For Curtains up by Mitchell Field This story span several years so I hope you have the time. One rainy late afternoon I was at home sitting on the couch. It as the early 1970‘s and I was just starting my career as a professional musician. At 17 years old […]
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Chef Michel’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmets.ca Macaroni and Cheese (Mac N’ Cheese) It is one of my (and everyone’s I’m sure) all time favourite comfort foods. According to Wikipedia, our on line encyclopaedia of knowledge, details of the lineage of this dish go all the way back to the 14th century, with the […]
Fantasia Festival – The History of the Devil – preview
by Samantha Wexler for Curtains Up Written by Clive Barker Directed by Jeremy Michael Segal Performed by Title 66 Productions The History of the Devil is a satiric tale about the Devil’s trial at the end of the human race. The Devil shared the world with humanity for many millennia. If the Devil can prove […]
Greasy Spoon Restaurant
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmnets.ca michael @globalgourmets.ca Greasy Spoon…the word alone conjures up images of artery clogging indulgencies that would send any doctor into an apoplectic fit and me running to down copious amounts of Crestor. The Greasy Spoon on culinary chic Laurier Ave thankfully bears no resemblance to this ugly scenario. Laurier […]
Off The Beaten Path……
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up Packaged vacations to far off distant lands….we’ve all taken advantage of them at one time or another. We sign up for an advertised tour guaranteed to show us all the wonders and hidden secrets of one country or another and while doing all these wonderful things you will be […]
Viva Aux Vivres!
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmets.ca This column details my second foray into Montreal’s vegetarian mecca. Throughout my extended 40 year professional culinary career in Montreal I have at one time or another had the opportunity to delve into various vegetarian cultures and traditions preparing them for my clients and happily sampling some […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend.
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmets.ca Kebabs on the Barbie! Everyone should now be well ensconced into barbecuing, I know I am, at every opportunity. When I think of grilling I immediately think of those wonderful skewered meats and vegetables that we call kebabs. Kebabs originated in the Middle East and were mainly […]
Nuits d’Afrique: Angélique Kidjo conquers the world with love
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Some years ago I asked Angélique Kidjo – one of the world’s great singers – if she could sing her devastating cover of the traditional Tanzanian song Malaika at her Montreal concert. And she did. Malaika, first recorded by Kenyan musician Fadhili William back in the 1950s, tells […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmes.ca Canh Chua Whenever I think of soups I immediately run to South East Asia. Soups are a household staple in these countries and boy do they know how to make them…packed full of flavor and freshness with vegetables, meats and seafood garnered from the local village markets. […]
Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales From the New Abnormal in the Movies Business by Lynda Obst (Simon and Schuster, $29.99)
“If they don’t know how to sell it, they won’t make it.” -Lynda Obst By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! If you have ever wondered why Hollywood is currently churning out unwatchable remakes and unoriginal schlock based on obscure comic books or board games, I have a book for you. Sleepless in Hollywood: Tales […]