I am so excited to finally be able to reveal SAISONS, a new project that I’ve been working on for the past few months in collaboration with Janice and with John‘s precious input. SAISONS is a collection of curated gatherings staged in unique surroundings and headlining Montreal-based chefs working with seasonal and regional ingredients with the express …

A version of this article was first written for Tourisme Montréal. I have added a few spots in this version. I am of Lebanese origin and when I crave a taste of home, I turn to any of these Middle Eastern restaurants for a trip down my culinary memory lane. Daou What Daou lacks in …

I just got back from a wonderful, three-week trip to Italy. I spent my first week there on a road trip around Puglia and the subsequent time divided up between the Lazio region including Rome and a three-day jaunt to Tuscany. I’ve been to Tuscany before but no matter how many times you visit that …

Are you ready? Are you ready to eat? Because there are three great and major food festivals coming to Montreal in the next three weeks! Below is the lowdown on each one. Which one will you be attending? Or better yet, are you brave enough to attend all three? OMNIVORE WORLD TOUR FESTIVAL Society of …

A few days ago, I spent some time touring one of the sweetest labs in town, the Essence Maître Glacier production facility in Ahuntsic. Essence Maître Glacier was founded in 2014 by Alexis Dionne who partnered up with Meilleur ouvrier de France [M.O.F.] master ice cream maker Jean-Marc Guillot to create some of the most …