Yearly Archives: 2012

4
Nov
posted in : Quebec

A couple of months ago, I received an invitation to take part in a 2-day culinary trip around Quebec city and its surroundings with a few fellow bloggers from Montreal and Quebec, courtesy of Le Parcours Gourmand. Le Parcours Gourmand is an association that groups 53 businesses all having to do with food. From farms …

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29
Oct

I remember instantly falling in love the first time I came across the Cannelle et Vanille blog years ago. I wasn’t the first one nor would I be the last to be enchanted by the beautiful photos, the delicious recipes and the sense of endless summer zen that seemed to reign over Aran Goyoaga’s blog. If …

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25
Oct

Just like every year, enRoute magazine has just announced its list of Top New Restaurants in Canada. Last year, one of the top 10 winners on that list – and deservedly so – was Van Horne restaurant. This tiny 40-seat restaurant on Van Horne street in the heart of the Outremont neighbourhood in Montreal packs …

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22
Oct
posted in : NEWS

For the past 11 years, enRoute magazine has been sending top secret food “spies” – aka writers and critics – across Canada to eat their way through the country’s best new establishments. The result of these missions is the compilation of the best new restaurants in Canada list, which has acted as a cross-country barometer …

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14
Oct

Some people had turkey this past Thanksgiving, I had Memphis-style barbecue at Blackstrap BBQ, this newly opened restaurant on Wellington street in the heart of Verdun. After having read all the enthusiastic tweets about Blackstrap, there could only really be one choice of restaurants when I found myself hungry on Thanksgiving Sunday. The place is …

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