Cabane à sucre Au Pied de Cochon for Apple Season

Events, Montreal Buzz, Restaurant reviews

A belated Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! I celebrated quietly with friends and it was nice to say “I thank you for being in my life”. So now I will say the same to all my readers: Thank you for reading and sharing my food adventures with me. We...

Gastronomie à l’amérindienne, a Native American meal

Events, Exotic World Recipes, Montreal Buzz

Last week I attended a unique dinner that was held for 4 night only during the Montreal First People Festival. This Native American insipred gourmet meal was held in the restaurant of the Modern Art Museum, Bistro Le Contemporain. This was a wonderful and very...

Wordless Wednesday: Apple Picking

Events, Fruit Recipes, Montreal Buzz

A couple of weekends ago I spent a lovely day apple picking with friends in Saint-Hilaire at the Verger Petits et Fils. The first half of the day was cold and wet, perfect timing for a crepe lunch and a cider tasting. To bad the sky was so grey: you cannot see the...

Montreal Diner en Blanc

Montreal Buzz, Recette en français

A few weeks ago I attended a truly unique foodie event called Diner en Blanc (Diner in White): an outdoor meal set in a mystery location while everyone sports white clothes, white shoes and white accessories, carrying their tables with white table cloth and white...

Food Court @ Foodlab, trying to get Street Food to Montreal

Events, Food Trends & Gadgets, Montreal Buzz

Staying on the theme of street food from my previous post, did you know street food in Montreal is illegal? Apparently there is a municipal by-law banning the sale of street food has been on the books since the 50s. I always enjoyed having my NYC hot dog or roasted...

Guilt Free Chocolate Pudding, Mortimer Winners and Film Marathon Recap

Dairy Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Events, Montreal Buzz, Recipes from food films and TV, Vegetarian Recipes

Want to celebrate with a great guilt-free dessert? Let me suggest the following recipe: a healthy chocolate pudding. It is so simple, I know the recipe by heart and so do not remember the source except that it was from a vegetarian cookbook. So yes this recipe is...