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To celebrate the Fourth of July last week, we challenged you to pay tribute to the wonderfully diverse cuisine of our neighbours to the south. Beyond beautiful burgers and barbecue, you also explored dishes hailing from Hawaii to New England. On these pages, Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram in brown. Cayla
Rob
Cayla Hochberg @itscaylawithac A wall of Oreos. Can’t get more American than that
Hubert Leung @goodfoodtoronto Apple pie from Joey
Malli
Karin
Christine Atkins @the_perfectdiet Grilled swordfish, Malibu, California
Suzy
Rob Reyes @robbstarr My precious. An onion ring is the best accessory
Sue
John
Suzy Domanj @christiesbaby13 As American as they get: burgers and chili fries
Nita
Steven Wong @wongoz An American classic, a burger, at The Jason George
Rona
be in the paper, too JOIN US!
Nita Wijaya Villanueva @wijayanita Enjoying a plate of classic Tex-Mex beef fajitas at Chili’s
Rona Ricafort @roricafort I went to Chicago two years ago and fell head over heels with deep-dish pizza
Nernat Bentley @food_makes_me_loco Burger and baked beans and an Independence Day party
Marlene Tanti @purlygirl78 Nothing says USA like baby back ribs, mash with gravy and baked beans
Sarah
Sistino Occhialini @sisto09 Southern-style fried pork chop with anchovy and gremolata
Sarah Fung @sf928 Cobb salad
Tracy
Linda
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Malli Zworth @freshfoodforyou French fries!
Karin Hsu @karinhsu Homemade clam chowder
Sue Booth @suzebootz Rigatoni alla vodka in Little Italy, New York
John McFarland @soulfooooood Soul food USA: fried chicken and waffles at Harlem Restaurant
Mary
Marc
Tracy Ashton @32ndflavour Good ol’ Buffalo wings
Bella
Marc Mercanti @marcmercanti Barbecue chicken, my ode to America for this week
Bella Ramirez @chefbellisima Herb cheese biscuits
Maria
Mary Ostlund
Works in tropical produce marketing
Joanne McKiernan @giomck Old-fashioned Low Country boil
Florida avocado relish atop — what else? — a hot dog. Here’s to the best neighbours ever! (Don’t tell Mexico I said that.)
Michelle Clark @sagemichelle40 Frog legs are a popular delicacy in the Deep South
Debi
Danielle Edmonds @dani__ellee A trip to Buffalo wouldn’t be complete without lunch at The Cheesecake Factory
Emily
Emily Fallavollita @foodforlife1000 Jalapeño poppers! American classics
Rory
Maria Aquino-Giannini @mariaagiannini Bimini’s delicious local seafood in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Enoch Chan @ectycm Chicken dippers with assorted sauces, Jack Astor’s
Rory Case @roarcase Gallo Family White ZInfandel, my fave rosé from the USA
Karina Hussein @karinahussein A taste of American root beer in London, England
Janice Chan @jcdays Pretzel burger, aged beef, poppy seed slaw and aged cheddar
Linda Matarasso @integrityfilms Philly cheesesteak with onions
Selina Tavares @416foodie_ Maine lobster roll on toasted brioche with parmesan truffle fries, in Troy, Mich.
Danica Chan @danicachan Campfire beef from Cracker Barrel in Pennsylvania
Angela Seno @angelaseno I found this organic apple butter at a market in Michigan
Gee
Gee Flo New Gastroposter Hawaiian Spam musubi
Tracy
Tracy Jones Third-time Gastroposter Texas-style dry rubbed smoked beef brisket cooked for 12 hours, with beans
Christine Cappuccitti @chriscskitchen On the Beach in Florida, fries, corn and deep-fried oysters
Nicolina Patafio @patafs Vegan key lime pie from the Sunshine State
Roshanthan Kanagarajah @roshan_kana Delicious smoked pork ribs and ginger iced tea, The Stockyards
Bridgitte Hume @torontofoodgal Waffle with a side of sausage and bacon
Monica Berlin @monb43 Grilling Miami ribs for Sunday night dinner
What are pancakes without syrup, wine without cheese, prosciutto without melon? For food lovers, the love only increases when a meal is in perfect balance. Your mission this week is to enjoy a deliciously harmonious pairing between two or more ingredients. Perhaps you want to extol the virtues of a classic combination — for example, tomato and basil, gin and tonic or fries and gravy. Or maybe you’d rather introduce the Gastropost community to a pairing of your own? Whatever match you make, share it for the benefit of all.
