A few weeks ago, some of us bloggers got together to test recipes from the new Giovanni Apollo cookbook, Apollo 2. I had received the book a few days prior to that and thought it was beautifully illustrated with dramatic photography and cute hand sketched illustrations. The way the book is organized is also very …

Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall of your favourite restaurant’s kitchen so you can watch all the action that happens behind the scenes? Ok, maybe a fly on the wall in a restaurant kitchen is a bad and unsanitary example but you know what I mean… How about in the …

I was so happy to receive Jessica’s email asking me if I’d like to participate in this great My 7 links project. Jessica’s and Jonathan’s Bite Sized blog is one of my favourites and to be nominated by them is a great honour! I said yes right away not really knowing what I was getting …

Attention chocolate lovers, there’s a new sweet spot in town and it goes by the name of Cacao 70! It’s been open for about 3 weeks now and I was there just yesterday with Andrea and Janice, who are both just as crazy about sweet things as I am. I had heard about this place …

The Jean-Talon Market is my corner store. No really, it is since I live about 2 blocks away from it. In the summer, I stop by there almost every day. I sometimes don’t need anything but I love walking around all the stalls, especially at the end of the day when it’s quiet. I actually …