Montreal en Lumière, aka the Montreal Highlights Festival, can be a bit overwhelming. A Nordic style lunch, a Haitian brunch, an ice bar and some $300 three-Michelin Star cuisine? With so many dinners, invited chefs and special events, it's hard to know where to make a … [Read more...] about Where to Eat at Montreal en Lumières 2019: Dinners, Lunches, Brunches, Drinks, Food Talks and Free Samples
Archives for February 2019
Hot and Spicy Montreal: Restaurants to Warm you up
Last week, I did a TV segment about hot and spicy restaurants. It's the time of year when we need all the heat we can get, I figure. And while Montrealers are notoriously hot pepper-averse, I'm not. So I found a local, high quality hot sauce maker and then hunted down … [Read more...] about Hot and Spicy Montreal: Restaurants to Warm you up
Portuguese Sour Cherry Booze, Gluten Intolerance and Cultural Heritage
I saw the hundreds of shooter glasses lined up on trays when I got the restaurant. the press event was just starting and servers were laying out the platters of creamy Portuguese cheese, baguette, silken and juicy Medjool dates and thick-cut fruit pâté. So I figured there were … [Read more...] about Portuguese Sour Cherry Booze, Gluten Intolerance and Cultural Heritage
Razor Clams, Crab and Sambal: Diving into Seafood at a Southeast Asian Seafood Cooking Class With Nantha Kumar
"Expectations are Boring," says cooking instructor Nantha Kumar at his Southeast Asian seafood class at the Centrale Culinaire a few weeks ago. It was a bone-chilling evening, but a class of eager students shlepped to the Mile-End shared kitchen space for a hot … [Read more...] about Razor Clams, Crab and Sambal: Diving into Seafood at a Southeast Asian Seafood Cooking Class With Nantha Kumar