mission partner: smucker’s® Mission inspiration: Pair with jam As with friendships, the best pairings are often the unlikely ones. For a taste of improbable perfection in the form of mozzarella bites, our Mission Partner this week, Smucker’s®, suggests combining the velvety sweetness of Smucker’s® Pure Apricot or Pure Peach Jam with the salty goodness of prosciutto and mozzarella. Simply wrap mozzarella balls in prosciutto, skewer with toothpicks and dip them in the jam. Visit smuckers.ca/pairings for dozens of other delectable inspirations for pairing jam with, well, just about anything.
©/® Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. or its affilliates.
mission perk:
Eric
$1.00 cash back on smucker’s®
Catherine Llagas @cathyllagas The Chickery’s buttermilk chicken fingers with gravy and potato salad
Ruth
Debi Traub @nars_bar To my American family and friends
Alexandra Tang
Eric Webb @imcndneric Perfectly grilled ribeye for July 4
Rocco
@remiloveskitchen
Homemade Krispy Kreme-style donuts should be one of the most popular American foods to share with friends. They are irresistible!
Maija
Shuang Shan @shuangesther A nod to our southern neighbours with baked lobster and crab soup
Shar
Joanna Lu @lujoanna Hawaiian pizza grilled cheese sandwich with potato chips and a pickle
Matthew Robinson @culinaryxchange Portobello mushroom and coleslaw burger with chips and corn
Alma
Irene
Want to try jam in your next pairing? Our partners at Smucker’s® want to give you $1.00 cash back when you buy a jar of jam. To claim your cash back, follow these simple steps: 1. Download Checkout51 app from iTunes or from Google Play for Android (search for “Checkout 51”) 2. Buy Smucker’s® from any store 3. Take a photo of your receipt and upload it to the App 4. Your account will be credited with $1.00 cash back* *Conditions apply (including $20 minimum credits). See checkout51.com for terms.
Ruth Tam @rushyama Star-spangled pie
Rocco Signorile @imthedarkknight Fourth of July at iconic Big Boy in the United States
Yukino Obara @yukinomiyaki Happy Fourth of July from The Grilled Cheese
Maija Hilapuu @ma13hima Fourth of July greetings from a place called American Donuts in Milan, Italy
Rhea
Ashley Dela Cruz @mistressmacchiato Fourth of July firecracker cupcakes in progress
Rhea Talarde-Villafana @rheatvillafana Inspired by the Americans’ love of steak, Filipino-style “steak Tagalog”
Charmian Christie @charmian_c The classic American chocolate chip cookie for my friends south of the border
Nimu
Keanu Francisco @imnotcaillou Delicious cheeseburger and crispy, perfectly seasoned fries
Maricris Guinto @macrishful American breakfast
Nimu Ganguli @chef_nucrad Southern fare: shrimp and grits, collard greens and ham hocks, and ribs
Anaïs Mathers @anaees Happy birthday, America
Shar Laing @picturepaleo Perfectly pan-seared New York strip loin
Irene Matys @irenematys Philly cheesesteak on the Fourth
Jessica Lam @littlebuddyrabbit Ribfest
Beth Dunham @beth_dunham Grandma’s bacon fat cornbread for Fourth of July barbecue
gastropost it Whatever you eat in order to complete the mission, the important part is sharing it with the Gastropost community. There are several ways to do that:
