There are always weird ingredients on Chopped, regardless of whether the chefs are adult professionals or kids! On episode 2, these included “ants on a log” (peanut butter and raisins on celery) and “marshmallow rice cereal” treats (basically Rice Krispies squares, but Chopped never gets food brand sponsorship (why IS that, anyway??), so a generic […]
Like many women, I have way too many lip glosses/lipsticks/lip balms. But then again, like many women, I also have more than one bag, and it’s just convenient to have “too many” lip colours so I would always have something in a bag. Thus, when Maybelline New York’s Canadian PR company sent me an email […]
Last week, we focused on Stocking Stuffers. This week, it’s all about your nearest and dearest with a guide to Best Gifts for Family. Best Gift for Boyfriend/Husband: John Varvatos Dark Rebel eau de toilette is billed as the fashion designer’s most “badass” fragrance yet. The scene – tobacco steeped in sensual, resinous woods is meant to be […]
This past Saturday, the very first episode of Chopped Canada’s teen edition aired, featuring kids between 13 and 17. It was also the first show with the new host, Brad Smith, who is a former contestant of The Bachelor Canada. The kids used ingredients ranging from toaster pastries (chocolate flavoured) to beef and fish sauce. […]
The One of a Kind Show kicked off Thursday at the EnerCare Centre (formerly known as the Direct Energy Centre) at Exhibition Place. For those of us looking for holiday items, especially items to add to the tree (or, if you’re like me, for the tree – my tree doesn’t go up until the first […]
Our annual DelectablyChic! Holiday Gift Guide is back and reporter Tara Uzra Dawood begins with Best Stocking Stuffers: FRESH COSMETICS Our #1 choice of Stocking Stuffers this year is Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment, an emollient citrusy stick that combines sugar with beeswax and natural oils including castor seed, jojoba seed, grapeseed, wheat germ, olive and sunflower, as well as […]
Once again, I had the opportunity to attend the VIP event at this year’s Gourmet Food & Wine Expo. Some old favourites are back, as noted in an earlier post (and some were missing, as well, such as long time attendee, Hank Daddy’s BBQ). Of course, I saw the wonderful people at Muskoka Lakes Wineries […]
One of DelectablyChic!’s favourite events of the year, the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo (not to be confused with the Food and Wine Festival, which was held earlier this year) starts on Thursday with a VIP party and continues until Sunday at the Metro Convention Centre North Building. Many old favourites are returning, including Magic […]
Earlier this week, I had the chance to go to an event at the J.Crew store in Toronto’s Yorkville area. The RSVP-only event was billed as an evening with J.Crew head Jenna Lyons, but also in attendance was women’s wear designer, Somsack Sikhounmuong, who I learned last night is from Oshawa. The event was very […]
Earlier this year, I joined a group of food journalists from around the world on a mission to explore the cool culinary scene in Israel and in particular, its celebrated breakfast. Indeed, anyone familiar with Israeli food culture will know that no other meal can compete with the ginormous and delicious Israeli breakfast. In most countries, breakfast is a throwaway meal. Not here. Forget about the croissant or muffin and coffee that barely gets you […]
