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Montreal’s Biggest Wine and Spirits Tasting Event, La Grande Dégustation, Goes Online, Oct. 26-31, 2020
For a lot of years, I, and thousands of others, traipsed through the basement of Place Bonaventure with a SAQ tasting glass in one hand and a map and index of the hundreds of wines and spirits available to be tasted in the other. In more recent years that map was replaced by a … [Read more...] about Montreal’s Biggest Wine and Spirits Tasting Event, La Grande Dégustation, Goes Online, Oct. 26-31, 2020
A Long Lost Email, Memories of Southeast Asia and A Recipe for Malaysian Sambol
The last thing I expected while hunting through my gmail for the spicy sambol recipe from a cooking class I took in Penang, Malaysia five or so years ago was a chain of messages sent to a good climbing friend who'd travelled a similar path through Southeast Asia a few years … [Read more...] about A Long Lost Email, Memories of Southeast Asia and A Recipe for Malaysian Sambol
“I Went Through Quarantine and All I Got Was This Homemade Miso” (plus a recipe for my version sweet miso eggplant)
I realized, looking back through my food photos from the past six months, that the only recipes I took pictures of during Covid quarantine are ones I developed for ALIVE magazine and DELICIOUS LIVING. That's a good 20 or 25 recipes, but still, that's it – except for a lone bowl … [Read more...] about “I Went Through Quarantine and All I Got Was This Homemade Miso” (plus a recipe for my version sweet miso eggplant)
Thanksgiving a Little Differently
This year I'm going to chuck a chicken in the slow cooker with potatoes, parsnips and carrots and be done with it. Sacrilege! you say. What is Thanksgiving if not an indulgent, roasted feast of turkey stuffed with fatty, herby, soft bread that leaves you comatose? Turns … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving a Little Differently
New Petition from Montreal Restaurants Calls for a Freeze on Provincial Sales Tax Payments
A press release issued October 3 is calling for the provincial government to forgive and reimburse all provincial sales tax payments due since April 1, when restaurants first closed for lockdown. Toby Lyle, owner of the Burgundy Lion Group, argues in the release that the … [Read more...] about New Petition from Montreal Restaurants Calls for a Freeze on Provincial Sales Tax Payments
The Weekendeurs: New Custom Food Boxes from Montreal Chefs and Producers Delivered (Perfect for Thanksgiving)
Back in April, there was a wave of gourmet food boxes for home delivery from farms, fromageries and restaurants. Now, with the Red Zone second wave situation in Montreal, there's a cool and affordable new initiative offering food from a variety of reputable Montreal chefs put … [Read more...] about The Weekendeurs: New Custom Food Boxes from Montreal Chefs and Producers Delivered (Perfect for Thanksgiving)
The Golden Jubilee Cocktail and Memories of Barbados
It's currently 7:30 a.m. and it's already 19˚C in Montreal. It's expected to get to 28 with a humidex over 30, making it what's likely to be the last HOT day of the year. It's making me think of beaches and sun and cocktails all on its own, but especially because it's the time of … [Read more...] about The Golden Jubilee Cocktail and Memories of Barbados
Apple Pie in a Jar and Some Fall Covid Comfort
I went apple picking the other day and ended up with two large bags of high acidity apples. They're not my favourite for just eating, but they're perfect for packing into jars with a homemade cinnamon-spiced syrup. Which is what this recipe is. It's an apple pie without the … [Read more...] about Apple Pie in a Jar and Some Fall Covid Comfort
Spice-Rubbed Salmon on the Barbecue with Grilled Zucchini
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I'd never cooked a large fillet of fish on the barbecue. Never once have I done the traditional cedar plank salmon or even a large fillet en papillote (in parchment paper). But then I realized all I needed to do was put a big slab of … [Read more...] about Spice-Rubbed Salmon on the Barbecue with Grilled Zucchini