Roasted Tomato Bruschetta Crostini Toast...

Bruschetta or window bread is always welcome as a nice appy. I have found that as a simple item to assemble, nothing is tastier than some scrumptious roasted tomato bruschetta toasts. Cheap and cheerful way to use up some stale baguette and those ripening tomatoes. Start with some day old bread and cut into squares or rectangles. Old focaccia bread works great. Brush with some garlic infused virgin olive oil or herb garlic butter. Place in the toaster oven and crisp them for a bout 5 minutes. Set aside covered with a towel. Now in a bowl toss 2 cups sliced cubed pieces of...

Cuban Style Roasted Pork Shoulder

Cuban Style Roasted Pork Shoulder. My Cuban born chef friend I worked ewith in Seattle showed me this homestyle way to make this mouthwatering roasted pork shoulder. The bitter orange condiment may take a little effort to find, but will be … well worth it when you taste the results. Using a mortar may take some time but the results rather than being pressed will not bruise the garlic aand make it bitter. This rub and marinade simple to make and creates a great backyard pulled pork BBQ! You will need; One 8 pound leg or shoulder of pork 10 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon...

Double Delicious Shrimp Frittata

Double Delicious Shrimp Frittata I was at the top of my game and Restaurant Mogul K Chung hired me on to head his new restaurant called “Charade”! This was one of the most stunning contemporary dining rooms during the day and at night turn social bar. The table tops were all marble and the bar was made from mahogany, marble, jade and gold leaf. The flatware was custom embroidered and sided with fine porcelain bone china. A thousand gallon marine aquarium was surrounded by lush tropical landscape. Craftsmen came from all over to paint murals, lay decorative tile work,...

A Good Retro Burger

              Vancouver sure has a great amount of good  Retro Burger restaurants. The dinning_detective likes a good burger and this time at the found a great burger is still found at White Spot who continue to  serve a almost perfect banquet burger with crispy fries. From the toasted bun right down to the fresh pressed ground chuck patty the freshness comes through in great taste. The Legendary has pretty well remained the same for many years. My favourite was a Henning Burger, Carl Henning did the best banquet burger and fries. It so...

Hell-uva Halibut Taco

 I am always on the look out for good tasting food. Many chefs have taken their trade to the open roads and the dinning detective likes to find out a little history about the operator. Last trip to Long Beach near Tofino BC for some R&R  checking out the many inlets for sail bording and kayaking. Lots of nice low tide beach serving up lots of large surf wave action. The miles of beaches and tidal pools are a treasure trove of shells and ocean polished artifacts. After a full morning of activity and the old belly button was calling out for some fuel we found this oasis...