Beth
Greg
Greg George @followsummergg Oysters Rockefeller eggs Benny from Atchafalaya, New Orleans
Alma Portillo @portilloalma Fourth of July fruit tart
Donna Anderson @heymissdonna Because ’Murica
Post a photo on Instagram and tag it with #gastropost
other gastroposters who completed this mission Savina Cecatini • Hannah Dodd • Tatum Alexis • Jace Aquino • Maria Santaguida • Paulina Muzzone • Sam Burke • Amy U • Mary Jane Klausz • Olivia McCormack • Jordan Griner • Kate Lam • Austin Kazi • Corina Amarioarei • Gloria Kusano • Maria Santaguida • Katherine Seline • Melissa Staniewski • Nicole Krysa • Danii Shen • Annie Lee • Eli Malundo • Maria Leyzer • Emily Javier • Katarina Thorne • Michael Malone • Caryl Santos • Kathy Jean Balenovic • Cher Chung • Yasaman Motamedi • Joyce Wong • Autumn Duncan • Duygu Gul • Berkley Miller • Iwona Szkudlarek • Roma Chopra • Riley McMeekin • Angelie Sood •Nicole Rose Bond • Sarah Kennedy • Eva-Marie Sweet • Melissa Beveridge • Sara Verk • Kathy Thurston • Sue Sherwood • Suzie Durigon • poohcloud poohcloud • Kaif Khan • Nachante Jeremiah • Jasmine Lee • Cherie Fung • Mariam Assaf • Eric Baguisa • Ella Lebidinsky • Jessica Fernandez • Stephanie Lau • Madison Monroe • Jackie Goldhar • Tiffany Dillon • Adam Piperni • Mildred Tactacan • Raymond Cua • Vidya Tewarie • Paola Gomez • Nancy Verches • Carmine Menecola • Greg Kudrewatych • Jessica Bronstein • Kristi Doan • Tara Oleksak • Devan Rajkumar • Karley Derosia • Apostolos Papanastasiou • Nyx Cole • Nalae Song • Angelo Panganiban • Kyle Fernandes • Serena Noh • Shawn Brown • Melissa Legacy • Catherine Kong • Samantha deMark • Bram Llewellyn • Dianne Sancha • Danny Fee • Asia Soloduszkiewcz • Loucine Chahenian • Arianna Iac • Kymberly Redmond • Heidi Fan • Erica Gittens • Stacey McCool • Shauna Mignardi • Brooke Higa • Danielle Fernandes • Zuleika Lakhani • Cynthia Nguyen • Cheryl Cadelina • Jenny Arena-Galati • Reuben Tatlonghari • Alexandra Sundarsingh • Lilian Mallia • Emmy Lam • Agnes Ver • Lindsay Jackson • Nabila Rashid • Thomas Comeau • Lisa Faktor • Taylor Gailey • Stephenie Sam • Hanna Pak • Samantha Wong • Emily Chan • Matthew Gallagher • Lee Hamr • Mauriece Dalupang • Steph Matchiwita • Lauren Toyota • Leizel Albano • Kisha Hosin • Melissa Perri • Rob Gee • Alex Tsang • Lee-Anne Kirk • Vince Leung • Grant Young • Jen Masseau • Bonnie Looi • Annie Bao • Crystal Mickolwin • Michael Bottomley • Rebecca Liaw • Stephanie Caruso • Vivian Cheng • Victoria Mah • C.Reay Hutchinson • Davindra Ramnarine • Patricia Noonan • Alessia Velocci • Maria Zychowicz • Pat Newton • Jenny Roger • Jacquee Stephens • Peter Grevstad • Vanessa Le Page • Rutha Astravas
Post a photo through Twitter and tag it with #gastropost
Upload a post to Facebook and tag it with @Gastropost
Post directly to our website
Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating. don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. we’d love to hear from you. Or:
Email us at [email protected] twitter.com/gastropost Like us at facebook.com/gastropost
your mission completed: U A! U A!
