Author: Chefs News
Merchants 1688, 29 Castle Hill, Lancaster LA1 1YN (01524 66466). Starters £7-£11, mains £12-£32, desserts £8-£9, wines from £21It’s tempting to describe Merchants 1688 in Lancaster as a lovely painting in a terrible frame, but that doesn’t quite do the job. The restaurant’s setting, that frame, is potentially gorgeous. It’s a trio of ancient, brick-lined arched cellars dating back, as the name suggests, to the 17th century. By the door, scribbled up on a blackboard, is a timeline, detailing their construction in 1688. By the mid-19th century, they were home to a wine and spirits merchants called Richard Hinde &…
A Toronto street food and winter market featuring 80+ local vendors is opening at Evergreen Brickworks this week. Toronto’s converted brick factory turned trendy venue and nature conservatory, Evergreen Brick Works, will mark the return of their winter market on Sunday, Dec. 10. The venue’s permanent shop will be selling holiday-themed goodies and decor from local vendors, as well as selling Christmas trees in their garden centre and offering festive treats in the Picnic Cafe, all month long in addition to the market, which will be held on Dec. 10 and 17. The event is a collaboration between Evergreen, Ontario Vintage Market…
SCHENECTADY — Homemade pies, cakes and other desserts were a staple at John Riccitello’s Restaurant, and the woman behind the popular desserts has found a way to keep those desserts coming for her customers even since the business closed earlier this year.John Riccitello’s Restaurant had been a popular Italian restaurant in Schenectady for 61 years when it closed this past January. Owners Donna and Lewis (Lou) Riccitello were ready to retire.“All our customers kept asking me, ‘How am I going to get my desserts?’” Donna Riccitello said. “And I told them I’d keep baking after we closed down. That’s how it…
Cost of Living4:47The rise of ‘lessetarianism’At the dinner table in Susana Tobar’s household, meat is usually the star of the show.The family of committed meat lovers from Calgary loves to fire up the barbecue for a nice steak dinner, she said, and chicken is in frequent rotation, too.But these days their meals look a lot different.”So let’s say instead of just eating, like, the chicken on the plate with the salad, we try to make it with pasta so we have more food.” With their animal proteins cut up into little pieces, she said, that pasta dish might last for two…
East Liverpool, OH — Following the East Liverpool Christmas Parade that is set for tonight from 6 to 7, there will be a fundraiser in the town.East Liverpool Mayor Greg Bricker and the owner and chef Ray Stephens of Chef Rays Diamond Bar and Grill will be guest bartending to raise money for two families in the community.Each family has one child battling Leukemia. Bricker and Stephens both say the funds are to support the families during this time of need.”I am happy to help them out. I can’t imagine the medical cost they are facing so just try and…
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — It’s a weekend of holiday giving across the Bay Area but this season. Charities are asking for more help to assist those less fortunate. Some nonprofits say financial donations are down and blame inflation.Santa and his crew were all aboard the SMART train Saturday, spreading good cheer down the tracks from Santa Rosa to Larkspur.”This is our holiday express toy drive for Toys for Tots, and we’re out celebrating,” said SMART General Manager Eddy Cumins.The ride was free if you brought an unwrapped toy for a family in need this holiday.MORE: Bay Area blood center…
Shots were fired outside an iconic Upper East Side restaurant Saturday when a patron refused to hand over his watch to thieves, according to police and police sources. The dispute unfolded outside JG Melon, a famous hamburger joint on the corner of 74th Street and Third Avenue, just before 4 p.m., the NYPD said. Two individuals approached a 22-year-old man waiting for a table and demanded he hand over his watch, police sources said. Two suspects demanded the watch from a man waiting for a table at JG Melon, according to sources. ABC 7 A physical altercation ensued and the…
OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) – An Olathe mom who is an avid cookie decorator got the ultimate baking experience.Sara Siegele, the owner of Fountain City Sweets, traded in her home kitchen for the big network workshop when she suddenly got an email from the Food Network.“I was just making dinner, and all of a sudden I get an email asking me if I would be interested in the Food Network,” Siegele said.Siegele said they asked her to audition for “Christmas Cookie Challenge.” During the filmed competition, bakers battle it out in front of judges. One of them is famed chef Ree…
If you’ve ever felt for the chefs put through their paces by Monica Galetti on MasterChef: The Professionals, spare a thought for her husband, David, and 17-year-old daughter, Anais, who have to go through a skills test of their own every Christmas Day morning.“It’s a real family affair, getting the food on the table,” says Galetti, 48. “The music is blaring, the dogs are going crazy and everyone is helping out. Anais will lay the table with her dad and I’ll be in the kitchen, then they’ll help prepare the veg.” Anais is also charged with finishing the dessert, whether…
CEDAR RAPIDS — Amateur home bakers and non-professional baking addicts are wanted to participate in a holiday cake contest held Dec. 15 to 17 at NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids by Sandrine Wallace of French Pastry by Sandrine. The contest is open to candidates 18 years and older, from Iowa or Illinois. No degree, diploma or license is required. Bakers can participate on their own or team with the partner of their choice. They will have three-and-a half-hours to present a stunning holiday cake that reflects the Christmas spirit. Cakes will be judged by a team of local food-related…