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There are a few skills for cooking that are seriously worth knowing. To name a few, how to dice an onion properly, proper knife handling, how to clean a crab, butcher a piece of meat, fillet a fish, and so on. One of the coolest skills however is learning how to shuck an oyster. It [...]

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I thought I would revive the how to cut an onion without crying video since it was something that we posted before the site had much of a following. Now with over 500 regular visitors we are excited to resubmit the video for your comments. A loyal Calgary Foodie gave us the explanation for why [...]

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While in Yelapa (Mexico) on vacation last week I came across a copy of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential. Another couple had left it behind on their honeymoon in March, leaving inside the front cover a request that all future readers leave a note describing how they found Verana and their story – this made taking [...]

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Last night Jen and I headed down to Winefest at the BMO Center. It was quite the show. All of the food and wine was included in the $75 ticket price, which made the event overall cheaper than the Rocky Mountain wine festival that we went to a couple of months ago. The venue was [...]

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Valentines day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants. All of the lovers and valentines heading out for a night on the town at their favorite restaurant is the exact reason we decided to stay at home and cook up a little masterpiece feast of our own. We took off to [...]

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uH69NgYgW0&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1] Hey all, This is a quick little demo video of how to cut an onion without crying. There are a few tricks I have learned over the years including to keep your onions in the fridge and an AMAZING dicing trick that will have your party guests asking for more! Don’t forget to join [...]

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