Yearly Archives: 2011

17
Aug
posted in : TRAVELS, Barcelona

I went to Barcelona 15 years ago when I was an art history student. It had been a long-awaited Gaudí pilgrimage and I spent a few days in the city immersing myself in every single stone ever touched by the man’s genius. I’ve been wanting to go back ever since that first trip and when …

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6
Aug
posted in : TRAVELS, Copenhagen

I was in Copenhagen last summer and couldn’t get reservations at Noma. I tried again this summer but it was closed for summer holidays! Needless to say that I was disappointed but there’s no need to dwell on that, especially in a city like Copenhagen where good restaurants abound. So I took my friend’s advice …

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1
Aug
posted in : TRAVELS, Copenhagen

I cannot begin to describe how nice it was to be back in Copenhagen this year. I was there for the happy occasion of my friend’s wedding and didn’t feel as if I was there as a tourist. It actually felt as if I was meeting an old friend after a year of absence. A …

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18
Jul

Last Friday night I made my way over to that stretch of St Laurent street that is so cool they won’t let you pass unless you’re dressed the part 🙂 I headed for the newest restaurant on that cool block, Wood35 Restaurant & Bar. Wood35 has been open for 5 weeks now and occupies the …

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14
Jul
posted in : RECIPES

My mom’s strawberry and pastry cream tart… Those words alone evoke an idyllic lazy summer day to me. It’s the perfect tart to make especially now that the Quebec strawberries are in season and oh so sweet. I don’t know how you feel about pastry cream but it’s one of my all-time favourite things to …

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