesome!

: Duck confit hash, start your day right.

: I had to have some balance. Perfect presentation.

: Buttermilk, hot osauce, chicken. Marinate, bread, fry, done.

: Don’t forget about your bread in the oven

: Mom’s cooking! Love!

: Onigiri and fried chicken. Fusion?

: Leftover time! Beer, beef, bacon, tons of veg, tomato, you have yourself an awesome winter stew.

: Eh, ok, I think Thompsons is better quality wise…

: Omelette, bacon, pineapple, coffee. Leftover surprise

: No words required.

Food Porn Friday – September 28

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Gabe

There’s a food porn backlog! Firstly I tried some local wagyu for a Japanese pot luck party. Then I made some friend checked, hung out at a taqueria, made my own tortillas, helped Model Milk celebrate its first birthday and then drank awesome cognac with the Hennessy people! It’s been a good few weeks.