This week, check out our recipe for protein-packed farmer’s cheese, which is versatile, economical and easy enough to make at home. Eat it as you would cottage cheese, layer it in lasagna, or drizzle it with honey and chili oil or whatever you like to top cheese with. Read more.

And we’re raising a glass to Vancouver’s Peter Ho, the owner and chef at Michelin-starred Sumibiyaki Arashi as he marks one year of his lauded and wildly popular yakitori restaurant. We caught up with him as he got to work with two Japanese masters who helped him earn his star. Read more.

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