It's hot in the kitchen
There are some really hot things happening the kitchens of New Brunswick.
First off, many chefs from outside NB have come to our fair province and are doing great things. These chefs include Fred Decker at The Mariner's Table in Chance Harbour, Ray Henry at BrewBakers and The Back Nine in Fredericton, Thomas Gimblett at Racines Fredericton, Johnny Lo at Mandarin Palace in Fredericton, Johnny Lee at Asia Beef Noodles in Fredericton, Holger Mammen at The Happy Baker in Fredericton, Axel Begner at Opera Bistro in Saint John, Sephane Tesson at Auberge Les Jardins in Edmundston, Chris Aerni at The Rossmount Inn in St. Andrews and Rizwan Ul-Haq at Chez Riz in Fredericton. There are also many others in communities such as Moncton, Doaktown, Campbellton and Caraquet.
These chefs are bringing new and delcious ideas to diners as well as using New Brunswick ingredients to make fantastic creations. They are really knowledgable people with a passion for the kitchen that quickly becomes evident when you see them in action. These masters of the kitchen are also making both the food and the experience wonderful. Just visit any of these restauarants to find out for yourself.
These newcomers to NB are also telling others about the great province we have and encouraging friends and colleagues to come to New Brunswick.
Secondly, really cool restaurants cottinue to open up in NB. Recent additions include Promodori in Rothesay. This fast food restaurant sells authentic brick oven cooked Italian food. There is also Bulgolgi in Fredericton which offers Korean and Japanese food in a fast food restaurant style environment. There is also Boulangerie Grains de Folie in Caraquet which has authentic French cuisine focus and Croissant Soliel Cafe in Moncton which also has French cuisine focus.
Thirdly, I am really amazed at the interest children are showing in cooking today. I've discovered that many kids are really getting eager about being in the kitchen. For example, my daughter recently made a great strawberry shortcake and is a huge fan of The Food Network.
Great things are happening in the kitchens of New Brunwick and the future looks promising.
Mark Taylor is a food writer and publisher of www.DiningPick.com
