St. Patrick’s Day in Montreal is a big deal. Scratch that. It’s a huge deal. For a city already known for its hard-partying ways, St. Paddy’s Day is a great excuse to let it all spill out onto the streets in a giddy tidal wave of green beer, vomit and questionable decision-making. Much like the Irish, Quebecers are always on the look out for any excuse to throw a rowdy-ass party, and this is their opportunity to prove it to each other.
What’s the recipe for the perfect hangover cure? What can you cook to heal a broken heart – or break someone else’s? On Thursday, April 1 at 11pm ET/8pm PT Food Network Canada’s brand new Canadian series, Bitchin’ Kitchen explores delicious recipes for life and love with a twisted sense of humour and a rock ‘n’ roll edge. Previously an acclaimed web series, Bitchin’ Kitchen has received awards for ‘Favourite Mobile Series’ and ‘Hottest Emerging Digital Brand in Canada’. Now in its television debut, what was once a series of three-minute webisodes available only online, has evolved and expanded into a full season of 13, 30-minute television episodes airing exclusively on Food Network Canada.
Bitchin’ Kitchen is not your average cooking series. Host Nadia G cooks in three-inch cherry stilettos, she has a tea towel made of chain mail and her kitchen is decked out in pleather and animal print. Armed with a crew of misfit food correspondents, fresh organic ingredients and a sharp tongue, she whips up the perfect blend of food and humour. In each episode she shares accessible, inspiring recipes to suit life situations from breaking up to making up, all peppered with her signature ‘Nadvice’.
Nadia G schools us on how to use modern Italian slang. Today's Word of the Day: Rimbambite.
Heavy drinking can often lead to nostalgia and bring back wistful memories from the past. The good news is that this year the past you revisit doesn’t have to be your own! So top your glass off, take a swig and log onto Bitchin’ Kitchen to enter our St. Patty’s Day contest extravaganza! Just follow the rainbow back through our archives, answer a few simple questions, and before you know it, you could find yourself hoisting your very own pot o’ gold while a pissed off leprechaun curses you out in a tiny Irish accent.
Be sure to enter before March 17th because, let’s be honest, you probably won’t be in any state of mind to be operating a computer – or anything else for that matter – come Saint Patrick’s Day. And don’t worry – if you’ve started celebrating early, we’ve kept the contest simple.
All you’ve gotta do is answer the following trivia questions and submit your answers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to be entered to win a secret prize. We're not telling you what it is yet, but for every wrong answer feel free to take a celebratory Saint Patty’s Day shot. Ah, what the heck! For every right answer, do the same.
Trivia questions
1) In what recipe did the Bitchin’ Kitchen Crew add a little Bailey’s Irish cream to help revamp a classic chocolate-y beverage?
2) In “How To Throw a Beer Tasting Party” what does Angelique say is a waste of good alcohol?
3) Lastly, in one of our vintage Saint Patrick’s Day themed articles, who is the little man one of our Bitchin’ Crew members is scared of?
The winner will be announced next Friday, March 19th!
Good luck!
The Bitchin’ Lifestyle Crew
This Bitchin' Kitchen Weekend Dish is so good, just saying "Chicken & Banana Curry" makes your mouth water with anticipation. Go on, say it: “Chicken & Banana Curry” … mmm, yummy! Now go make yourself a batch before you get drool all over your keyboard.