Episodes
Monday Sep 13, 2010
Rerun: Episode 2 - Breakfast!
Monday Sep 13, 2010
Monday Sep 13, 2010
This weeks episode is a rerun of our May 18th 2009 show about Canadian breakfast featuring The Rainbow in Oshawa and Hill's in Orillia. We're currently working on a cereal episode and need to do some further research before we put voice to recorder. Also, we might as well upload this one again since podbean seems to have misplaced the original ep.
Monday Sep 06, 2010
Ep 56 - The Bull Dog Pub, Gold Boat and Oishimbo (Ramen & Gyoza)
Monday Sep 06, 2010
Monday Sep 06, 2010
We have a quite a potpourri episode for you today. Happy Labour/Labor Day! First, two local restaurant reviews: The Bull Dog Pub and Gold Boat Fish & Chips (that we so erroniously called Golden Sail - sorry!!). Then we move on to discuss another Oishimbo A La Carte Manga - Ramen and Gyoza are the topic of this edition. Enjoy and have a great long weekend!
- The Bull Dog Pub (600 Grandview Drive S., Oshawa ON) - http://www.thebulldogpuboshawa.ca/
- Gold Boat Fish & Chips (283 Dean Ave, Oshawa ON)- http://www.canpages.ca/page/ON/oshawa/gold-boat-fish-and-chips/5166427.html
- Oishimbo - Ramen & Gyoza - http://www.comicbookbin.com/oishinboalacarte003.html
- Maus - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus
Monday Aug 30, 2010
Ep 55 - Cigar Overview
Monday Aug 30, 2010
Monday Aug 30, 2010
We have been wanting to do a cigar episode for a long time, so here's a not so brief overview of one of our favourite after dinner treats.
- Cigar Smoking and Health - http://cigars.about.com/od/legalhealthissues/a/0061003.htm
- Size and Shape Chart - http://home.comcast.net/~bcabana2/prudentpeddler/cigars/shape.htm
- Wrapper Shades - http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2884734/types_of_cigar_wrappers_and_how_they.html?cat=22
- Cigar Flavour Wheel (pdf) - http://www.shortcut-cigars.com/shared/Tresors/wheel.pdf
- Drink Pairings - http://www.stogiefresh.com/journal/Cigar_Journal/Journal_Main/69A6B8E7-FAF1-4F0D-BBBC-05A4920D414F.html
- El Fumidor (518 Beaver Street, Sewickly PA) - http://fujipub.com/elfumador/
- Coolerdors, the inexpensive humidors - http://www.cigardiary.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=28
- Cutting and Lighting - http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/Graphics/SpecialFeature/Cigar101/fa198.html
- victory cigars (215 King Street E., Oshawa ON) - http://www.victorycigars.ca/
- Rama Moccasin and Smoke (6413 Rama Road, Rama First Nation ON) - http://www.ramashop.com
- 90s cigar boom - http://www.articlesbase.com/food-and-beverage-articles/the-cigar-boom-what-it-was-and-is-419373.html
- Things we forgot to mention: Cigars with pig tails, shaggy feet, women cigar smokers and the exact maduro process.
Monday Aug 09, 2010
Ep 52 - Cyrus, French Presses and DIY Tandoori Ovens
Monday Aug 09, 2010
Monday Aug 09, 2010
This is a bit of a pot porri, with a short review about a great Persian place in Oshawa called Cyrus, discussion of french presses, fresh made Naan bread from Indian Biyani in Toronto and how to make a tandoori oven right in your own back yard (please follow all local and fire safety laws!).
- Cyrus Persian Restaurant (905-448-0892, 563 Ritson Road South, Oshawa ON) - http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/article/133107
- Indian Biyani (416-340-1254, 181, Dundas Street West, Toronto ON) - http://indian-biryani.com/index.php
- Good Eats - The Curious Case of Curry - http://www.instructables.com/id/Garbage-Can-and-Flower-Pot-Tandoor-Oven/
- French Press Coffee - http://gourmet-coffee-zone.com/french-press-howto.html
- Roasting Your Own Coffee - http://coffeegeek.com/guides/popperroasting
- Travel French Press - http://www.planetarydesign.uscategories.html?cataction=tabletops
Monday Aug 02, 2010
Ep 51 - Waiter Rant
Monday Aug 02, 2010
Monday Aug 02, 2010
This episode is a book review on Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica. It took us over 3 sessions to get this episode down, but felt that there were some really great points to discuss about the Western practice of tipping, even if we didn't necessarily always agree with The Waiter. Thanks for joining us in our first episode back from our July hiatus! We hope you enjoy it, and continue to listen!
