Musée Ramsey

Exotic World Recipes, Montreal Buzz, Traditions

Last Saturday I took out the Cheap Ethnic Eatz group to the  Château Ramezay Museum which currently has an exposition devoted to the eating habits of our settlers and the culinary influences that shaped todays Quebec...

A Cookbook Review: Macaron

Food Trends & Gadgets, Montreal Buzz, Reviews

A little while back I received an invitation to a Macaron book launch. The book was the work of my two favourite Macaron makers in Montreal…Gaëlle and Johan Crop of La Maison du Macaron in the Plateau. At the book launch I met the PR team which was...

Gracia Afrika

Exotic World Recipes, Restaurant reviews

Seems like its bean a while since I have done a restaurant review.  Perhaps because the last events were hosted by either assistant organizers or guest organizers. But now my time has come around again. And this time I will tell you about a tropical find,...

The Cannoli Debate

Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Restaurant reviews

Wow, who would have thought The Daring Kitchen’s last baker’s challenge was going to become such a controversy! I have gotten lots of private and public feedback but the best has been an ongoing email conversation with Claudia, a member of my dinner group....

Toronto Poutine?

Food Trends & Gadgets

I was just forwarded a link to an article about a restaurant chain in Toronto that serves exclusively poutine. Funny enough the person who sent it to me is a co-worker who lives in Toronto but spends every other month up in Montreal (lucky him!) This place is called...