Marc's Culinary Compass

Episode 143 - Meet Katz's Delicatessen Main Man Jake Katz

Episode 142 - More of Katz's happy people

Episode 141 - Happy People at Katz's Delicatessen

Episode 131 - Montreal's Best Fish 'n Chips

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Episode 130 - Snowshoes & Fondue in a Log Cabin

For more information about the snowshoe and fondue trip as well as a couple other good spots near Mont Tremblant just visit the Culinary Compass Map

For a simple way to make fondu at home see the two videos below.

Episode 114 - Chocolate Stop Under the Brooklyn Bridge

Episode 113 - Photo Essay: Chocolatier Jacque Torres

Jacques Torres is a true artist when it comes to his chocolate truffles. They are 'ta die fawh'  as is his lightly spiced hot chocolate. A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting his kitchen and store in Brooklyn, New York.

Another genius chocolatier, Joel Durand, has his culinary workshop in St. Remy de Provence. His work surpasses even the remarkable Torres. I had the good fortune of making regular visits to Durand's shop while living near by in Aix-en-Provence. Both can be located on the Culinary Compass Map.

This is a short video of Monsieur Torres taking you on a tour of his kitchen. A must watch for any of you who are chocolate lovers. Below the video are photos I took on my recent visit.

 

Episode 112 - Yashka Ginsberg Pastrami Pilgrimage

I had the pleasure of meeting this man, Yashka Ginzberg, while at Katz's Delicatessen in New York City. We talked about pastrami, Schwartz's Delicatessen, Montreal's best deli, and his Hungarian and Israeli roots. I'm sure you will also enjoy seeing him in action in the video.

Yashka says his favorite delicatessen when he is not at Katz's is hanging at his hometown delicatessen famous for its smoked meat, Schwartz's!

The Best of Burlington, Vermont

There are some towns that define what it means to be locally focused. Burlington is that type of town. Homemade, locally owned and the highest quality! Enough said. A few spots to take notice of:

• Coffee at Muddy Water's Cafe
• Lunch at the Red Onion
• Baguettes, the real deal, from August First.

More reat places, details and links on the Culinary Compass map. http://www.marcs-culinary-compass.com/culinarycompassmap.html

Episode 109 - Thirty Minute Macaroons

How lucky am I to share a kitchen with the wonderful, spicy, confident and talented 12 year old chef in the video below?  It took just an hour to film and edit the video but the memory will in fact last a lifetime ... and the 2 minute lesson is really helpful.

Ohhhhhh yeah, she is also my daughter, rises and falls with me when the New York Rangers win or lose and takes no prisoners when she decides she wants something.

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