Yearly Archives: 2011

3
Jul
posted in : RECIPES

I blame my mother for my impeccable and insatiable taste for all things sweet. You see when all my friends were eating store-bought desserts, my house was always filled with my mom’s home-made desserts. When all my friends were enjoying “simple”, unpretentious Lebanese sweets, I was turning my nose up at them because my mother …

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2
Jul
posted in : RECIPES

This post was originally written for Honest Cooking. It was very hot in Montreal today and I spent the afternoon poolside basking in the sun and heat. It was the absolute perfect day for this refreshing drink! I grew up in Lebanon where, as a kid, I spent almost every day of every summer frolicking …

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23
Jun

Note: Damas has since relocated to a new address at 1201 Van Horne Avenue. Two Jews and a Lebanese walk into a Syrian restaurant (thanks to Lori for that starter sentence!) … and yes that story ends with the usual fireworks but they’re happy fireworks this time, I promise! I had dinner at Damas Restaurant for …

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16
Jun
posted in : restaurant reviews

A few weeks ago, I saw the intriguing sign of “Le Pourvoyeur: Pub festif et gourmand” go up a couple of blocks from my apartment. I’ve been living here for 5 years now and for 5 years I’ve been saying that we need a fun pub in the neighbourhood. To have a pub “gourmand” open …

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12
Jun

Last Sunday was the 3rd edition of Kaffeeklatsch at Laloux restaurant in Montreal. Kaffee… what?? is what you’re probably asking yourself right now. “Kaffeeklatsch” is a German term that means coffee (kaffee) and conversation (klatsch) (or coffee and gossip) and the concept of this Eastern European tradition is to spend a leisurely afternoon gossiping with …

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