What's happening on the local food scene for Peterborough and the Kawartha's

Because of the diverse nature of the many different restaurants and chefs Brian Henry has worked under he is highly proficient at a wide range of cuisines.

Brian’s cooking is seasonal, inventive and smart, but in no way unapproachable or fussy. When he is coaxed out of the kitchen and starts talking about food, his passion and knowledge are instantly recognizable.

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Upcoming Events

Friendly Fires 2013 BBQ Class Schedule Petrborough

Below you will find the schedule for our BBQ classes in 2013. We are very excited to be welcoming two new headliners this year – Chef John from Bohemian BBQ and Master Butcher George from Primal Cuts. Returning by popular demand is Chef Brian Henry.

Once again, the majority of our BBQ classes take place on Saturday morning at our Peterborough store location – and usually rain or shine so come dressed for the weather (tents are erected in the case of rain).

Saturday May 25th – 10am

John from Bohemian BBQ – John is an grill master who specializes in southern BBQ as well as that of countries like Peru, Argentina and Portugal. Today John will be demonstrating the unique flavours of Portuguese Piri Piri with chicken. John promises you’ve never tasted chicken like this. [warning - you may experience withdrawal symptoms the next day] (cost is $15 per person)

Saturday June 1st – 10am

Chef Brian Henry will be taking our taste buds on an adventure to Korea with BBQ techniques and flavours found only on the Korean peninsula. (cost is $15 per person)

Saturday June 8th – 10am

Master Butcher George from Primal Cuts in Peterborough will be exploring the world of beef, more precisely lesser known cuts of steak. We are betting you may never buy a striploin again! Primal Cuts is known for using ethically raised local animals and being the only shop in town that dry ages beef up to 90 days! (cost is $15 per person)

Thursday June 13th – 4pm

Friendly Fires’ own Hayley Doyle and Valerie Adams will be hosting an afternoon of fun and food where women can feel free to discuss all things BBQ. Experience is not necessary. Come for the experience, come for the food, come for the techniques but leave happy, full and eager to get home to turn on your own BBQ! (cost is $30 per person and class is approx 2-3 hours long)

Saturday June 22nd – 11am

With Friendly Fires 2nd Annual BBQ Competition only one month away we thought we’d fire up the grills to have our own mini “Rib cookoff”. Come taste the difference that technique, fuel and flavouring can make to a “simple” rack of ribs.

Saturday July 6th – 10am

Chef Brian Henry is back and this time he is taking our taste buds on a trip to Australia. From the country that brought you “Shrimp on the Barbie” come see what else Australia has added to the world of BBQ through the talents of Chef Brian Henry. (cost is $15 per person)

Tuesday July 9th – 4pm

Saturday July 13th – 10am

For his final class Chef Brian Henry will be taking our taste buds down to the docks to see what the local fishing boats have brought in today. Seafood or maybe more precisely local “lakefood”. Taste how good it can be right here in the Kawarthas!

Saturday July 20th – 10am

To sign up for any of our classes, please call our Peterborough location (705-741-1900) or drop in (981 Highway 7 East, Peterborough). Due to the popularity of these classes and the need to know numbers for estimating food, please note that prepayment is required to hold your spot.

Friendly Fires 2nd Annual Kawartha BBQ Competition

2013 – Rib Challenge

Think you can cook some kick-butt St. Louis style ribs? Now’s your chance to prove it. We’re offering a one day “Rib Competition” with the winner taking home a brand new Saffire Kamado Smoker valued at $1,100 !!

First Prize For Best Ribs!

Here’s the details – we are offering a spot for up to 20 teams to cook St. Louis style ribs on their Smoker/BBQ at our Peterborough location on Saturday July 27th. You can begin cooking whenever, but judging will be done by a 3-5 person judging team at 3pm with the winning team getting a Safffire Kamado smoker as pictured to the left.To sign up your team contact Friendly Fires. Entry fee of $50 must be paid to register.

If you are a BBQ’er this is a great opportunity to come out, have some fun for the day, talk with other cooks and share recipes and ideas. If you are not a great BBQ’er here’s your chance to wander our parking lot picking the brains of the areas best backyard chefs!

Enjoy BBQ? Have a few friends that do too? Why not challenge them to enter and compete to decide which of you truly is the best chef?

2013 BBQ Class Schedule

2nd Annual Kawartha BBQ Competition

Love Your Lentils Canada competition launches today

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Canadian Chef Michael Smith challenges Home Chefs and Food Bloggers to get creative with lentils

Vote for your favourites, Canada

Saskatoon, SK, May 2, 2013 – Canadian Lentils in partnership with Chef Michael Smith announced today the Love Your Lentils Canada competition, which challenges home chefs and food bloggers to develop and adapt recipes that could become a new favourite for family mealtime. All Canadians are invited to test them out and vote for their favourites.

“I love lentils and I’m thrilled that we grow the best in the world right here in Canada!” said Chef Michael Smith, who will be judging the finalists. “I can’t wait to taste what Canada’s home chefs and food bloggers come up with!”

The competition will be split into two divisions: Food Bloggers and Home Chefs.