To celebrate the Fourth of July last week, we challenged you to pay tribute to the wonderfully diverse cuisine of our neighbours to the south. Beyond beautiful burgers and barbecue, you also explored dishes hailing from Hawaii to New England. On these pages, Twitter handles are in blue and Instagram in brown. Cayla
Rob
Cayla Hochberg @itscaylawithac A wall of Oreos. Can’t get more American than that
Hubert Leung @goodfoodtoronto Apple pie from Joey
Malli
Karin
Christine Atkins @the_perfectdiet Grilled swordfish, Malibu, California
Suzy
Rob Reyes @robbstarr My precious. An onion ring is the best accessory
Sue
John
Suzy Domanj @christiesbaby13 As American as they get: burgers and chili fries
Nita
Steven Wong @wongoz An American classic, a burger, at The Jason George
Rona
be in the paper, too JOIN US!
Nita Wijaya Villanueva @wijayanita Enjoying a plate of classic Tex-Mex beef fajitas at Chili’s
Rona Ricafort @roricafort I went to Chicago two years ago and fell head over heels with deep-dish pizza
Nernat Bentley @food_makes_me_loco Burger and baked beans and an Independence Day party
Marlene Tanti @purlygirl78 Nothing says USA like baby back ribs, mash with gravy and baked beans
Sarah
Sistino Occhialini @sisto09 Southern-style fried pork chop with anchovy and gremolata
Sarah Fung @sf928 Cobb salad
Tracy
Linda
Get your food pics & ideas published in the National Post Be the first to find out about new missions Get your very own Gastrosketch
your next mission:
perfect pairings
Malli Zworth @freshfoodforyou French fries!
Karin Hsu @karinhsu Homemade clam chowder
Sue Booth @suzebootz Rigatoni alla vodka in Little Italy, New York
John McFarland @soulfooooood Soul food USA: fried chicken and waffles at Harlem Restaurant
Mary
Marc
Tracy Ashton @32ndflavour Good ol’ Buffalo wings
Bella
Marc Mercanti @marcmercanti Barbecue chicken, my ode to America for this week
Bella Ramirez @chefbellisima Herb cheese biscuits
Maria
Mary Ostlund
Works in tropical produce marketing
Joanne McKiernan @giomck Old-fashioned Low Country boil
Florida avocado relish atop — what else? — a hot dog. Here’s to the best neighbours ever! (Don’t tell Mexico I said that.)
Michelle Clark @sagemichelle40 Frog legs are a popular delicacy in the Deep South
Debi
Danielle Edmonds @dani__ellee A trip to Buffalo wouldn’t be complete without lunch at The Cheesecake Factory
Emily
Emily Fallavollita @foodforlife1000 Jalapeño poppers! American classics
Rory
Maria Aquino-Giannini @mariaagiannini Bimini’s delicious local seafood in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Enoch Chan @ectycm Chicken dippers with assorted sauces, Jack Astor’s
Rory Case @roarcase Gallo Family White ZInfandel, my fave rosé from the USA
Karina Hussein @karinahussein A taste of American root beer in London, England
Janice Chan @jcdays Pretzel burger, aged beef, poppy seed slaw and aged cheddar
Linda Matarasso @integrityfilms Philly cheesesteak with onions
Selina Tavares @416foodie_ Maine lobster roll on toasted brioche with parmesan truffle fries, in Troy, Mich.
Danica Chan @danicachan Campfire beef from Cracker Barrel in Pennsylvania
Angela Seno @angelaseno I found this organic apple butter at a market in Michigan
Gee
Gee Flo New Gastroposter Hawaiian Spam musubi
Tracy
Tracy Jones Third-time Gastroposter Texas-style dry rubbed smoked beef brisket cooked for 12 hours, with beans
Christine Cappuccitti @chriscskitchen On the Beach in Florida, fries, corn and deep-fried oysters
Nicolina Patafio @patafs Vegan key lime pie from the Sunshine State
Roshanthan Kanagarajah @roshan_kana Delicious smoked pork ribs and ginger iced tea, The Stockyards
Bridgitte Hume @torontofoodgal Waffle with a side of sausage and bacon
Monica Berlin @monb43 Grilling Miami ribs for Sunday night dinner
What are pancakes without syrup, wine without cheese, prosciutto without melon? For food lovers, the love only increases when a meal is in perfect balance. Your mission this week is to enjoy a deliciously harmonious pairing between two or more ingredients. Perhaps you want to extol the virtues of a classic combination — for example, tomato and basil, gin and tonic or fries and gravy. Or maybe you’d rather introduce the Gastropost community to a pairing of your own? Whatever match you make, share it for the benefit of all.
