Cheers to this! In a huge turn-around on the part of the SAQ, private import wine companies can sell mixed cases now in Quebec. They have to have a minimum of three bottles of each wine in a case (so two types in a case of six, or four types in a case of 12), and the agencies … [Read more...] about Private Import Wine Agencies Can Now Legally Sell Mixed Cases
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Montreal Coronavirus Diary: Part 2
The highlight of my evening the other day was not making these failed amaretti cookies. It was jumping on a cardboard box. It was the box that food samples for my last television segment had come in and I had to to break it down for my recycling bin. I'd tried to tear it, but … [Read more...] about Montreal Coronavirus Diary: Part 2
Online Food Shopping: Brunette Helps You Support Local Restaurants and Qualifirst Delivers Your Fancy Cooking Ingredients
Lots of people have been asking where to shop online for delivery right now. Local grocery stores are overwhelmed with delivery orders while local farmers, artisans, producers and other food manufacturers are struggling. So in addition to places like La Mer and Odessa Seafood, … [Read more...] about Online Food Shopping: Brunette Helps You Support Local Restaurants and Qualifirst Delivers Your Fancy Cooking Ingredients
The Recipes that Didn’t Make it Into “Quarantine Cooking”
Sometimes you need to know when to stop. Once Quarantine Cooking hit 50 recipes, my designer friend very gently told me it was time to reign it in. Which I did. But that meant that a chapter on tacos got cut, along with a braised Mediterranean chicken recipe, mussels and one … [Read more...] about The Recipes that Didn’t Make it Into “Quarantine Cooking”
Any Given Sunday: Pullman Wine Bar
"Cheers!" we said, clinking our glasses and looking into each other's eyes (the Quebec tradition to ward off bad sex) before taking the first sip of the Bandol rosé we got for half-price one Sunday evening in summer at Pullman wine bar. We'd hightailed it to the Parc Avenue … [Read more...] about Any Given Sunday: Pullman Wine Bar
All the Jams: Canning 2019
I was going to make separate posts about each type of jam and preserve I made this summer, but then realized that would be ridiculous. I made a ton of jam and pickles, from raspberry-blackcurrant-rosemary to gooseberry to mango-chili sauce, tomatillo salsa, pickled heirloom … [Read more...] about All the Jams: Canning 2019
Food Writing for the Montreal Gazette Weekend Life
Editor Lucinda Chodan of the Montreal Gazette announced in today's Weekend Life section that three new food writers would be coming Saturday section, taking over the role left open by former restaurant reviewer Lesley Chesterman. I'm thrilled to be one of those writers! … [Read more...] about Food Writing for the Montreal Gazette Weekend Life
A Preview of the 2019 Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert: Locally Made Gluten Free Bread, Soy-Free Tempeh and Vegan Smoothies
What foods am I excited about at next week's Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert? A lot. That's why I had to talk fast this morning on Global Montreal with the lovely Laura Casella. Here's everything I didn't get to say about the companies that were kind enough to give me … [Read more...] about A Preview of the 2019 Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert: Locally Made Gluten Free Bread, Soy-Free Tempeh and Vegan Smoothies
Razor Clams, Crab and Sambal: Diving into Seafood at a Southeast Asian Seafood Cooking Class With Nantha Kumar
"Expectations are Boring," says cooking instructor Nantha Kumar at his Southeast Asian seafood class at the Centrale Culinaire a few weeks ago. It was a bone-chilling evening, but a class of eager students shlepped to the Mile-End shared kitchen space for a hot … [Read more...] about Razor Clams, Crab and Sambal: Diving into Seafood at a Southeast Asian Seafood Cooking Class With Nantha Kumar
What’s in a Name? On Shakespeare, Trademarks and (Re-)Naming an App
Am I really going to start a blog post by butchering a quote from Romeo and Juliet? Am I going to insist that an app by any other name would smell as sweet? Yes, I am, because 1) My team and I renamed our app and 2) who doesn’t like roses? Well, at least the ones grown locally in … [Read more...] about What’s in a Name? On Shakespeare, Trademarks and (Re-)Naming an App