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 …
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 …
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 …
Perhaps one of the most famous of Jamaican dishes is jerk. Even more than patties, ackee or callaloo, jerk is the one dish that is synonymous with the island nation in every major city in the world. However, even though you may think that the jerk chicken or pork you had in that little authentic …
I have been lucky enough to travel to many interesting spots this year, from Northern Quebec to Jamaica, Chicago, New York, London and Beirut. Thank you all for being an integral part of this great adventure I have embarked on when I started writing this blog. Below are a few Instagram shots of my travels …
