contents
Volume 9 / No. 5 / November 2020
departments 6
Salutes and Shout Outs
8
Off The Menu
9
Book Review
10
Chefs’ Tips and Tricks
News from Alberta’s culinary scene
Safari Grill’s Masala Mogo Share
38
Blending flavour and culture with cuisine
44 Spice It Up
A guide to the ultimate nachos
50 Open That Bottle
Mhairi O’Donnell of Moonlight & Eli
16
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36 Craft vs Crafty
Hot Potato
Jenny’s Delectables finds success by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
18 Cheese For The Season
Herbed and spiced cheeses by Candace Hiebert
20 Step By Step: Chilaquiles …versatile comfort food with flavour by Renée Kohlman
ON THE COVER 22 Salt to Taste It’s cooling down so we want warming, flavourful food! Many thanks to Tiffin India’s Fresh Kitchen in Windermere, Edmonton, for letting us raid their spice drawers, and to photographer Dong Kim for his beautiful and elegant image of the salts, seeds, whole and ground spices, that enhance our dishes!
The scoop on the seasoning that’s at the core of cooking by Lynda Sea
29 Culinaire Holiday Gift Guide
Brewing a conundrum by David Nuttall
38 From Far and Wide… let’s eat! by Sabrina Kooistra
42 Alberta’s Own Cottage Wines A little love for local treasures by Tom Firth and Linda Garson
46 Making The Case
The final stretch of 2020 by Tom Firth
48 November Spirits
Bottles to hunker down with by Tom Firth and Linda Garson
25 gifts for your food and drinkloving family and friends November 2020 | Culinaire 3
