Kitchen Essentials for Guys

Your past may be littered with empty pop cans and pizza boxes, but your future, we hope, will not be. Whether you’re still mastering the art of the omelette or whipping up homemade cannelloni, your kitchen should be well equipped. Here, six kitchen essentials every man should have. A Sharp … Read More

The Sharper Chef, Toronto: Chris McDonald, Cava

Toronto’s “Sharper Chef” series is written by food and drink aficionados, and features prominent chefs, brewers, vintners and distillers who are willing to share some of their finest (and oftentimes secret) recipes.  DailyXY blogger and Toronto culinary luminary Chris McDonald knows small plates: His restaurant, Cava, is a tapas mecca. … Read More

Knife Fight!

Regardless of how crazy busy our weeks or weekends are, my wife and I always make the time to cook dinner on Sunday evenings. We love to cook, but I must admit that despite being a designer, our kitchen has not yet been renovated, so it doesn’t look or function … Read More

Valentine day rose

Happy Un-Valentine’s Day!

Congratulations. Your unsentimental, anti-establishment girlfriend dismisses Valentine’s Day as nothing more than a hollow corporate scheme. But if you think you’re out of the V-day woods, you, my friend, are sadly mistaken. You may be exempt from shelling out for chocolates and flowers, but even the most free-spirited gal probably … Read More

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