City Style and Living - Winter 2007/2008 - (Page 17)

City Stle & Living Food FUSION INGREDIENT WHAT A What: Maldon Salt Origin: Essex, England History: Harvested from the Blackwater River since 1086, Maldon Salt comes from evaporating sea water in large stainless steel saltpans. Trivia: Maldon Sea Salt is only produced by The Maldon Crystal Salt Company. Taste: Smoother and milder in flavour than table salt with a concentrated almost sour taste Appearance: Flaky white flat crystals Did you know? Salt is a symbol of friendship and trust Use in the Kitchen: Perfect for fish. Sweet and savoury dishes benefit from this salt. It is simply divine sprinkled over fresh vine ripened tomatoes Available in Calgary at: The Cookbook Company Cooks, Sunterra Market and Mercato FLAKE! Kai, is the Maori word for food, and there is plenty of it at the Kawhia Traditional Maori Kai Festival. Traditional fare such as kumara (sweet potato), paua (abalone) fritters, and kaimoana (seafood) are served alongside modern food like watermelon filled with ice cream. The seasons are reversed, so the February 2nd event occurs during New Zealand’s summer. In 2007, 10 000 visitors came to enjoy not only the kai, but musical bands, crafts, Waka parade, exhibitions and the harbor. A boat takes visitors out to sea explaining local history. Kawhia Traditional Maori Food Festival, Omimiti Park, Kawhia, New Zealand; February 2, 2008 www.newzealand.com MIDDLE EARTH A Feast in CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: COURTESY : QUALIFIRST; NEW ZEALAND TOURISM; RANDOM HOUSE/ RIZZOLI No, it’s not the latest workout craze. It’s the latest food trend. Flexitarians eat a vegetarian diet most of the time, but will supplement with meat, poultry, eggs and fish on occasion. Popularized by growing health concerns and research linking diets high in fibre and low in saturated fat to better health, flexitarianism is expected to grow in the coming years. As it is not a drastic, cold-turkey approach, adherents find it easy to follow. With an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, nuts, seed and moderate amounts of meat, it is a diet that resembles many traditional ways of eating throughout the world. Flex your diet TREND FACT: Did you know that there are approximately 14 commodities which are Transfair Canada certified: coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa (chocolate and other cocoa products), bananas and mangoes, rice, quinoa, spices, roses, soccer and volley balls, wine, and cotton. Did you ever wonder what your favourite sultry Jazz artist ate, or what the royal family of Russia enjoyed for dessert? Gail Monaghan provides the answers in Lost Desserts, a charming and beautifully photographed coffee table book. Seventy recipes fill this Rizzoli/ Random House book. LITTLE KNOWN ANECDOTES about the famous restaurants that served these desserts, and the even more famous guests that ate them abound. Whether inciting trouble at your next party, by claiming you know the secret to James Beard’s Venetian fruitcake, your guests will surely enjoy tasting the bygone desserts by the most infamous chefs, movie stars, and hotels in the world. LOST and FOUND Canadian Price: $57.00, Rizzoli Books, Random House. Available at amazon.ca citystyleandliving.com | WINTER 2007/2008 | 17 http://www.newzealand.com http://amazon.ca http://citystyleandliving.com

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City Style and Living - Winter 2007/2008 Contents Editor’s Note Website Behind the Cover Contributors The District Calgary’s Holiday Storefront Windows: Through the Looking Glass Need it Want it Fusion Culinary Adventure Champagne 101: Tiny Bubbles Covet Prêt-à-porter Fashion Adventure Resort Wear Enchanted Evening Passport 24 Hours in Paris Anatomy of... Costa Rica: In Search of the Resplendent Quetzal Final Thought

City Style and Living - Winter 2007/2008

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