It’s a happy problem, but a conundrum nonetheless—you planted a few tomato plants and they really took off.…
Late Summer Conundrum: What Do I Do With All This Produce?
It’s a happy problem, but a conundrum nonetheless—you planted a few tomato plants and they really took off. Now your garden and kitchen are overrun with ripe summer fruits and vegetables like zucchini, tomatoes, corn, watermelon, peaches, and blackberries. What do you do when the produce is piling up and the clock is ticking? Share…
Modern Glass Meets Contemporary Art
Inspired by the way light plays on glass, the Café Modern Glass Collection of appliances lets you create a kitchen that’s a total reflection of you. The Platinum Glass surface can also become a canvas to express yourself. Café worked with contemporary artist Allie Jensen to add even more beauty to our Modern Glass refrigerator…
Professional Tips for Cleaning and Organizing your Refrigerator
Your refrigerator is perhaps the most important appliance in your kitchen, protecting your meat, cheese, produce, and other perishable items from spoiling. A clean and organized refrigerator not only looks good, but it also provides optimal food storage. Follow our simple steps to ensure your refrigerator is always functioning its best. Prepping your Refrigerator for…
How to Pick the Perfect Backsplash
A backsplash serves several roles in a kitchen. On a practical level, a backsplash helps protect the wall behind the range and sink from spills and stains. When it comes to your kitchen’s décor, a backsplash reflects your personal style and helps unite other elements such as appliances and cabinets. There are countless options for…
Plan a Perfect Parisian Picnic
You may not be able to sit in the grass in the Champs De Mars near the Eiffel Tower to enjoy your lunch, but that shouldn’t stop you from packing up some delicious French-style foods and picnicking near your favourite lake or in the park. The key is to choose a shady spot, put together…
The Latest Kitchen Trend: Mixing Metals
Gone are the days of matchy-matchy kitchen metals. Yes, it’s ok to mix metals in the kitchen—especially with hardware, lighting, fixtures, and appliances. Rules? There aren’t any hard and fast rules, but a few design suggestions will ensure you achieve balance and keep it from looking unintentional. Before you grab those brass candlesticks and that…
Mixing Up Design Trends in the Home
Nobody wants a cookie cutter house. We want homes that reflect where we’ve been and what we value. We want spaces that work for us—beautiful work spaces, welcoming living areas to lounge after a long day, and dining rooms and kitchens that make our lives easier and expand for elegant entertaining. With her eclectic, modern…
Colourful Foods to Brighten Your Winter Table
Outside may be blanketed with winter white but foods of fall and winter come in many beautiful hues. Including a wide variety of colours of food on the table is the best way to include as many vitamins and minerals into the meal, and on your plate. It’s also a simple way to create a…
Unexpected Color Palettes for the Kitchen
Designers everywhere are passing on traditional all-white for peachy pinks, light corals, grey blues and deep greens, among others. Inspired by their daring palettes, we’re digging into why most of us opt for bright white kitchens and why we could (and should) reconsider. Plus, we’ll take a look inside one of our favourite colourful kitchens. Color in…
What’s in Season at the Early Spring Farmers Market
Eating seasonally (i.e., basing your daily diet on what grows and is harvested each season) means you experience the true fresh flavors of certain foods—especially when brought from field to plate soon after harvest. Though most of us don’t live in a climate that allows year-round gardening, many crops thrive in the cool temps of…
Create Your Own Warm Winter Drinks
When the weather is frightful, and you crave something warm and delightful, you want more than your regular mug of coffee or cup of tea. Instead of driving to your favorite coffee shop, why not use your refrigerator with Keurig K-Cup system to brew up some coffee or tea. Then, add some deliciously different flavourings that you…
Bring the Blooms of Spring into Your Café Kitchen
In spring and summer, gorgeous floral blooms come to life with intoxicating scents and a variety of colours. Though they look stunning growing in gardens and yards across the country, cutting a few stems and arranging them in a favourite vase brings the lively blossoms indoors for everyone to enjoy. Why not brighten your kitchen…
What are the New Designer Neutrals?
All granite, all white, and all-matching kitchens don’t seem to stand out like they once did. Today, we’re seeing grays, greige, black, beige with hints of pink green, or cream being used as the main colours in kitchens. Some are even using dark blue and green as their cabinet colour and setting it off with…
Impress Your Guests with a Bingeable TV Viewing Party
It’s no secret that going to the movie theater has taken a backseat to streaming cinematic masterpieces on your TV at home. With so many quality options for action, comedy, and drama from the comfort of your living room, it’s the perfect opportunity to turn a typical evening at home in front of the tube…
Ways to Live More Green in Your Kitchen
Summer travel, reunions with friends and family, and slow warm evenings have us reconnecting to the natural beauty that surrounds us—which we often take for granted. We’re all looking to do our part to care for our planet and minimize our personal carbon footprint every day. It’s often the simple things that make the biggest…
How to Choose Your New Kitchen Range Based on Your Cooking Style
For decades, kitchen ranges came in two basic options: gas or electric. Serious cooks generally preferred gas stoves because they heat up quickly and give you more precise temperature control. But not long ago, a third option became available for your kitchen: induction ranges. Though there are definite pluses for each type, most cooks choose…
Classic Fall Flavors, Reimagined
You know that feeling. The temperatures start cooling down. The leaves start changing colors. And all you want to cook are the fall recipes you know and love. But let’s be honest. After a few weeks, you’re ready to mix it up with something new. A great way to start is by pinpointing fall flavors…
Deliciously Simple Dinners to Make Without an Oven
When you come in from a day in the summer heat, the last thing you need is to heat up your kitchen with a hot oven. For those nights when you want something fast that also dazzles your taste buds, try our fresh takes on chicken salad and the Bành Mí sandwich. Both recipes are…
Best Wines for Summer Celebrations and Everyday Meals
Summer days bring warm temperatures, lots of sun, and cold beverages. Many people give up their favorite red wine for the lighter bodied, chill-friendly white wines and bubblies. But hot days and warm nights doesn’t mean you have to give up the red entirely—especially when it goes so well with many grilled foods. Red Wines…
The Latest Kitchen Trend: Mixing Metals
The Temperature of Your Palette Are the base colours of your room warm, cool, or neutral? The metals you introduce into your kitchen can have a dramatic effect depending on the overall tone of your room. Think about the colour temperature of your current kitchen space and what you may want to add to spice…