- Waiter Rant - http://waiterrant.net/
- Life At TJ's Place - http://tjsplace.blogspot.com/
- The Ever-Expanding American Restaurant Tip By Sara Dickerman (Slate Magazine) - http://www.slate.com/id/2073161
Tuesday Jun 08, 2010
Ep 49 - aZian
Tuesday Jun 08, 2010
Tuesday Jun 08, 2010
- aZian (1365 Wilson Road North #2, Oshawa ON) - http://www.azian.ca/
- Japanese funerary rites and how they apply to stainless steel chopsticks - http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_funeral
- All you need to know about chopsticks in one place. Yes, we love wikipedia. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks
- Yes, more Wikipedia...but about mochi! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi
Monday May 31, 2010
Ep 48 - The Year of Eating Dangerously
Monday May 31, 2010
Monday May 31, 2010
We like to think of ourselves as being culinary adventurous, but travel costs a lot of money, so until we get a radio or TV show we have to make due with the magic of books to transport us to exotic edibles and forbidden foods. Tom's book (believe us, Mr. Bowles, it's better we refer to you informally in the show so we'll stop butchering your last name) is just the ticket to reading about dishes that you could only imagine yourself eating (or not eating).
- The Year of Eating Dangerously: A Global Adventure in Search of Culinary Extremes - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/617964
- Tom Parker Bowles' Archive on the Daily Mail Online - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/columnist-1003632/Tom-Parker-Bowles.html
- Food Legends: Gloucester Elvers - http://www.information-britain.co.uk/food/foodlegends/Gloucester%20elvers/
- NMSU Chile Pepper Instutite - http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org/
- Fiery Foods Show - http://www.fiery-foods.com/
- Time Out Beijing Insect Delicacies - http://www.timeout.com/cn/en/beijing/restaurants/feature/3644/insect-delicacies.html
- Prince's Hot Chicken - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xXxV9qIPg
- Jack Daniel's Invitational BBQ - http://www.jackdaniels.com/TheDistillery/InvitationalBBQ.aspx
- Fugu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugu
- Asian Animal Protection Network Food Dogs Website (WARNING: there are GRAPHIC pictures of how dogs are kept and treated cruelly in order to make their meat "better") - http://www.aapn.org/fooddogs.html
- BBC In Pictures: Unusual Lao Cuisine - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/asia_pac_unusual_lao_cuisine/html/1.stm
- Spanish Barnacles - http://www.iberianature.com/material/barnacles.htm
- Best of Sicily: Sicilian Cuisine - http://www.bestofsicily.com/food.htm
Tuesday May 04, 2010
Ep 44 - The Gospel of Food
Tuesday May 04, 2010
Tuesday May 04, 2010
This episode is about The Gospel of Food by Barry Glassner and wanted to discuss the common myths and misconceptions around food within this book; Tracy recently read it and thought that it would make a great episode. Well, there were many interesting points in the conversation and at one hour and fifteen minutes in length, there is a lot of food for thought... about food.
Friday Apr 30, 2010
Our Dinner Last Night, or, We Fried Our Own Damn Chicken
Friday Apr 30, 2010
Friday Apr 30, 2010
Monday Apr 12, 2010
Ep 42 - The Cheese Stands Alone
Monday Apr 12, 2010
Monday Apr 12, 2010
Long overdue, here is part one of many episodes about cheese. We give a basic primer on tasting, pairing and varieties of cheese. So, don't be shy, grab some cheese!
- Why is Cheddar Cheese Orange? (The Straight Dope) - http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1284/why-is-cheddar-cheese-orange
- Cheese Pairings - http://www.artisanalcheese.com/pair_wine/
- Wallace & Grommit - http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/
- Gourmet Sleuth (Cheesemaking Recipes) - http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/Recipes/Cheese-Making-Recipes-304.aspx
- Glengarry Cheesemaking & Dairy Supply - http://www.glengarrycheesemaking.on.ca