by The Culinary Exchange | May 14, 2015
We’ve all heard it a million times: eat in-season! It’s healthy and good for the environment! But is that really true? Are there actually serious benefits to eating with the seasons, and does it have a noticeable impact on the environment? As it turns out,...
by The Culinary Exchange | May 13, 2015
Bok choy is one of those vegetables that sounds really exotic, like something you’d pick up in the Asian foods aisle of a higher-end grocery store. But truth be told, bok choy is just a fancy name for cabbage from China. Grown mostly in China (although...
by The Culinary Exchange | May 12, 2015
If I had to choose one thing that I loved about summer, it wouldn’t be the outdoor activities or beach weather (although I do love those things), it would be the variety of food festivals that inevitably pop up when it gets warm outside. A food festival is just...
by The Culinary Exchange | May 7, 2015
Imagine a bar completely devoid of bottles, instead stacked high with little powdered filled pouches – each one featuring a different type of liquor or drink. A vodka pouch, a rum pouch, even a margarita pouch can transform from a basic white powder into a...
by The Culinary Exchange | May 6, 2015
Mmm, sweet potatoes. Even though most people in the Western world associate sweet potatoes with the Fall (their season runs from about November til around March), I like to cook with sweet potatoes year round because they keep well and are never difficult to find in...