After receiving countless e-mails on the recipe for Michael Howell's sandwich, I was able to track down the recipe. I found it on a Nova Scotia Blog called Loopy Lair: Home of the Laughingwolf. Here's the address: http://laughing1wolf.blogspot.com/2010/09/canadas-best-grilled-cheese-recipe.html Award-winning Panini Toscano by Chef Michael Howell. Photo courtesy Dairy Farmers of Canada. Panini Toscano By Chef Michael Howell Ingredients: 1 fresh ciabatta bun, about 5“ (12cm) square 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon aioli 1 ripe fig cut into 4-5 slices 2 slices of Parma prosciutto thinly shaved 2 slices 1 oz (30g) each Canadian Havarti cheese, 1/8“ (2mm ) thick 1 oz (30g) fresh baby arugula ½ roasted red pepper, peeled & cut into ¾“ (2 cm) slices 1 tbsp (15 mL) balsamic vinaigrette Lemon Aioli Ingredients ¼ cup (60 mL) prepared olive oil mayonnaise Juice and zest from ½ a lemon 1 clove garlic Balsamic Vinaigrette Ingredients 1 tsp (5 ml) balsamic vinegar Pinch of ...

Chef Micheal Howell with his award winning Grilled Cheese Sandwich Has Seoul Eats become Nova Scotia Eats? I know it seems that way for now, but it's because I had such a great food experience there that I want to share it with you all. I'll start mixing in Seoul food as soon as I start eating again. Here are some pictures of my visit to the Fox Hill Cheese. Chef Michael Howell from the Tempest Restaurant was on hand serving up his world class cuisine made from local ingredients including his award winning grilled cheese sandwich. Foxhill Cheese House

Maple Bacon Chocolate Truffle No, I didn't stutter. At the Taste of Nova Scotia's Culinary World Summit, I went to the lobster dinner that they had for delegates and for the good people of Halifax. Following the Lobster Dinner was the Chocolate Salon which was a history of chocolate starting from the discovery in South America. I'll go more into this in a future post, but on the truffle tray was a Maple Bacon Chocolate Truffle- I don't know if you can go more decadent than this. The chocolate had a warm maple taste with a hint of saltiness and the perplexing wowness of bacon grease. It was definitely droolworthy.