The Plank Break Club is a series of breakfast lectures that take place in Montreal. It's put on by Plank, a local digital agency that develops mobile apps, websites and social media campaigns. Attendees come before work to hear a guest speaker talk about the latest digital tools … [Read more...] about A Video of the Plank Breakfast Club and Creative Mornings Montreal
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Inside Gaspésie Sauvage: Wild and Foraged Mushrooms, Berries and Herbs in Eastern Quebec
Have you ever walked into a broom closet filled with $20,000 worth of lobster and chanterelle mushrooms? Maybe I should instead ask, "Have you ever almost had a heart attack?" Both happened to me at Gaspésie Sauvage, a farm in Eastern Quebec that sells wild berries, … [Read more...] about Inside Gaspésie Sauvage: Wild and Foraged Mushrooms, Berries and Herbs in Eastern Quebec
My Article in Alive Magazine This Month: Kids Lunches and Recipes for Surprise Sticky Rice Sandwiches and Sunflower Butter Sandwiches with Honey-Roasted Sweet Potato
I'm in Alive Magazine this month with an article and recipes for safe and delicious kids lunches for the back-to-school edition of the free healthy eating publication. You can find the magazine in your local Rachelle-Béry épicerie in Montreal, as well as some of the city's … [Read more...] about My Article in Alive Magazine This Month: Kids Lunches and Recipes for Surprise Sticky Rice Sandwiches and Sunflower Butter Sandwiches with Honey-Roasted Sweet Potato
Pop-Up Dinner Party on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014: Quebecois Specialties
Coming up this Friday I'm hosting a dinner party through the travel website, Bookalokal. It'll be my third collaboration with the website that brings together visitors and locals with culinary experiences in a city. My first two events were cooking and canning classes, but this … [Read more...] about Pop-Up Dinner Party on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014: Quebecois Specialties
My Article on Société-Orignal on Fine Dining Lovers: Ice Plant, Marshmallow root, and Local Caviar That’s Good Enough for Boulud
I'm on FineDiningLovers this week with my article on Montreal's Société-Orignal. Learn about what Montreal's Laloux restaurant does with ice plant, Europea does with cloudberries, and Toronto's Buca does with immature elderberries. And what doesn't go with sustainable, local … [Read more...] about My Article on Société-Orignal on Fine Dining Lovers: Ice Plant, Marshmallow root, and Local Caviar That’s Good Enough for Boulud
Hannah Brook Farms, Purple Rubber Boots and Gumption
It’s 8 a.m. and I’m crouching in a field of watercress on an organic farm in Southeast Vancouver. I’m wearing purple rubber boots and sitting on my haunches to snip the green, rounded leaves. Sally is in front me, also picking the curly-stemmed plant. I’m going to marry her son, … [Read more...] about Hannah Brook Farms, Purple Rubber Boots and Gumption
Off to the Gaspésie to Cater to Entrepreneurs
I've never been east of Rimouski. But I remember the world's most beautiful sunsets and a long drive. Today will be longer. I'm driving 11 hours to the tip of Quebec, as far east as I can get before I fall off the land, a feeling I know well from living in St. John's, … [Read more...] about Off to the Gaspésie to Cater to Entrepreneurs
How Does Your Garden Grow?
This year I meant to document my garden's progression from plot of nothingness to feast of green. That was the plan, anyway. But life never quite works out as you plan, does it? In the grand scheme of things, not plotting the course of a tomato to fruit explosion is not the end … [Read more...] about How Does Your Garden Grow?
Provender: Being a Locavore Restaurant in Montreal Just got Easier
I never thought farmers would be taking pictures of heirloom tomatoes and uploading them to a website so chefs could order them. But that's what Provender is making happen. It's farming 2.0. Now chefs can find out with one click how much of a fruit or vegetable farmers are … [Read more...] about Provender: Being a Locavore Restaurant in Montreal Just got Easier
Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking and Baking Substitutions Guide
When you're lactose intolerant or gluten-intolerant, knowing what you can substitute in a recipe is the key to both eating well and maintaining your sanity. This graphic from eReplacements.com is a handy guide to what to use when you run out of a basic ingredient. And while it's … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking and Baking Substitutions Guide