Knotty Pine in Preston

Back in the mid eighties when I was chef at the Knotty Pine in Preston I was asked to recipe all the bake shop items and make the ingedient recipe formulate in metric and fine tune all the baking recipes. This binder contains all the original Knotty Pine Recipes from the source. Jill Jaques. Jeff also added the pot Pie factory items including the infamous chichen pot pie and two part rib sauce. The salad dressings were also added. I will be posting the most popular items on my thekitchenman Facebook page as I release the complete set of K/P recipes in my weekly columns in...

Thekitchenman meeting with Vikram Vij wa...

Thekitchenman meeting with Vikram Vij was very interesting. When I met with Vikram at his modern Langley BC facilties and started to chat, we got to know each others strong passion for food. The time just flew by and Vikram has agreed we will be meeting in the New Year to discuss his new line of India Inspired products. He will add some of his favourite condiment side recipes. I will keep you posted when we have our next one on one.

Sartori Discovery – BellaVitano Ba...

An absorbing Sartori discovery: The sweet, nutty, fruity flavors of our most-sought-after BellaVitano become even more desirable when blessed with a few prized drops of Modena balsamic vinegar. By gently bathing BellaVitano Gold in balsamic, cheesemaker Mike Matucheski has given it a sweet coating that burnishes the legend of BellaVitano with yet another honor from the World Cheese Awards. Awards: 2011 Wisconsin State Fair Blue Ribbon 2010 American Cheese Society First Place 2010 World Cheese Awards Silver Medal 2009 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest Third Place. the...