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519 Schmecks: When a Neighbour Lends a Helping Hand
I’ve had the privilege and challenge of operating businesses in uptown Waterloo for over a decade. I’ve seen the hay days and the, “hey stop all the construction” days. The […]
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519 Schmecks: Where’s the Beef?
Like seriously, where and why is there a beef? Beyond Meat “burgers” and the like have made serious headway into the everyday market and it’s stirring up some controversy. I’m […]
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519 Schmecks: Cooking on an Open Flame
It all started when the gas line on my hand-me-down barbecue rotted out. As crisis leads to creative solutions, the guts of the aging barbecue were ripped out and tossed […]
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519 Schmecks: Eating Along the Iron Horse Trail
5.5 kilometers of old rail line turned community trail connects beautiful downtown Kitchener to the heart of uptown Waterloo, Victoria Park to Waterloo Park, goose to peacock, physicist to factories […]
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519 Schmecks: Breaking Down The Gender Divide In Kitchens
“Your head chef is not a bitch because she is demanding, she is demanding because she is incredible, just like I expect you to be!” If I have to explain […]
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519 Schmecks: Learning a Valuable Life Lesson in the Kitchen
Creativity is not exclusive to the arts or science — it’s everywhere, including the kitchen. If you’ve ever solved a problem, you are creative. Some creation is casual and easy, […]
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519 Schmecks: Is Pizza a Cheap Eat or a Bank Breaker?
I love pizza — thick or thin, complicated, plain, traditional or off the wall, literally I’d eat pizza off the wall. While I am a documented food snob and can […]
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519 Schmecks: How to do Valentine’s Day Like a Chef
The only thing a chef kisses the second week of February is their social life goodbye. Chefs, servers, dishwashers, onion peelers, foragers, sommeliers and anyone remotely associated with the restaurant, […]
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519 Schmecks: Eating Locally During a 519 Winter
Eating local has increasingly become trendy, but how does one eat local twelve months a year — especially in the deepest darkest parts of winter? Well, I’m here to tell […]
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The Absolute Truth About Fruitcake
The thing about fruitcake is this: we all know about it. Well, sort of. We have all held a heavy loaf in our hands, marveling at its dense heft. If […]
