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
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
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
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
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 ]
An Interview with Clean Food Maven Terry Walters
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
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
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 ]
Eat Cambridge Festival ’13
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
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 ]
Cool, Calm, and Courvoisier
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 ]
Always Look at the Food Side of Life
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
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
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 ]
A Real Life Resolution
Here's the deal, there is no secret to weight loss. It has been more than a year since I planked and jogged more than 60 unwanted pounds off my body and I am still running into people asking me the same question, “What’s you’re secret?” You know ... [ Read More ]
Bake Sale Packaging
For the past month, with every grocery shop, window shop and flyer flip I have asked myself 'how am I going to package all of my bake sale goodies?'. Below is a list of retailers I have found packaging supplies in and the items I felt they excelled ... [ Read More ]