mission partner: smucker’s® Mission inspiration: Pair with jam As with friendships, the best pairings are often the unlikely ones. For a taste of improbable perfection in the form of mozzarella bites, our Mission Partner this week, Smucker’s®, suggests combining the velvety sweetness of Smucker’s® Pure Apricot or Pure Peach Jam with the salty goodness of prosciutto and mozzarella. Simply wrap mozzarella balls in prosciutto, skewer with toothpicks and dip them in the jam. Visit smuckers.ca/pairings for dozens of other delectable inspirations for pairing jam with, well, just about anything.
©/® Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. or its affilliates.
mission perk:
Eric
$1.00 cash back on smucker’s®
Catherine Llagas @cathyllagas The Chickery’s buttermilk chicken fingers with gravy and potato salad
Ruth
Debi Traub @nars_bar To my American family and friends
Alexandra Tang
Eric Webb @imcndneric Perfectly grilled ribeye for July 4
Rocco
@remiloveskitchen
Homemade Krispy Kreme-style donuts should be one of the most popular American foods to share with friends. They are irresistible!
Maija
Shuang Shan @shuangesther A nod to our southern neighbours with baked lobster and crab soup
Shar
Joanna Lu @lujoanna Hawaiian pizza grilled cheese sandwich with potato chips and a pickle
Matthew Robinson @culinaryxchange Portobello mushroom and coleslaw burger with chips and corn
Alma
Irene
Want to try jam in your next pairing? Our partners at Smucker’s® want to give you $1.00 cash back when you buy a jar of jam. To claim your cash back, follow these simple steps: 1. Download Checkout51 app from iTunes or from Google Play for Android (search for “Checkout 51”) 2. Buy Smucker’s® from any store 3. Take a photo of your receipt and upload it to the App 4. Your account will be credited with $1.00 cash back* *Conditions apply (including $20 minimum credits). See checkout51.com for terms.
Ruth Tam @rushyama Star-spangled pie
Rocco Signorile @imthedarkknight Fourth of July at iconic Big Boy in the United States
Yukino Obara @yukinomiyaki Happy Fourth of July from The Grilled Cheese
Maija Hilapuu @ma13hima Fourth of July greetings from a place called American Donuts in Milan, Italy
Rhea
Ashley Dela Cruz @mistressmacchiato Fourth of July firecracker cupcakes in progress
Rhea Talarde-Villafana @rheatvillafana Inspired by the Americans’ love of steak, Filipino-style “steak Tagalog”
Charmian Christie @charmian_c The classic American chocolate chip cookie for my friends south of the border
Nimu
Keanu Francisco @imnotcaillou Delicious cheeseburger and crispy, perfectly seasoned fries
Maricris Guinto @macrishful American breakfast
Nimu Ganguli @chef_nucrad Southern fare: shrimp and grits, collard greens and ham hocks, and ribs
Anaïs Mathers @anaees Happy birthday, America
Shar Laing @picturepaleo Perfectly pan-seared New York strip loin
Irene Matys @irenematys Philly cheesesteak on the Fourth
Jessica Lam @littlebuddyrabbit Ribfest
Beth Dunham @beth_dunham Grandma’s bacon fat cornbread for Fourth of July barbecue
gastropost it Whatever you eat in order to complete the mission, the important part is sharing it with the Gastropost community. There are several ways to do that:
