Participants in our culinary programs are provided a wealth of information about the cuisines, cooking techniques and tools used in each working session. Most of this information can only be gathered if you join one of our workshops, but some of it is just too much fun not to pass along to every one. Some of the subject matter here is pure kitchen science; some just interesting stuff to know if you're going to move around your kitchen with a little more grace. Come on back each month and we'll have new items posted for you.

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Get To Know Your Chiles and Life Gets Spicy!
When we "visit" the Southwest USA in our Feast Vancouver cooking workshops students get a detailed primer on the nature of the chile pepper. Of course the first reaction is often panic as we dive into the spicy vegetables...
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What is a Rockwell Rating and How Important is it When You Buy a Knife?
One of the most common questions we get from culinary enthusiasts concerns the purchase of "good" kitchen knives. The answers of course come in both short and long versions depending on how much time we have with you...
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