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Quarantine Cuisine: How to make Uncle Mikey’s punchy peanut noodles at home Quarantine Cuisine: How to make Uncle Mikey’s punchy peanut noodles at home By Alex Baldinger | Photography By Graydon Herriott | February 10, 2021 02/10/2021 When travel is a thing again, Uncle Mikey’s chef Mikey Kim will be overdue for a return to New York’s Lower East Side, for a paper plate of egg noodles with a splash of peanut sauce. The heart wants what it wants, and for Kim, the $2 (in 2009) dish from a restaurant called Shu Jiao Fu Zhou brings back powerful taste memories of his culinary scho...
Let’s be real, we’re not going to a wine bar anytime soon. While the city is awash with stellar new (permanent!) bottle shops, we’re equally blessed with refreshed selection of wine subscription services. Each offers more than your standard LCBO fare—some focus specifically on Spanish bottles and skin-contact wines, while others scour the province for a curated selection of Canadian-made vino. And they range in style and commitment level, with a range of price points for every budget. All you need is a credit card and a bottle opener. Here are some of the most interesting options.