La Mar is the bay outpost of Gaston Acurio's cevicheria in Lima, Peru. I fell in love with the open-air restaurant in a quiet area of Miraflores when I was there two years ago. The corvhina traditional ceviche with braised sweet potato and pale, large corn and a simple, perfectly … [Read more...] about La Mar Restaurant: A Peruvian Expat in San Francisco
L’Étagère Gourmande: Tunisian and Classical Flavours From The Montreal Jam Fairy
Mouna Joulali is the jam fairy. Every month, she concocts wild flavours – strawberries and orange blossoms; orange, walnuts and saffron; and pear cardamom – posts them on her Facebook page, and the orders come flying in. Customers pick up either from her house, from La … [Read more...] about L’Étagère Gourmande: Tunisian and Classical Flavours From The Montreal Jam Fairy
Fine Dining in San Francisco: Sushi at Maruya
San Francisco doesn't lack for great restaurants, but what I lacked was enough days to eat everything! So after a lot of research (thanks, Tiberiù, Caterina, Cai and Google algorithm developers), I settled on one meal of Japanese oseki fine dining at Maruya, one happy hour and … [Read more...] about Fine Dining in San Francisco: Sushi at Maruya
Houston Avenue Bar & Grill Takes Over the Former Cavalli Space on Peel Street
Joe Mercuri might be known for the grill in his eponymous fine dining restaurant in the Old Port. But he's also been the man behind the menu at the Houston's chain of restaurants for years. Apparently they begged him. And he finally caved, as long as he could introduce a local, … [Read more...] about Houston Avenue Bar & Grill Takes Over the Former Cavalli Space on Peel Street
Yonaka Modern Japanese: Best of Vegas Off-the-Strip
Years ago I created a research document on the best, coolest, newest restaurants and chefs in Las Vegas off the strip for a travel spinoff of Bitchin Kitchen on Food Network US. It aired one season and I didn't get to travel with the production team, so while I knew everything … [Read more...] about Yonaka Modern Japanese: Best of Vegas Off-the-Strip
It’s Pronounced Poké: This healthy Hawaiian rice bowl is the next sushi (with gluten free options!)
That's what owner Allen Mouradian thinks, and so do a lot of restauranteurs in other cities – that poké is the next big thing in Montreal. We're the latest city to get on the poké bandwagon, and Le Poké Bar on Crescent St. north of de Maisonneuve is the first restaurant in the … [Read more...] about It’s Pronounced Poké: This healthy Hawaiian rice bowl is the next sushi (with gluten free options!)
Ikanos Greek Restaurant Launches Summer Terrasse and Late Night Menu in Old Montreal
Ikanos is launching its summer menu to coincide with the opening of its terrasse. Here's what you need to know: 1. The terrasse is petite in the cozy kind of way. 2. The terrasse is in shade in the afternoon/evening, so you won't burn. 3. McGill turns into a wind tunnel some … [Read more...] about Ikanos Greek Restaurant Launches Summer Terrasse and Late Night Menu in Old Montreal
Crowdfunding an Eco-Pasture Sheep Farm in Montreal’s Rosemont La-Petite-Patrie Neighbourhood
What's Eco-Pasturing? It's an ecological way of managing a piece of land by making it a pasture. There'll be sheep. And an emphasis on education. This is a project called "Biquette à Montréal" that's hoping to get funding through local non-profit La Ruche's newly announce crowd … [Read more...] about Crowdfunding an Eco-Pasture Sheep Farm in Montreal’s Rosemont La-Petite-Patrie Neighbourhood
Joy is a Bag of Shelling Peas: Exploring the San Francisco Ferry Wharf Farmers Market
I don’t think my mom has ever been happier than when she bought a giant bag of shelling peas at the San Francisco Ferry Wharf Saturday farmers market. Maybe when she married my dad. Maybe. I mean, she loves my dad, but she really loves shelling peas. We were planning a picnic … [Read more...] about Joy is a Bag of Shelling Peas: Exploring the San Francisco Ferry Wharf Farmers Market
Las Vegas Farmers Market Salad
Organic white peaches, tree-ripe apricots, cherry tomatoes, salty spinach, crisp romaine, Lebanese cucumbers, yellow peppers, hemp hearts and mustard and radish sprouts. I wouldn’t have thought I’d get all this from a farmers market in Las Vegas, what with the lack of lush … [Read more...] about Las Vegas Farmers Market Salad