Tasty Tangents

How do you know if food is authentic? Do you have any specific indicators that you use to determine if the Thai, Japanese, Mexican, Italian, Indian or Greek restaurant you’re at is serving what you would consider authentic food?
And does it matter to you?
Authentic is one of those terms that I find really difficult to [...]

Somehow with all the craziness of the Olympics, I managed to miss the first anniversary of this blog!
TastyTangents got off the ground on March 1, 2009, after much hemming and hawing on my part, wondering how I was ever going to find the time to post regularly.
We’ll I’ve certainly had my ups and downs, but [...]

So I was trying out this new website called Stumble Upon, that is supposed to help you find the things that interest you online amid all the masses of information. Eventually, one of the things it directed me to is this neat list of Kitchen Hints.
So maybe I’m the only one who didn’t know [...]

A new eatery opened near Victoria Park (206 Central Avenue, London, ON, 519-204-3971) this past March, though hubby and I missed it completely. We noticed it a few weeks back when we were trying out a new sushi joint. I think the big reason it originally caught my attention was the all day breakfast option, [...]

So I’ve been ridiculously busy lately, and I feel I’ve neglected my foodie responsibilities. So I thought I’d slap together a quick post the fastest way I know, in pictures! Here it is, from Bobby Flay’s Grill It! cookbook.
The Book:
The Recipe:
What I Did:
I substituted flat-leaf parsley for cilantro and I lightly sauteed the onions and [...]

I decided that at least once I wanted to try one of those fancy and of course expensive tasting menus you can get at some upscale restaurants. It’s the kind of meal where the chef makes multiple small dishes of his choosing and you get surprised with every course. I recently had the opportunity to [...]

A server at one of my favourite diners posed this question a few week ago, “What’s the difference between a diner and a restaurant anyway?” Being a food fan, I figure this is a question I should know the answer to. Doing some online research unearthed some very interesting theories. Here are a few:

-a diner [...]

While you’ve got those chicken thighs on the bbq, may I also humbly suggest any combination of veggies on a skewer with a little salt, pepper and olive oil. The key to making it look good is a variety of colours, just looking at at it makes me drool. The key to getting it to [...]

So last night saw my first attempt to try one of the recipes supposedly posted on Twitter (I’m not on Twitter, so I can’t say for sure). I decided on the chicken, since it seemed so simple. The recipe goes like this: “Curry Chicken Thighs: 2T Indian curry paste, 2T v oil, 2t ginger, 2t [...]

I like to make s’mores in the microwave sometimes. Top a graham cracker with a spoonful of chocolate chips and a marshmallow and zap it for 30 seconds and voila. I know it doesn’t compare to the taste and smell of the campfire, but sometimes you just need sweet and chocolatey hit. I think the [...]