By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca Burmese Chicken Curry with Yellow Lentils (Kalapei Kyetharhin) This mysterious country, once known as Burma, has been hidden for decades behind an almost impenetrable wall of secrecy and is only now just opening its doors to the outside world. It looks like a tremendously beautiful country that […]
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Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Chef Michael for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca Asian Onion Soup We all love that wonderful warm and homey feeling of a comforting rustic onion soup with its sinfully rich and gooey cheese nestled atop a crispy crouton and enjoyed by a fire in the middle of winter. Well winter is supposedly well ensconced in our […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up The Ultimate Chocolate and Peanut Butter Brownie Sundae Okay, I have to confess every now and then I do indeed go over the deep end and totally immerse myself in my favorite guilty pleasure. I am a sucker for anything chocolate and if you throw in peanut butter […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up This wonderfully flavored vegetarian Indian soup is for you vegetarians out there., It is a great soup almost a meal in itself with some crusty buttered bread. It can topped off with a swirl of chili oil if you like things a bit more spicy. (Just smash up […]
Chef Michel’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up Fettuccine with Asparagus, Snap Peas and Avocado Spring vegetables are finally starting to make their way into the markets and this dish is a wonderful way to celebrate them when they are at their peak. It is fun to try this with different flavored pastas such as sun […]
My Favourite Lunchtime Destinations in Montreal
By Chef Derek Bocking for Curtains Up www.derekskitchen.com There is certainly no shortage of great restaurants here in Montreal. One small problem is that a lot of the ones that make peoples top 5 – such as Joe Beef or Pied du Cochon – are not open for lunch. If you’re looking for a […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up Guay Teow Sukhothai (Sukhothai Noodles) Sukhothai, literally translated, means Dawn of Happiness It is situated about one hour north of Bangkok as the plane flies. Sukothai was founded in 1238 and served as the capital of the Thai Kingdom for 140 years. It is a wonderful mixture of […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish For The Weekend!
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King. Emily Dickinson Spring has arrived, or so says the calendar. It a time for rebirth and re branding and what better time to enjoy the first foods of spring with their vibrant diet friendly fresh […]
Le Smoking Vallee
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up Running a restaurant, is contrary to perceptions to the opposite, an extremely tough business. With profit margins dangling around the 10% mark every effort has to be made to keep expenses in line and to the minimum. This factor maybe one reason why, in the past few […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish For The Weekend!
By Chef Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up The Soup of the Devil This is the way one of my favorite comfort was described by Spanish priests in the 19th century when they preached against its consumption because it was full of chillies that they considered aphrodisiacs and thus against the tenants of their religion and […]