I’ve written positively before about the Christmas buffet offered at the Sutton Place Hotel (10235 101 Street), so count me as surprised when a recent visit to their twice-weekly Chocoholics Buffet turned out to be a less-than-stellar experience. Janice wanted to check out the dessert event as part of her birthday night out, and May, [...]

While my Mum was busy carving and plating a Greens, Eggs and Ham duck she had roasted, I started on a quick dessert I had caught on a segment of Martha Stewart Living for Individual Chocolate Cakes. A run to the supermarket gave me all of the ingredients I would need, and though I probably [...]

Annie graciously hosted a chocolate fondue party on Sunday night, something she has been wanting to do for some time. While Janice and Annie cut up fruit we had purchased that afternoon, I got to work on preparing the chocolate base in a double boiler. Using Rachael Ray’s recipe as a guide, I melted together [...]