Spanish people are going to hate me. I accept that. In fact, I deserve their shaken heads and disapproving frowns, because this paella is not paella. It's basically spiced rice with mussels. It's more like Peruvian arroz con mariscos, but cooked so that you get a bit of a … [Read more...] about Cheater’s Paella, or Fake and Cheap Rice and Mussels
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Roasted Porcini Mushrooms and Cherry Tomato Cucumber Noodle Pasta with Dijon-Tarragon Vegan Cream
I love this dish because it combines a super light noodle made from cucumbers (the new zucchini?) with a rich and indulgent sauce that I'd normally find too heavy, then adds some roasted vegetables for a powerful umami kick that you just don't get with a fully raw pasta dish. … [Read more...] about Roasted Porcini Mushrooms and Cherry Tomato Cucumber Noodle Pasta with Dijon-Tarragon Vegan Cream
On Mistake Broccoli, Bad Gardening and Thai Green Curry
People often think that because I garden I'm a go-getter. You need lots of energy to water your plants all summer, pull weeds, transplant things, fertilize, harvest, prune... But it's a heck of a lot easier than having a pet. My plants never bark. They don't smell. I don't … [Read more...] about On Mistake Broccoli, Bad Gardening and Thai Green Curry
Made With Love: The 2018 Montreal Recap and Winners
Made With Love was another grand success, this being its tenth year of cocktail competition mastery in Montreal. The two big winners were: Public's Choice: Jérémie Dussault - Mile Public House Blainville and Judges' Choice: Alexandre Lindsay … [Read more...] about Made With Love: The 2018 Montreal Recap and Winners
Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Confit Garlic Oil and GAPS Diet adventures
I'm not actually on the GAPS diet, but I'm writing about it for an upcoming magazine edition. I came up with this recipe because I was thinking about how monotonous the first phase of the GAPS diet must be (though brief, thankfully). And then how over the next year or so you're … [Read more...] about Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Confit Garlic Oil and GAPS Diet adventures
Where to Eat during the Montreal Grand Prix: From Fine Dining Restaurants to Food Trucks on Global Television
I was on Global Television in Montreal this morning to talk about the Auberge St-Gabriel, New City Gas' Moet City brunch, Makro (a new seafood restaurant in Griffintown), and RUBS' slow-cooked BBQ food truck and Charlie's Shack food trucks at Square Dorchester at Peel and … [Read more...] about Where to Eat during the Montreal Grand Prix: From Fine Dining Restaurants to Food Trucks on Global Television
Tender Pressure Cooker Calamari with Red Wine-Tomato Sauce (aka a Messy Sunset and How to Clean Squid)
I'm standing at my kitchen counter. Late afternoon light is streaming in through the windows as I take my uncleaned squid tubes and tentacles from the fridge. It was $1 less a pound to buy them uncleaned, with the inky skin, entrails and plastic-like clean quills (it's actually … [Read more...] about Tender Pressure Cooker Calamari with Red Wine-Tomato Sauce (aka a Messy Sunset and How to Clean Squid)
How Did We Create the “Safe Breakup Venues” Category?
There's a restaurant category on the Feed Me app called "Safe Breakup Venues." People see it and they chuckle, but they don't always know what it means. What makes it onto our Safe Breakup Venues list? Here's how we curate it.Since Feed Me works with the Yelp API, we need to pull … [Read more...] about How Did We Create the “Safe Breakup Venues” Category?
Wine Recommendations for the Holidays: Top Picks From the Salon de Quilles, Raspipav and La Grande Dégustation
November is wine month in Montreal, which comes at the perfect time to help you select some delicious (and maybe organic, biodynamic and natural) wines and alcohols to drink and gift over the holiday season. I drank my way through the most natural, biodynamic, organic and high … [Read more...] about Wine Recommendations for the Holidays: Top Picks From the Salon de Quilles, Raspipav and La Grande Dégustation
User Retention, Startups and Second Dates
I swear it's all connected. Since Feed Me officially launched two weeks ago, we've hit around 10,000 downloads. Our goal is 12,000 in the first month, so we're definitely on track to hit that. But now, the challenge is to make sure that those users come back. Will they … [Read more...] about User Retention, Startups and Second Dates