Home chefs will be asked to take one of Chef Michael Smith’s existing lentil recipes and add their own twist to it, while bloggers will be asked to submit completely unique lentil recipes. Visit www.loveyourlentils.ca to submit adapted (Home Chefs) or original (Bloggers) lentil recipes. Then, invite family, friends, fans, and followers to cast a ballot for your recipe – there is a chance they could win, too!

Love Your Lentils Canada challenge details:

The top ten (10) recipes in each segment as voted on by the general public will then be reviewed by Chef Michael and his team, who will select the top three (3) recipes in each category.
The winning Blogger and Home Chef will be flown to Saskatchewan and hosted at the Delta Bessborough where they will spend a day with Chef Michael Smith touring the city and taking in some lentil highlights. Joining them will also be one (1) randomly selected voter from the campaign.
The six (6) finalists with their recipe and pictures will be featured and promoted on www.loveyourlentils.ca and www.lentils.ca. The top three winners will also be featured on Chef Michael’s website, http://chefmichaelsmith.com.

Check out www.loveyourlentils.ca for all the details.

JOIN THE TWITTER PARTY:

Tweet with @chefmichaelsmth and @cdnlentils at the #lovelentils Twitter party on Tuesday, May 14^th at 8 p.m. EDT.

Canadian Lentils is an Official Mark of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, a farmers’ organization that works to advance the lentil industry in Saskatchewan, the heart of the lentil growing region in Canada. For more in formation about Canadian Lentils and to see more great ways to cook with lentils, visit us at www.lentils.ca. Click here to like us on Facebook.

For more information about the Love Your Lentils Canada campaign, recipes or to book an interview, please contact:

Saskia Brussaard, Crave Public Relations

saskia@cravepr.com / 416-850-3519 / @cravepr

*If you’d prefer not to receive press releases about lentils or your interests have changed, just email me so I can update our contact information for you: saskia@cravepr.com

Friendly Fires 2013 BBQ Class Schedule – Kingston Location

Below you will find the schedule for our BBQ classes in 2013 at our Kingston Location. We are very excited to be welcoming new headliners this year – Chef Stev George from Olivea, Chef Jamie Hodges from Epicurious Catering and Chef Dale Jones from Kingston’s newest restaurant Dianne’s Fish Bar (Openning June 2013).

Once again, our BBQ classes take place on Saturday morning at our Kingston store location at 10am – and usually rain or shine so come dressed for the weather (tents are erected in the case of rain).

Saturday June 1st – 10am

Charcoal Kamado 101 with Rodney and Curtis from Friendly Fires. The traditional oriental charcoal fired “Earthen vessel” are becoming all the rage in BBQing circles. Sign up for this class today and learn what all that you need to know about these grills. These samples are to die for. (cost $10 per person)

Saturday June 8th – 10am

Gas Grilling 101 with Curtis from Friendly Fires. Have you been grilling for years or are you new at Gas Grilling. Curtis will have tips for the new griller and the seasoned amateur. Tips on how to get great results from your gas grill. (cost $10 per person)

Saturday June 15th – 10am

Grilling Under a Brick - Chef Stev George owner of Olivea Kingston’s premiere Italian Restaurant will be taking our taste buds on an adventure. This is how they do their worls famous “Chicken al Mattone”. He will give you a reason to grill under a brick. You may recognize him from Television, he is featured on CKWS’s Live@5 broadcast every Wednesday. (cost is $15 per person)

Saturday June 22nd – 10am

Grilling the Perfect Pizza featuring the founder of The Rustic Oven in Westport. Curtis will take your taste buds on an adventure that will make you think of side walk restaurant in Rome or Venice. If you like Pizza you must not miss this class. (cost is $10 per person)

Saturday July 6th – 10am

Grilling Great Local Steak with sides/sauces salsa verde, chimichurri, horseradish cream featuring Chef Jamie Hodges from Epicurious Catering, Kingston Premiere Catering Company. We will speak about our local food system and where to find local organic meats. This is a class that you must not miss. (cost is $15 per person)

Saturday July 13th – 10am

Grilling Fish to Perfection. We are very excited to have Chef Dale Jones from Kingston’s Newest restaurant Dianne’s Fish Bar (opening June 2013). If you have ever struggled to get grill fish on a traditional BBQ you must be in attendance for this class.(cost is $15 per person)

To sign up for any of our classes, please call our Kingston location (613-544-5575) or drop in (271 Dalton Avenue, Kingston). Due to the popularity of these classes and the need to know numbers for estimating food, please note that prepayment is required to hold your spot.

Friendly Fires 1st Annual Kingston BBQ Competition

2013 – Rib Challenge

First Prize For Best Ribs!

Here’s the details – we are offering a spot for up to 20 teams to cook St. Louis style ribs on their Smoker/BBQ at our Kingston location on Saturday July 20th. You can begin cooking whenever, but judging will be done by a 3-5 person judging team at 3pm with the winning team getting a Safffire Kamado smoker as pictured to the left.To sign up your team contact Friendly Fires. Entry fee of $50 must be paid to register.

We are very excited to announce that Gilmour’s on 38 will be our official sponsor of the ribs this year. If you haven’t been by their new location in Harrowsmith - drop by you will find something to satisfy your taste buds.

Enjoy BBQ? Have a few friends that do too? Why not challenge them to enter and compete to decide which of you truly is the best chef?

2013 BBQ Class Schedule

1st Annual Kingston BBQ Competition

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