Kitchen Hacks

Beginner's guide to infusing spirits with fruits and herbs

Work your summer bounty even harder this year

Eat North Variety Pack: Episode 20 airs Thursday Aug. 27

Here's what happening on our Facebook Live show this week

Chef Israel Alvarez keeps ancient tortilla traditions alive in Victoria with MaiiZ

Chef Alvarez is using organic B.C. corn to produce high quality nixtamal tortilla

Cooking is fundamental: Pickling vs. brining

A salty solution for many ingredients

Cooking is fundamental: What is mirepoix?

An important foundation for many dishes

Cooking is fundamental: The importance of resting meat

A little R&R can go a long way before you eat your meat

Cooking is fundamental: Appreciate your pasta water

Preserving your pasta water can help take your sauce game to the next level

Cooking is fundamental: When, why and how to deglaze

Put down the scrub brush and save those burnt bits; it's time to deglaze

Cooking is fundamental: Mise en place is not just for chefs

Set up for success in the kitchen

Cooking is fundamental: The difference between boiling and simmering

Let's get into some hot water

Cooking is fundamental: Discovering the golden raspberry

Could this be the holy grail of raspberries?

Cooking is fundamental: Mincing, dicing, and other terms for cutting

However you want to slice it, this is, well, how you slice it.

Cooking is fundamental: How to create a proper emulsion

Making an emulsion can be a smooth process

Eat North Variety Pack: Episode 18 airs August 6

Here's what to expect on this week's Variety Pack

What the hell are radish pods?

A unique vegetable that's fun to play with in the kitchen