Monthly Archives: October 2012

29
Oct
small plates and sweet treats

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
canada best new restaurant list

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
blackstrap montreal © Will Travel for Food

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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7
Oct
posted in : MONTREAL, events

Can you believe that Montreal, this mecca of gastronomy and the city that has the highest number of restaurants per capita in North America, has never had a restaurant week until now? Unbelievable, right? That is about to change though with TASTE MTL, Montreal’s first ever restaurant week, which will take place from November 1 …

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