buckwheat noodles

• An Oldie but a Goodie

Other items aren't rare -- at least they do turn up on other menus -- but sometimes prove to be as elusive as if they weren't listed. I'd been looking forward to fresh oysters on the half shell, but, alas, they weren't available that night. Still, we did well with tuna gomo ae, a seductive combination of chunks of tuna, avocado and spinach in a light sesame dressing ($6.95); less well with the mundane tuna salad, in which relatively small amounts of tuna and grapefruit were hidden in a heap of greens ($7.95). On the other hand, gyu tatki -- seared beef with sesame sauce -- was tender and delicious ($6.95). It's a kid-friendly kind of place (there were several on my visits), and if your children don't eat fish, either raw or cooked, they should love the addictive potato croquettes -- pan...

... night's yakiudon -- thick, wheat-based noodles, stir fried with slices of pork and vegetables -- ... night's similarly prepared yakisoba buckwheat noodles was a total failure. The thin, chewy noodl...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 21, 2009

• Charming in Charleswood

Among the other dishes I didn't get to, but wish I could have, are the volcano of fresh fruits and tuna in a mango chili dressing ($9.95), the baked scallop on the half shell ($6.95) and the grilled squid with spicy sauce ($9.95). Also, possibly most of all, the multi-course lobster dinner for two, available on one day's notice: $69.95 based on a one-pound lobster -- which doesn't seem enough for even one person, much less two -- or $89.95 for a two-pounder. At noon there are, as well, assorted combination lunches ($14.94), bento boxes ($11.95) and donburi rice bowls ($9.95 to 16.95). The fish that are on the menu are beautifully presented on lovely dishes and, fortunately, they taste as good as they look. Simple nigiri sushi generously topped by iridescent slices of fish cost mostly fr...

...Yakisoba buckwheat noodles, stir-fried with slivers of pork and veget...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• September 04, 2009

• Cabbage or Otherwise, You Can't Beet Borscht

Nancy Campbell is a former Winnipegger now living in Texas and had asked for the recipe for Alycia's borscht that had been published in the Free Press in the past. Thanks to everyone who sent in a copy: Sylvia Ladan, Betty Somers, Florence Bouchard, Wanda Lismer, Carol Schmidt, Judy Neirinck, Patti Fless, Sharon Bower, Mary Bobinski of Inwood, Helen Hamende of Beausejour, Dean Britton of Lorette, Linda Snider of Glenboro, and Pamela Smith of Dugald. In last week's column, Norma Asmundson had asked if anyone could help her out with a Winnipeg source for oil of cinnamon and oil of cloves to use in an old recipe she has for 13-day pickles. Thanks to Peggy Smith, who suggested asking at a pharmacy. Peggy had needed oil of dill weed and oil of cinnamon for a recipe, and the pharmacy she aske...

... asks if anyone may have a recipe for buckwheat noodles she can use in soup, and a recipe for a bu...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• October 09, 2009

• Can't Stand the Holiday Heat?

If you're preparing a Hanukkah dinner, Bernstein's stocks many traditional starters and sides that will help cut your time in the kitchen. The classic Jewish dinner starts with chicken soup, a fragrant broth with either noodles or matzoh balls (750 ml from $5.99 to $6.99) and goes on to such appetizers as the oniony chopped liver, or the fresh salmon spread, and then -- yes, always -- to moist gefilte fish patties as well (most $1.19 to $2.99 per 100 grams). This is also the place for the fabled, slightly sweet bat mizvah herring (the herring for people who think they don't like herring), the truly rare and delicious pickled tongue, as well as one of the city's best cole slaws in a tangy-sweet oil and vinegar dressing. I didn't miss much else, though -- certainly not the elegant and loc...

... and beef brisket, and to go with them, buckwheat kasha with seashell pasta. marion.warhaft@freepres...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• September 01, 2009