Rennies So, owner of So Kee Grocery, looks back on nearly 40 years of the business, which has been an indispensable source of hard-to-find items for St. John's kitchens.
Posted: Dec 16, 2020 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: December 16, 2020
Be inspired with some hard-to-find pantry items at Waterwest, which has items upstairs by its restaurant, as well as downstairs, in its butcher shop. (Submitted by Gabby Peyton)
Christmas is all about giving and eating, even in COVID times. So why not combine the two and give the gift of delicious to your fave foodie friend?
St. John s has an impressive number of specialty food shops for its population holes in the wall across the city where you can pick up Lebanese spice blends, Chinese chili oils or canned sardines from Spain.
In addition to the increase in immigration over the past few decades, which has stimulated a desire for international foodstuffs, a rise in interest for culinary travelling through one s own kitchen has made the hunt for more obscure ingredients bigger than ever. Let s also not forget the explosion of home cooking during a global pandemic; quarantine cooking is all the rage this year, whe