This is no small competition. For the past 10 years, the province's best local bartenders have been duking it out with wildest, most delicious cocktail creations. Their goal: to win the hearts of a panel of judges and an adoring public that pays for the all-inclusive privilege of … [Read more...] about Made With Love, the Montreal Regional Finals, and Emerson Pereira of Big in Japan Bar
Everything Else
Vegetarian and Vegan for the Holidays on Global Montreal
This morning on Global Montreal, I told viewers where to propose to a vegan, to skip fussing over vegetarian and gluten free guests by going out to a restaurant instead, and to eat more oat squares. A fine morning, indeed. Thanks to LOV and Kupfert & Kim for the food, … [Read more...] about Vegetarian and Vegan for the Holidays on Global Montreal
Behind HelloFresh with Recipe Developer / Chef Corby-Sue Neumann and Pastaga Chef Martin Juneau
Did you know that a small team in Toronto plans all the meal kit recipes for Hello Fresh across Canada? At a recent HelloFresh event in Montreal, I met the international company's Toronto-based Menu Planning Manager, Corby-Sue Neumann. That was more exciting to me than meeting … [Read more...] about Behind HelloFresh with Recipe Developer / Chef Corby-Sue Neumann and Pastaga Chef Martin Juneau
A Birthday Best Forgotten
What's your worst birthday? Think back. Was it the time your parents got you the stupid book about farm animals instead of the supercool video game? The time your mom made a saggy vanilla cake or oatmeal raisin cookies instead of buying one from the grocery store (or better yet, … [Read more...] about A Birthday Best Forgotten
Local Delivery and Meal Kits from Three Montreal Companies on Global Television
I headed back to Global TV this morning to talk about the weekly meals and mealkits from Bon C Bon, Crealunch and HelloFresh this morning. The amount of food I had for Laura could taste could feed a small army, and she was a real trooper about giving all the pasta a shot. As … [Read more...] about Local Delivery and Meal Kits from Three Montreal Companies on Global Television
Sake and Health: Mutemuka Unpasteurized Sake, Chestnut Shochu and Le Blossom’s Sunday Sake Discount
It's such a shame. Le Blossom in Montreal's gay village has 50% off all bottles of sake every Sunday night, and nobody seems to know about it. That's not the sad part, though. The sad part is that I can't go for at least another three weeks. I'm doing this detox to clear my … [Read more...] about Sake and Health: Mutemuka Unpasteurized Sake, Chestnut Shochu and Le Blossom’s Sunday Sake Discount
Barbados: Seafood, Surfing and Driving on the Left
I'm back in Barbados for another series of interviews (and now videos) for Menu International, a magazine available in most of the high-end hotels and restaurants on the tropical Caribbean island. In the past, I've written stories about award-winning chefs, Italian aperitivo … [Read more...] about Barbados: Seafood, Surfing and Driving on the Left
Bubbling Over with Potential: Is the future of wine in Canada sparkling?
Thanks to latitudes equivalent to parts of Europe and climates in wine producing regions moderated by lakes, oceans and mountain ranges, Canada is just as suited to producing sparkling wine as it is to ice wine, according to Master of Wine Eugene Mlynczyk who hosted a … [Read more...] about Bubbling Over with Potential: Is the future of wine in Canada sparkling?
Dreams, DJs, Food Trucks and a Taco Competition at the Marché des Possibles in Montreal’s Mile End
Is that title redundant? Because I don't know about you, but I spend a lot of time dreaming about taco competitions. That's why the return of the Marché des Possibles (translation: the market of possibilities) is a big deal for me. It's about dreaming about what's possible for … [Read more...] about Dreams, DJs, Food Trucks and a Taco Competition at the Marché des Possibles in Montreal’s Mile End
TCH Edibles, CBD Oil and How Canada’s Marijuana Legalization Policy Will Affect the Food and Health Industries
Everyone seems to have questions about what marijuana legalization this fall (it was just pushed back to October 17) will actually mean in Canada. How much can people buy? Where can they use it? Where and how will it be sold? According to a Deloitte report, about 22% of … [Read more...] about TCH Edibles, CBD Oil and How Canada’s Marijuana Legalization Policy Will Affect the Food and Health Industries