Food

Food and drink from SinisterVibe, featuring restaurants, recipes, unusual eats, coffee, cocktails and memorable meals from Toronto and our travels.

Priest and Peppers

Small green pepper seedlings growing in a terra cotta pot on a windowsill with a cityscape in the background.

Yes, pepper plants. Some have the potential to hurt you very badly. Otherwise it wouldn’t…

Robo matcha in the hood

Robotic arm preparing matcha beverages at a cafe, surrounded by cups and coffee equipment.

I went to Muji looking for a small mixing bowl and stumbled across this going…

Pizza contest

Two pizzas sit on wooden boards: one topped with cheese and spinach, the other with tomato, cheese, and pepperoni.

So, I foolishly challenged an Italian woman from Sardinia to a pizza making contest. Rules…

Making ginger beer

A ginger root sits on a cutting board beside bottles of water, sugar, and fermented ginger in a kitchen setting.

UPDATE: After quite a few batches, some great and some not so great, I think…

Pierogi heaven

Golden-brown pierogi sautéing in a frying pan on a stovetop, with a spatula lifting one up.

The onion reduction takes these sauerkraut and wild mushroom perogies to the next level

I Love Licorice!

A bag of Fazer Skolekridt candy with several white, chalk-like pieces on a dark surface.

“Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice” – Jerry…

Slàinte Mhath! (Cheers)

A whiskey bottle and a glass with a tartan band, featuring a tiger emblem, are displayed on a wooden surface.

Ok.  I begrudgery must do some travel research and prep for an upcoming distillery tour…

Steady hand for espresso

A close-up of a metal portafilter held above a black espresso machine basket on a countertop.

Another functional 3d print to ensure my expresso shots are the best they can be.…

Nuts!

A hand holds a purple container filled with peanuts over a blue bowl with discarded peanut shells on a dark countertop.

Moving forward with more functional 3D printing. In this example, a pistachio bowl. I’m using…

No more manual spro!

A stainless steel Rancilio espresso machine with a coffee grinder and tamper on a dark granite countertop.

My days of hand grinding beans and hand pulling espresso shots are over for the…

That’s not wasabi!

Fresh wasabi roots are displayed in a wooden bowl filled with water, accompanied by price tags and a small product card.

Real wasabi, also known as true or authentic wasabi, is a condiment made from the…

My Dream Coffee Roaster

Metal apparatus with glass tubes containing coffee beans and a pressure gauge, set against a neutral background.

An accidental find in Paris. Pick your own green beans and roast them while you…