Every time I go to Balnea Spa, I wonder why I don’t go more often. Located in Bromont in the Eastern Townships, Balnea is my favourite spa around Montreal and only about an hour’s drive from downtown. You may recall that I was on the jury for Balnea’s Été des chefs competition last summer. The friendly cooking …
The name of this blog took its full meaning last weekend when I travelled to Quebec City for less than 24 hours and specifically to eat at Battuto. Aimee, Janice and I met up with Quebec-based Marie, Catherine and Véronique to enjoy dinner at enRoute Magazine’s best new restaurant for 2017. We had actually made the …
I haven’t travelled much this year because of some personal issues I have been having. I miss travelling and I hope to be able to get back to it again soon but in the meantime, I have a ton of travel backlog that I’ve been meaning to write about and this article will be the first of …
Confession: I have an uncontrollable fear of bees. I panic and can’t think straight and yet I am completely fascinated by them and don’t want to hurt them. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to confront my phobia head on by visiting Miels d’Anicet (aka bee central) up in the Hautes Laurentides in the hopes of overcoming …
Canada turns 150 this year and what better time than now to visit Ottawa! I’ve been a proud Canadian citizen for 25 years now but I couldn’t remember how long it had been since I’d visited Ottawa so I jumped at the opportunity to spend the weekend rediscovering it. It is such a lovely city and …
