Salon des Vins de Québec

If you happen to be in Quebec city this coming weekend here is a great show to check out. The Salon des Vins de Québec where you will find over 50 exhibitors and 1000 products for tasting. March 13-15 Centre des congrès de Québec...

Flatware 101

When serving up a delicious meal to your friends and family, you should focus on the taste as well as the presentation of your dish. The way food is prepared and presented to your guests through stylish dinnerware will make all the difference in how each diner takes...

30 year old Landmark Closed

This is hardly related to ethnic food, or good food for that matter, but I thought it noteworthy of a post here. On February 11th, 2009, the landmark 24 eatery Les Serres Picasso closed its doors after 30 years. This huge location of 500 seats, located on...

Are You Fasting?

No offense to other denominations, but it just occured to me, are you good Christians fasting? Yes Today is day 9 of Lent. What is Lent? Lent, in Christian tradition, is the period of the liturgical year leading up to Easter. Conventionally it is described as being...

Kit Kat Human Vending Machine

Any advertising concept can work…I guess. A Kit Kat Human Powered Vending Machine was the latest promo at London Victoria. It’s an extension of the latest Kit Kat ‘Working like a Machine’...

Chipotle y Jalapeno review

Chipotle y Jalapeno is one of those small venues that gets its fame from word of mouth. When it turns out that your specialty is Mexican cuisine and both your staff and your clientele share that same background, it’s obvious you’re doing something right....

Salade hivernale

Hello all, Well been a bit quiet on the food front. I did have an amazing meal at Verses with fellow friends. I blogged recently about the Happening Gourmand…it was a divine experience. I had Deer ribs…amazing. But not cheap normally so go if you can...

Restaurant L’Ambroisie

Oh what a divine experience! Our last dinner was held at l’Ambroisie, a French cuisine restaurant tucked away in the industrial/gentrified part of Petit Bourgone, close to the Lachine Canal. It really is a hidden jewel…some having been lost for over 1hr...

Where do you shop for cookware?

We all know our little shop to go to when we are looking for a specific cooking supply for the kitchen. Well at least we think we do….until we get there and they don’t have that hard to find item. You do a few similar shops and you finally get back home...