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An Evening with Samuel Adams and The League of Extraordinary Chefs

June 29, 2015 By: Dana1 Comment

I had the most AMAZING picnic date with Samuel Adams this week. Together we enjoyed freshly shucked Malpeque oysters and three-bite sliders loaded with Manchego cheese, pickled asparagus and an ... [ Read More ]

Table Matters – A PechaKucha Talk

March 24, 2014 By: Dana1 Comment

Last week a local art gallery, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, invited me to participate in a really cool and creative evening of PechaKucha presentations. PechaKucha (good luck pronouncing it "the right way", I've heard it at least 72 unique ways now ... [ Read More ]

Dana on Daytime

February 5, 2014 By: Danacomment

A few weeks ago a Producer from a local morning show contacted me, asking if I would be interested in showcasing some of our homemade Hot Pink dishes on camera. Ahhh yeah! Safe to say, I was all over this like jelly on toast.  The producer's ... [ Read More ]

Wine Tasting on a Tuesday Afternoon

December 4, 2013 By: Danacomment

Last Tuesday Hot Pink Apron was invited to Toronto’s new iYellow Wine Cave for an intimate wine tasting experience with Santa Carolina Chief Winemaker Andres Caballero. Not one to let pesky responsibilities stand in the way of a great wine ... [ Read More ]

Conference Cravings

October 2, 2013 By: Dana3 Comments

After nearly three years on this Hot Pink adventure, I have explored so many different techniques on how to successfully develop an organic online brand and build a large engaged audience. I’m still learning daily but two factors I can confirm ... [ Read More ]

How Dana Got Her Joie De Vivre Back in Beautiful Montréal

September 11, 2013 By: Dana5 Comments

I was in need of a little break from my real world. To say I “ran away” may be a touch dramatic, but boarding that VIA Train from Toronto to Montréal with no kids, no husband, no real agenda gave me a hobo-rific excitement that seemed to instantly ... [ Read More ]

Austin, Texas, I love you

August 29, 2013 By: Dana2 Comments

The capital of Texas proudly wears the slogan Keep Austin Weird, and after all of the frustrations I’ve been feeling lately, trying to infiltrate the averageness of Ontario's suburbs, a trip to Austin was exactly the dose of weird that I needed. My ... [ Read More ]

So Momofuku’n Good

August 2, 2013 By: Danacomment

Last week I discovered Chef David Chang's PBS show The Mind of a Chef on Netflix. What intended to be a 30 minute chill out session before bed became my late night (until the early morn) addiction; I devoured all 16 episodes of the first season in ... [ Read More ]

An Interview with Clean Food Maven Terry Walters

July 8, 2013 By: Mother Shipcomment

Interview written by Ship. Images courtesy of Terry Walters. Call me old fashioned, but I want to to sit down over a meal with my friends and family, lingering at the table, eating to fulfillment without rush, refilling water and wine glasses as ... [ Read More ]

Toronto’s Enthusiastic Beer Mug

June 30, 2013 By: Dana5 Comments

Words and images by Dana. My recent culinary adventures across the border (where craft beer options are plenty and available at your local convenience store) had me realizing just how new I am to celebrating the craft beer market happening at ... [ Read More ]

Slurp! Toronto’s Noodlefest

April 25, 2013 By: Danacomment

Words and images by Dana. Last Saturday morning I kissed my kids, praised my oh-so-supportive husband and hopped on a westbound train into the city for an afternoon of adventurous eating with my good friend, Aleka. Feeling the excited rumbling ... [ Read More ]

A Pure Maple Syrup Story

April 11, 2013 By: Dana4 Comments

The husband’s family has a quaint little sugar shack in Ontario where the sap from approximately 300+ taps covering over 10 acres of land boils. Sadly though, maple syrup season only lasts about 10 days in this part of Canada and each year I've just ... [ Read More ]

Eat Cambridge Festival ’13

April 4, 2013 By: Amandacomment

Words and photos by Amanda B. Welcome to Cambridge, UK, the place that I work, eat and live. As a contributing writer for Hot Pink Apron, I’ll regularly be bringing you over to see this lovely city, with monthly updates on UK food and culture. I ... [ Read More ]

Feast In the East

April 2, 2013 By: Kristina2 Comments

Written by Kristina K. Sipping pints in Toronto’s Kensington Market, Tad Michalak explains that the east end, “...is part of your city, this is a cool place. Come and hang out sometime... and not just to have brunch!” He’s one of the three ... [ Read More ]

Dark ‘N Stormy in Lovely Lunenburg

November 8, 2012 By: Dana2 Comments

Last month my husband and I dropped the kids off at Grandma's house and headed east for a much needed mini-holiday sans babies. We landed in Halifax early Saturday morning and were met by my brother, Christopher, who drove us another hour and a half ... [ Read More ]

Cool, Calm, and Courvoisier

October 19, 2012 By: Danacomment

A few months ago The Courvoisier Collective (#cvcollective) launched a campaign provoking at-home chefs and food bloggers to create unique recipes with any of the 4 expressions of Courvoisier (VS, VSOP, Exclusif, XO) within the categories of Soup, ... [ Read More ]

Banh Mi! That’s a Good Sandwich!

August 2, 2012 By: Danacomment

Bánh mì or bánh mỳ (/ˈbʌn ˌmiː/) is directly translated to 'bread' in the Vietnamese language, specifically the torpedo-shaped bun used to make the classic bánh mì pâté thịt (sandwich with pâté and meat). However, over the years we have North ... [ Read More ]

Always Look at the Food Side of Life

April 14, 2012 By: Dana15 Comments

Address to: Cancer cells My thyroid gland Dear Cancer, You really suck. For the past few months I have been living with a diagnoses of you sitting on my thyroid gland. From ultrasounds, biopsies and a vampire's wet dream of blood taken, ... [ Read More ]

Concluding a (Mainly) Meatless March

April 2, 2012 By: Dana2 Comments

Our Meatless March became more of a "Mainly Meatless with a side of Meat.. March" and that's OK, I wasn't that interested in the title anyhow. It was the awareness of a more plant-based diet that I wanted for myself, hubby and kids, and I'm happy to ... [ Read More ]

Whitby Baked for Japan

March 10, 2012 By: Dana1 Comment

One year ago today  the world watched in shock as media coverage poured in from the earthquakes and tsunami that occurred off the coast of Sendai, Japan.  I'll admit, at the time I was pretty preoccupied with mom life and consider it just another ... [ Read More ]

Date Night: Oysters, Fish Tacos & Flying Balls

March 9, 2012 By: Dana1 Comment

A magical shift has occurred in my household recently: the girls just celebrated their 2nd and 4th birthdays, I'm not breastfeeding anyone, both are sleeping through the night and we have finally found a great babysitter in the area.  For the first ... [ Read More ]

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