Did you know that a chocolate bar can't be called a chocolate bar if it doesn't contain cocoa mass and cocoa butter? That's a candy bar. Twix? Caramilk? Coffee Crisp? Candy bars. Its doesn't mean they don't taste good, you just can't call them chocolate bars – and you can't … [Read more...] about Would a Chocolate Bar by Any Other Name Taste as Sweet?
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Cocktail Invasion 2017: May 10-16 in Montreal
Invasion Cocktail is launching its 4th edition from May 10th to 16th in Montreal, which includes: a week of special cocktail lists in tons of bars and restaurants a big opening night party in Old Montreal a sugar shack cocktail brunch at Au Pied de Cochon's famous Cabane à … [Read more...] about Cocktail Invasion 2017: May 10-16 in Montreal
A Lost Phone, a Taxi Ride and Rolling With the Punches
It’s 3:40am. I’m at the Lionel-Groulx metro stop in Montreal waiting to catch the 747 bus to the airport. I’m reading a book as the bus pulls up, right on time. I silently count off the items I can’t leave the city without, all packed safely and double-checked before leaving my … [Read more...] about A Lost Phone, a Taxi Ride and Rolling With the Punches
Golden Montreal Restaurant Week, April 24-30, 2017: Prix fixe brunches, lunches and dinners in downtown Montreal
When I first got invited to a Golden Square Mile press event last year, I knew something big was happening. If you don't know about the Golden Square Mile, it was the home of about 70% of Canada's total wealth from 1970-1900. The money came from the factories in St-Henri, the CP … [Read more...] about Golden Montreal Restaurant Week, April 24-30, 2017: Prix fixe brunches, lunches and dinners in downtown Montreal
Montréal Plaza: Small Plates and Duck Breast
What happens when the former chef de cuisine of Toqué! strews his beautiful mixes of ingredients, colours and flavours over tabletops in Little Italy? This: A lot of black truffles, crispy puffed rice and duck fat. And the best part? About a third of small plates, daily … [Read more...] about Montréal Plaza: Small Plates and Duck Breast
Taste-Testing the Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert on Global Television
This morning I got Kim Sullivan to taste 7 products from this upcoming weekend's Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert in Montreal. Here are the products we sampled: 1. The Salads-in-a-Jar from Ma Vitrine Bio These super healthy meal-in-a-jar salads made in Quebec. The maki jar that … [Read more...] about Taste-Testing the Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert on Global Television
In Time for St. Patrick’s Day: Beer and Wine Delivered to Your Door in Montreal
Foodora chose the St. Patrick's day weekend to launch its beer and wine delivery in Montreal. The belle province is getting the delivery service before Toronto and Vancouver thanks to its more laissez-faire regulations, according to a PR rep. "The QC framework proved to be the … [Read more...] about In Time for St. Patrick’s Day: Beer and Wine Delivered to Your Door in Montreal
Kampai Garden: Pitchers of Cocktails, Asian-Inspired Bar Food, Pool and Basketball Near Guy-Concordia
You might have heard of Kampai Garden. And depending on who told you about it, it was either referred to as a beer hall with free pool tables (and a couple of supershot basketball arcade games), or a cocktail lounge with refreshing goji berry-sprinkled pitchers of crushed ice … [Read more...] about Kampai Garden: Pitchers of Cocktails, Asian-Inspired Bar Food, Pool and Basketball Near Guy-Concordia
Seedy Saturday in Verdun: Urban Fruit Trees and Garden Planning Advice
It's freezing, so setting up your garden is maybe the last thing on your mind...unless you're a die-hard lover of sweet peas and tomatoes, like me. Which is why I want to brave the cold to get to Verdun’s first Seedy Saturday, taking place in the municipal greenhouses on the … [Read more...] about Seedy Saturday in Verdun: Urban Fruit Trees and Garden Planning Advice
Launching the Glutton Guide Montreal
How long has this guide to the best restaurants, cafés, bars, farmer's markets, butcher shops, fromageries and boulangeries in Montreal been a work in progress? Too long! Myself and Melissa Simard of 'Round Table Food Tours have been working on it for what feels like ages, and … [Read more...] about Launching the Glutton Guide Montreal