In case you missed me drinking at 8 a.m. a little while ago, here's my segment from Breakfast Television Montreal on CityTV talking about three Montreal wine events and tasting some organic and natural wine with show co-host Derick Fage: You have no idea how relieved I was … [Read more...] about Amie Watson on Breakfast Television: Talking Wine in Montreal
Thanksgiving 2016: Spatchcocked and BBQ-ed Turkey
What a glorious Thanksgiving it was! Sure, these are photos from Canadian Thanksgiving and I'm just getting around to posting them now, but maybe I can inspire our southern cousins with spatchcocked BBQ-ed turkey, Ottolenghi's roasted potatoes and Josée di Stasio's … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving 2016: Spatchcocked and BBQ-ed Turkey
Gluten-Free Fine Dining at Three of Montreal’s Newest Restaurants: Hvor, Le Fantôme and Candide
Eating out is hard when you're gluten free. Even with a recent resurgence of heritage grains and healthy rice bowls, it's really nice to not always be stuck eating at home. Sure, it'd be nice to go to Patisserie Patrice and buy something gorgeous and flaky and creamy (life's … [Read more...] about Gluten-Free Fine Dining at Three of Montreal’s Newest Restaurants: Hvor, Le Fantôme and Candide
$150 White Truffles That Make a $50 Steak Seem Like a Bargain
Let me preface this post by saying that I believe in spending a little more money on higher quality food. When the average American family and individual only spends 9.7% of their annual disposal income on food (down from 20% in the 50's), I get scared. That's an average. That … [Read more...] about $150 White Truffles That Make a $50 Steak Seem Like a Bargain
Negroamaro del Prete Anne Review
Have you ever opened a bottle of wine that made you stop in your tracks? As in one of the best wines of your life? One that you could drink again and again? No special occasion necessary, except for the fact that you assume it's very expensive because it's so good? And then you … [Read more...] about Negroamaro del Prete Anne Review
The Best of MTL à Table 2016
With MTL à Table in full swing, it's restaurant time again in Montreal! That means special prix fixe $21, $31 and $41 dinners (and late-night specials and $15 brunches) with a couple of choices each for appetizers, mains and desserts (or in the occasional case of tapas, … [Read more...] about The Best of MTL à Table 2016
Montreal Vegan Fest 2016 and a Recipe for Vegan Lasagna
Marché Bonsecours is hopping. This weekend it's hosting RASPIPAV, the private import wine salon (you can check out my recent appearance on Breakfast Television Montreal talking about this), and next weekend it's the Montreal Vegan Fest. It'll be my second time attending the … [Read more...] about Montreal Vegan Fest 2016 and a Recipe for Vegan Lasagna
Mission Possible 2016: An Annual Food Fundraiser for the Mile-End Community Mission
This isn't the first year that Marc Cohen, chef of Lawrence, has spearheaded Mission Possible, a fundraiser for the Mile End Community Mission. But it was the first time I went. The goal isn't to sing the praises of the amazing restaurants, cafés and wine agencies that donate … [Read more...] about Mission Possible 2016: An Annual Food Fundraiser for the Mile-End Community Mission
The Wine Whisperers, Part 2: Coturri Winery, Sonoma Valley, California
I was on a mission. I was spending a week in Sonoma and Napa in search on natural, biodynamic and organic wines. There were to be no trolley tours, no limo tours, and, as one of my favourite Montreal wine import companies proclaims: "No shit in my wine." My next stop? Coturri. … [Read more...] about The Wine Whisperers, Part 2: Coturri Winery, Sonoma Valley, California
Chasing Matthew: Montreal to Aruba and back again
Most people go to tropical islands for vacation. I go for work, which admittedly makes me one of the luckiest people in the world. It's not all glamour, though; I often end up spending a lot of time in my room on my computer while real vacationers take advantage of the water and … [Read more...] about Chasing Matthew: Montreal to Aruba and back again