Gisela McKay: Who's Who at Canadian Foodies

Contributor: Gisela McKay

Gisela is both a born entrepreneur and a born foodie. Growing up in a restaurant with all the supplies and tools at your disposal will do that.

Gisela is President and Chief Mastermind of pixcode - the company that created CanadianFoodies.ca, the CanadaEventsCalendar and NaturalHealthcare.ca (among other projects). In addition to overseeing the technical development and maintenance of this site, expect her to pop in as a guest columnist sharing new finds in restaurants, food products, and preparation tips.

My personal rating system

In case you are wondering just how my internal rating system works, here's a peek into the inner workings of dining with me

Apparently, from here down I make something known as the Unsatisfactory Dinner face.

I hadn't known what that face looked like (being the maker not the viewer) until we went to the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa and encountered a Inuit sculpture of a man with a spear and looking down at a fish (or was it a seal?). My sister spotted him and exclaimed: "OMG! There's the Unsatisfactory Dinner face!" Her husband concurred, so now I guess I know.

I do know that an astute wait-person will immediately come to the table and attempt to rectify the meal, so clearly it is disruptive even though silent.

From here down, things absolutely get sent back to the kitchen

Postings by Gisela McKay

Boutari Wine-pairing event at Estiatorios Volos 2012-03-29 19:12:49

by Gigi. Five Greek wines from a renowned family winery (Monday, March 26, 2012) [more...]

In the News - Vineyard records link early grape ripening to climate change 2012-03-17 12:13:36

Climate change: In some wine growing regions such as southern Australia, grape maturation dates have advanced about eight days per decade [more...]

In the News - Champagne gases different out of a flute versus coupe 2012-03-10 10:04:17

There tends to be a much higher concentration of gaseous carbon dioxide above a champagne flute than a coupe, which partly accounts for the very different drinking experiences from the two glasses [more...]

In the News - Do menu 'sweet spots' really exist? 2012-02-13 11:53:28

New study finds no evidence of menu sweet spots, where diners look longest -- but they did find sour spots [more...]

TIL: Brown Bag Microwave Popcorn - Bad Idea 2011-12-19 19:12:49

by Gigi. From the "We Do This So You Don't Have To" file: popping popcorn in a plain brown bag in your microwave. [more...]

Round four of the Discovered Culinary Competition 2011-12-13 08:55:17

The fourth round of this competition leading up to the finals in March 2012. [more...]

CRFA Presents the DISCOVERED Culinary Competition 2011-12-06 15:55:17

The third round of this competition leading up to the finals in March 2012. [more...]

Peppermaster gourmet pepper sauces 2011-12-04 11:19:58

Gigi shares her sampler box of the Canadian-made gourmet pepper sauces - well, not literally, you don't have to grab that glass of milk yet [more...]

In the News - The secret of the best foie gras 2011-12-01 10:44:47

Heavier livers generally lose more fat when they are cooking (the sign of a bad foie gras), but this fact doesn't explain all of the differences in quality from one fatty liver [more...]