Editor-in-Chief Gayle Hurmuses: Who's Who at Canadian Foodies

Gayle Hurmuses can remember food she tasted when she was 5 years old.

A supertaster with a lifelong passion for food, Gayle's training was at the elbow of her Grandfather and at the Broadcast School of the Galloping Gourmet. She made her first pie at 8 years old and was baking bread solo by 10. By 13 she was the occasional crew cook for a staff of 80, making platters of fried salmon for fish plant crews on overtime.

Raised in the middle of an ongoing party for 100, she regularly helped to cater the parties of her parents, seafood exporters with an active social/business networking life and large extended family. With prominent local chefs regularly guesting at family parties, Gayle grew up in an environment where food was celebrated and presented at a high level.

Growing up in the food industry, it was natural that she would also spend 10 years of her young adulthood working in restaurants, serving at different times as: Hostess, busperson, barback, waiter, bartender and cook. One of her objectives is that a collection of restaurant reviews should serve as instructional materials for service industry staff, as well as alert diners to greatness.

Gayle has written and illustrated a cookbook, Easy Date Oven, that will be published by CanadianFoodies in early 2012.

Postings by Gayle Hurmuses

Hollywood Foods/More than pasta 2011-12-21 22:47:54

by Gayle Hurmuses. Gigi and I arrived at More Than Just Pasta to pick up our ‘gift certificate’ to get our review samples. We’d written ahead, asking to do it this way to obtain some anonymity and help ensure the [more...]

Turkey at 400º with Hurmuses Family Wild Rice Stuffing 2011-12-19 12:41:02

by Gayle Hurmuses. This method for cooking turkey at 400ºF was a big hit with my family, who have always been late to start the actual dinner preparations... we typically had Christmas dinner at 7pm - 8pm [more...]

Coconut Cream Pie with Macaroon Crust 2011-12-18 09:47:54

by Gayle Hurmuses. Being somewhat sensitive to grains, I've developed an interest in creating recipes that keep grains out of the equation. This is one idea I've meant to try for some time now and finally have [more...]

Stuffed Portobellos with Mushroom Gravy 2011-12-16 16:43:17

by Gayle Hurmuses. Basically, this is a custard, there are no set amounts given for this recipe... use your senses/taste. If you end up with enough mushroom saute that you need to use more than 1/2 cup of cream [more...]

Pierogis 2011-12-12 15:12:59

by Gayle Hurmuses. There are many recipes for pierogi dough, often using oil and egg, but my favourite is the simplest of all, merely sour cream and flour. Empty a container of sour cream into a bowl, [more...]

Tapenade - Yet another awesome hostess gift 2011-12-12 09:12:59

by Gayle Hurmuses. Making tapenade the first time occurred as a bit of a happy accident. I had been working in the area of St Lawrence Market and got in the habit [more...]

It's all good news here folks 2011-12-08 09:37:55

by Gayle Hurmuses. A quick explanation of why you read mostly good reviews here [more...]

Duchy Originals - Shortbread Cookies 2011-12-07 10:16:12

by Gayle Hurmuses. A short review of organic all-butter Highland Shortbread [more...]

Ginger Pear Chutney 2011-12-06 10:16:12

Gayle Hurmuses shares an easy to make chutney recipe that makes a great - and impressive - hostess gift [more...]

Homemade Tomato Ketchup 2011-12-03 10:24:12

by Gayle Hurmuses. If you like to preserve things to give your friends, you will seldom run into anyone who says: Another one? I have a cupboard full of ketchup I havent used yet! [more...]

Surrounded by chocolate 2011-12-01 09:10:34

Gayle Hurmuses reviews a selection of brands of dark, healthy (and often raw) chocolate from the fall 2011 tradeshows [more...]

Yummy, satisfying, delicious breads 2011-11-25 08:15:00

Gayle and Gigi assess the collection of new breads from the Grocery Innovation show and Table Talk (Quebec food showcase) [more...]

It's hard not to think of The Bay 2011-11-20 01:13:27

Gayle Hurmuses takes a nostalgic look at the state of cafeteria lunches in department stores [more...]

A Foodie in Health Foodland 2011-11-15 00:17:11

What happens when a dyed-in-the-wool foodies enters the world of the Canadian Health Food Association food expo. By Gayle Hurmuses. [more...]