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Each year, the November issue of en Route magazine (Air Canada) is publishing their top ten of new restaurants across Canada. Their tester/ journalist is proposed with a bunch of venues to try out in every major cities by a panel of food critics and bloggers from different areas.  I am always looking forward to that list because [...]

Tapas: Spanish originated word for appetizers is now well known in North America. They can be served cold (frias) or warm (calientes). Even non-Spanish venues are adopting this way of serving many small plates to make a whole meal.  I am a big fan of ordering many dishes and share so we all get a bigger sample of [...]

I always like to try the latest open joint or the new “talkabout” of the foodies but there are also a few restaurants in my city that I call my “blue chips” where I keep going back to. They never disappointed me in any way except for the fact that some are impossible to book [...]

This Spring the Toronto social scene is fawning all over the cocktail. Now Magazine featured the subject on their cover with their rendition of the city’s top 10 recently; the LCBO designated a sub-site to the traditional recipes and appreciation of early cocktail culture (notably influenced by the success of the Manhattan-friendly “Mad Men”); and [...]

Recently, I drew surprise from a member of the Québec gastronomie scene when I mentioned that I had excitedly flocked not once; but – gasp! – twice to Brasserie Artisanale Dieu du Ciel up on Le Plateau in Montréal on my four day jam-packed trip to the city. It was a frigid weekend, with temperatures [...]