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 …

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 …

I know quite a few people who were more than a little disappointed to see Jolifou restaurant close a few months ago. Those same people will be happy to know that chef David Ferguson is now at the helm of a brand new,  28-seat restaurant on Beaubien street east, in the Petite Patrie neighbourhood of …

I had missed the last couple of events by Tripes & Caviar so I was really looking forward to their SCALP evening that took place a couple of weeks ago. I’ll admit that I was also a bit worried about what we would be served. I had heard rumours that the T&C guys are just …

I wasn’t planning on writing this blog post, which is why all the photos were taken with my phone then treated with Instagram. Don’t get me wrong though, it’s not like I wasn’t planning on writing about La Chronique but I wanted to go back for their dinner tasting menu, take “real” photos and write …