Flavourful Saskatoon, February 12, 2018

Seedy Saturday/ Sunday 
Seedy Saturday/Sunday events are always a welcome reminder that spring is on the way. There are two events in Saskatoon this year on Mar. 10 and 18, but be sure to check out the other events around the province.

Pierogi Making with Chef Jenni, Mar. 6 
Try your hand at pierogi making on Mar. 6 with Chef Jenni at The Local Kitchen.

Middle Eastern Pizza 
A visit to Rotterdam’s Markthal was one of my main reasons for visiting Rotterdam. The architecture is interesting, but the market itself is, unfortunately, disappointing. It’s all tourist fixings and quick lunch stands – not a vegetable in sight.

I had lunch at a Lebanese restaurant (it had seating unlike most of the others!) and enjoyed the manakish, which the servers described as Middle Eastern pizza.

Food Docs 
“What the current glut of food documentaries and series proves, in its own backward way, is that the conversation has shifted from celebrity chefdom and heavy-handed moralizing toward a more complex look at the political and socioeconomic issues that plague our global food systems.” 

And, from Food Tank, a list of 18 food and farming films that inspire change.

American-Grown Saffron
“Although there’s a history of saffron-growing in the U.S.—the Pennsylvania Dutch have grown it since the 17th century— the practice is not as widespread in this country as it once was. To bring it back, Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Vermont, decided to launch an experimental saffron project. Originally from Iran, Ghalehgolabbehbahani worked in the saffron industry in his home country, and thought saffron could do well in Vermont, given the similarity of its climate to Iran.”

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