By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Le Mas des Oliviers is one in a very small handful of restaurants in this city that can boast a tenure of almost 50 years in this frequently fickle city of culinary prowess. Most restaurants today open, reap their glory and disappear into ‘restaurant heaven or hell’ […]
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Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
Mediterranean Braised Chicken By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca In a ‘better late than never’ moment some months ago I decided to adopt the Mediterranean approach to my daily eating habits. This way of eating (I hate the word ‘diet’, it has too many bad connotations) is indigenous to countries like Greece, Southern Italy […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca SWEET SUMMER STRAWBERRIES Strawberries and summer what a delicious combination especially at this time of year when the local berries are at their very best and sweetest. Although the strawberry was used way back in ancient Rome largely for its medicinal qualities (it eases among others arthritis, gout, […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca SUMMER SEAFOOD STEW Summer is the perfect time for light and casual dishes that take little time to prepare and use only the freshest summer ingredients. Most important these dishes should be able to make largely ahead of time and can be served in very casual settings. can […]
VIVA LALOUX!
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca The word ‘bistro’ automatically brings to mind those iconic unpretentious Paris eateries that celebrate honest traditional cuisine served in a jovial and cosy atmosphere where great conversation and joie de vivre abound. True bistro food is almost always traditional and based largely on local seasonal ingredients. They are […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
GRILLED OCTOPUS By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Grilled octopus is one of my favourite seafoods to prepare on the barbeque. They are predominant in all Mediterranean cuisines with some of the best varieties being harvested on the Tunisian island of Djerba. They are a very. common tapas dish throughout the Mediterranean and a […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca FOODS OF SOUTH EAST ASIA Those of you who know me or have been following my weekly posts here know my love and my affinity for all things South East Asian. Food has been my passion throughout my lifetime and I have always held the belief that in […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca GAZPACHO Gazpacho is a wonderful refreshing and cool addition to our summer menus widely eaten in Spain and Portugal and having its origins in the southern region of Andalusia in Spain. Gazpacho’s roots stem back to ancient times with the moors in Portugal and the Romans in Spain […]
CIELO TAPAS
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca Tapas restaurants in Spain are national institutions frequented religiously by Spaniards on an almost daily basis. It has been said that there are over 2,000 of these fabled eateries in Barcelona alone! Tapas are considered synonymous with Spanish cuisine and its tradition of eating small dishes of food […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up minorgan@yahoo.ca GRILLED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED PIQUILLO PEPPER HUMMUS Greek cuisine is the ultimate food for summer barbecuing, it’s fresh, simple and chock full of those healthy Mediterranean flavours everyone can appreciate. Hummus, that creamy and pungent Middle Eastern food dip, has been around for centuries with the first recipe […]