My almost 15-year-old(!) blog, multiculturiosity.com, is officially one of the top 15 Montreal food blogs according to Feedspot. My recipes, restaurant write-ups, and travel writing came in 5th overall, after Eater Montreal and Shut Up and Eat. I'd never heard of Feedspot before … [Read more...] about Multiculturiosity.com voted Top 5 Montreal Food Blogs
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Very, Very Last-Minute Gift Recommendations for Food Lovers
Quick! Whether you forgot to get a stocking stuffer, a host gift, or something for a third cousin who'd never let you live it down, here are some last-minute gift recommendations that foodies might love. Books About Food Two recommendations this year come from former … [Read more...] about Very, Very Last-Minute Gift Recommendations for Food Lovers
On a Hunt for Mezcal, Bacanora, Tequila, Tepary Beans, and Green Hatch Chili Powder in Tucson, AZ
I should split this post into three posts, to give the Mezcal, Tequila, and Bacanora I tried room to shine, but instead, I'm going to think of agave-based booze, high-protein Arizona tepary beans, and sweet-and-subtly spicy green hatch chili powder as the three brothers of … [Read more...] about On a Hunt for Mezcal, Bacanora, Tequila, Tepary Beans, and Green Hatch Chili Powder in Tucson, AZ
I Can Always Smell Papaya
When you have a papaya ripening on your counter for two weeks, you get to know the nuance of the aroma of papaya. How to describe the smell is tricky, though. There's a floral softness, a musky bouquet that makes me dreaming of biting into a juicy, pink-fleshed piece. The … [Read more...] about I Can Always Smell Papaya
A Power Drill or a Salad
There comes a time in every girl's life when it's more important to buy a drill that can push through cement than it is to write about recipes. Right? Or is that just me? I recently bought a very powerful drill that I now lug up a steep hill to a cliff face occasionally and … [Read more...] about A Power Drill or a Salad
Toronto Star Story, Bolting Rock Climbing Routes in Lanaudière, QC, and How to Spend a Pandemic
My story about opening rock climbing routes came out in the Toronto Star travel section last Saturday with a photo of me holding a giant drill and hanging from two ropes on a cliff face in the Lanaudière, an hour-and-a-half northeast of Montreal. It was taken where I've been … [Read more...] about Toronto Star Story, Bolting Rock Climbing Routes in Lanaudière, QC, and How to Spend a Pandemic
Vote for the 5à7 Podcast for Best Podcast on CultMTL’s Annual “Best of Montreal” List
It would mean so much to me if you could vote for the 5à7 Podcast as "Best Podcast" on CultMTL's annual Best of Montreal list. I’ve put a year into speaking with people with unique perspectives on what’s going on in the city and as far away as London, England, and Barbados. … [Read more...] about Vote for the 5à7 Podcast for Best Podcast on CultMTL’s Annual “Best of Montreal” List
Garlic-Infused Lemon Juice, FODMAP, and Fresh Vs. Bottled Juice
I've long been an advocate of fresh lemon juice for everything but canning (where I often use it so that the pH is consistent and there are no food safety issues with recipes), but since dietary restrictions have made it difficult in recent years for me to digest raw garlic … [Read more...] about Garlic-Infused Lemon Juice, FODMAP, and Fresh Vs. Bottled Juice
My New Years Resolutions in Montreal Food and Restaurants
I have the most expensive bottle of Champagne I've ever bought just waiting in my coldest room for an excuse to be popped. New Years Eve 2020 is not that time. Will I celebrate the end of an overall awful year for the restaurant industry in Montreal? Certainly. But I won't … [Read more...] about My New Years Resolutions in Montreal Food and Restaurants
Second-Wave Box-Jumping and What Montreal Chefs are Doing to Get Through the Second Wave of the Pandemic
I jumped on another box the other day, so I've officially come full circle. Back when the pandemic started in Canada in spring, I wrote a little something about how I was doing as a writer in quarantine for "Chronicling the Days," an initiative of the Quebec Writers' … [Read more...] about Second-Wave Box-Jumping and What Montreal Chefs are Doing to Get Through the Second Wave of the Pandemic