Monthly Archives: September 2011

29
Sep
posted in : TRAVELS, Toronto

A few weeks ago I went to visit an old friend in Toronto for Labour day weekend. I’ve only been to Toronto a few times and I didn’t know the city well. In fact, I still don’t know it that well since it’s such a large city and I was driven around all weekend, which …

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21
Sep
posted in : events, MONTREAL

I’m not going to lie to you, I am disappointed that “my” chef Nick Hodge of Kitchenette and Icehouse didn’t win tonight’s burger challenge during the Dans la rue From the street to the stars event. However, it was such a fun event that I really can’t stay mad for long (I do hope you …

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15
Sep
posted in : MONTREAL, events

Have you heard of Dans la rue? If you’re a Montrealer, chances are you’ve heard of this great organization that takes care of homeless teens. You’ve probably even seen the now-famous Dans la rue truck parked around town late at night distributing food and lending a sympathetic hand to those same homeless teens. Father Emmett …

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13
Sep
posted in : TRAVELS, Barcelona

On August 9, 2011 at 6:30pm I sat down with chef Albert Adrià for a chat at his newly opened Tickets tapas bar. I knew this interview was coming for weeks and I spent an insane amount of time researching my subject and trying to figure out what to ask him. I even enlisted the …

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8
Sep
posted in : TRAVELS, London

About 3 weeks ago, I was in London to attend Food Blogger Connect 2011 where I was a speaker and to visit with my good friends Mowie, Bruce and Beth. I had the lovely opportunity to meet Jaden from Steamy Kitchen and Béa from La Tartine Gourmande who were both speakers at FBC as well. …

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