Yearly Archives: 2013

22
Apr

A couple of nights ago, I went on a Lebanese cheap eat binge with a friend. In a two hour span, we drove to 4 different places where we ate 6 different meat-laden sandwiches (for the most part) and 2 plates of sweets. It inspired me to write this post about my favourite Middle-Eastern cheap …

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11
Apr
posted in : New York City, TRAVELS

UPDATE: Mission Chinese has closed since I wrote this article. Chef Danny Bowien is looking for a new space to re-open. In the meantime, you can check out his newly opened Mission Cantina. For the first in a long time, I traveled to New York City with no reservations (yes, that is indeed a reference …

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1
Apr
posted in : NEWS, Toronto

Next Monday, April 8th, I’ll be in Toronto to attend the 7th edition of Terroir Hospitality Industry Symposium. This not-for-profit committee of industry professionals put on an “annual symposium that is about education, networking, sharing collective resources and building a community that helps to strengthen the industry.” With this year’s impressive line-up of Canadian chefs as …

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26
Mar
posted in : NEWS

I’m happy to announce that I’ve been asked by Vacay.ca to be part of the judging process to elect the 2013 Top 50 Restaurants in Canada. I remember reading Vacay’s first ever annual list last year and thinking that it was one of the lists that made the most sense to me so I am …

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9
Mar
posted in : events, Quebec

It’s sugar shack season again in Quebec, one of my favourite times of the year, when indulging in everything maple is enthusiastically encouraged. I am not originally from Quebec but I am fiercely proud of my adopted province’s sweet heritage and will happily partake in anything maple anytime. Last year I managed to make it …

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