Jacob Richler

Can goat meat hoof its way to the culinary forefront?

Goat is enviably healthy, rich in iron and protein, tender in a braise, and popular in the developing world. Why is it so hard to get in North America?

Mordecai Richler’s 5,000 books

From 2013: Jacob Richler on the preservation of a literary lion’s library

Jacob Richler cooks in the kitchen from hell

Richler helps David Hawksworth prepare the meal of a lifetime

The duck egg definitely comes first

In this new shell game, the chicken egg is supplanted by more exotic offerings

A fine fettle over fennel

Jacob Richler and a fettle over fennel

Excerpt from a culinary memoir with bonus recipe for ‘Lobster pasta with f–king fennel’

Canada’s Best Restaurants

Jacob Richler on unexpected choices and unimpeachable recommendations

Maclean’s columnist Jacob Richler explains how a team of food critics came up with our 50 best restaurants

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A baking test with stone-milled flour

Having a bag of culinary history was great, but what would it taste like as bread?

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How the Blue Water Café got it right

At this Vancouver seafood restaurant, you get to enjoy ethical bounty, without the lecture