The Chef's Notes Podcast

Cooking Easter dinner is a challenge. There are a lot of things you have to keep in mind and it seems like you have to bend time and space to have everything ready at the same time. Let this guide ease your mind and make your Easter a breeze.

Who invented the cookie? How did they do it? What do the Dutch have to do with what we call our favourite sweet treat? Find out in a brief history of cookies

How do you cook... spaghetti squash, lobster, bacon in the oven, rice and quinoa? Find out as I answer the most asked cooking questions on Google

What do the Chinese have to do with ketchup? What is ketchup's relationship to fish sauce? What does all of this have to do with coal tar? Find out here in a brief history of ketchup

Food porn has become a serious issue in our society. It has taken over our television screen and our social media feeds. But what can be done? How can something so beautiful be so bad? And who should we turn to for help?

No matter how pretentious it sounds, food should be experienced, not just eaten. Find out what I mean here.

The father of modern gastronomy, Careme revolutionized cooking forever creating not only the techniques we still use today, but the theory, which is the foundation those techniques are built upon.

What are the secrets to building the most flavour into your food? Find out here in How to build flavour

Learn the ins and outs of this ubiquitous Asian sauce.

Wet or dry? Oil or vinegar? Yogurt or buttermilk? Marinades can tenderize, toughen, and impart flavour, but how do you know which one is right for you?