Beth
Greg
Greg George @followsummergg Oysters Rockefeller eggs Benny from Atchafalaya, New Orleans
Alma Portillo @portilloalma Fourth of July fruit tart
Donna Anderson @heymissdonna Because ’Murica
Post a photo on Instagram and tag it with #gastropost
other gastroposters who completed this mission Savina Cecatini • Hannah Dodd • Tatum Alexis • Jace Aquino • Maria Santaguida • Paulina Muzzone • Sam Burke • Amy U • Mary Jane Klausz • Olivia McCormack • Jordan Griner • Kate Lam • Austin Kazi • Corina Amarioarei • Gloria Kusano • Maria Santaguida • Katherine Seline • Melissa Staniewski • Nicole Krysa • Danii Shen • Annie Lee • Eli Malundo • Maria Leyzer • Emily Javier • Katarina Thorne • Michael Malone • Caryl Santos • Kathy Jean Balenovic • Cher Chung • Yasaman Motamedi • Joyce Wong • Autumn Duncan • Duygu Gul • Berkley Miller • Iwona Szkudlarek • Roma Chopra • Riley McMeekin • Angelie Sood •Nicole Rose Bond • Sarah Kennedy • Eva-Marie Sweet • Melissa Beveridge • Sara Verk • Kathy Thurston • Sue Sherwood • Suzie Durigon • poohcloud poohcloud • Kaif Khan • Nachante Jeremiah • Jasmine Lee • Cherie Fung • Mariam Assaf • Eric Baguisa • Ella Lebidinsky • Jessica Fernandez • Stephanie Lau • Madison Monroe • Jackie Goldhar • Tiffany Dillon • Adam Piperni • Mildred Tactacan • Raymond Cua • Vidya Tewarie • Paola Gomez • Nancy Verches • Carmine Menecola • Greg Kudrewatych • Jessica Bronstein • Kristi Doan • Tara Oleksak • Devan Rajkumar • Karley Derosia • Apostolos Papanastasiou • Nyx Cole • Nalae Song • Angelo Panganiban • Kyle Fernandes • Serena Noh • Shawn Brown • Melissa Legacy • Catherine Kong • Samantha deMark • Bram Llewellyn • Dianne Sancha • Danny Fee • Asia Soloduszkiewcz • Loucine Chahenian • Arianna Iac • Kymberly Redmond • Heidi Fan • Erica Gittens • Stacey McCool • Shauna Mignardi • Brooke Higa • Danielle Fernandes • Zuleika Lakhani • Cynthia Nguyen • Cheryl Cadelina • Jenny Arena-Galati • Reuben Tatlonghari • Alexandra Sundarsingh • Lilian Mallia • Emmy Lam • Agnes Ver • Lindsay Jackson • Nabila Rashid • Thomas Comeau • Lisa Faktor • Taylor Gailey • Stephenie Sam • Hanna Pak • Samantha Wong • Emily Chan • Matthew Gallagher • Lee Hamr • Mauriece Dalupang • Steph Matchiwita • Lauren Toyota • Leizel Albano • Kisha Hosin • Melissa Perri • Rob Gee • Alex Tsang • Lee-Anne Kirk • Vince Leung • Grant Young • Jen Masseau • Bonnie Looi • Annie Bao • Crystal Mickolwin • Michael Bottomley • Rebecca Liaw • Stephanie Caruso • Vivian Cheng • Victoria Mah • C.Reay Hutchinson • Davindra Ramnarine • Patricia Noonan • Alessia Velocci • Maria Zychowicz • Pat Newton • Jenny Roger • Jacquee Stephens • Peter Grevstad • Vanessa Le Page • Rutha Astravas
Post a photo through Twitter and tag it with #gastropost
Upload a post to Facebook and tag it with @Gastropost
Post directly to our website
Visit gastropost.com to see what your fellow Gastroposters have been eating. don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. we’d love to hear from you. Or:
Email us at [email protected] twitter.com/gastropost Like us at facebook.com/gastropost
