Matt Basile has been one of our most popular Petits Chefs guests over the past six years since the first time he welcomed the boys into Lisa Marie and became known as “the deep fried pizza guy” 😉 So when Matt announced last year that after six very successful years, Lisa Marie restaurant would be […]

Les Petits Chefs make s’mores pancakes from Brunch Life with Matt Basile
Matt Basile has been one of our most popular Petits Chefs guests over the past five years since the first time he welcomed the boys into Lisa Marie and became known as “the deep fried pizza guy” 😉 So when Matt recently announced that after six very successful years, Lisa Marie would be closing so […]

Les Petits Chefs Cook the Books: Apple Cinnamon Crunch Cereal from Brunch LIfe
This term the Petits Chefs are cooking our way through a series of cookbooks and this week, we used Brunch Life. I can’t think of a better duo to write a cookbook featuring brunch recipes than Matt Basile and Kyla Zanardi. At the helm of Toronto’s Fidel Gastro (food truck/ Lisa Marie restaurant) for many […]

Specialty cookbooks for the holidays
This is the last in my cookbook posts for the year and today I’m sharing a few fall releases that don’t fall in a neat category – kind of single subject but also books focussing on certain types of food or cooking. I challenge you to read through this list, though and not find one […]

Les Petits Chefs living their best #brunchlife with Matt Basile at Lisa Marie
It’s always a good week when “field trip to Lisa Marie” is on the agenda! The boys have worked with Matt Basile seven times over the past few years and he’s a legend in our Petits Chefs circles! He’s known as the “deep frying guy” because he always manages to weave the deep fryer into […]

Les Petits Chefs make fried chicken at Lisa Marie
The Petits Chefs were thrilled to head to Lisa Marie restaurant to cook with Matt Basile this week. Matt, chef/ owner of Lisa Marie and the popular food truck, Priscilla, is legendary in cooking club circles (originally known as “deep fried pizza guy” because the first time we visited, he made deep fried mini meatball pizzas with […]
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