Chef Stéphanie Audet's first cookbook is a keeper. It's all-vegetarian and mostly vegan and gluten free. (If recipes aren't overtly vegan or gluten free, there are often gluten free options.) I'm still working through it, but my favourite recipes so far are a Middle … [Read more...] about La Cuisine Botanique: This New Plant-Based Cookbook Gets a Thumbs Up
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“Casual Upscale,” “Fine Dining” and other Silly Types of Restaurants
It all started when I couldn't figure out what to call LOV. When the original location of the vegan restaurant opened in Montreal's Old Port, it was so sleek and delicious that I ignored the downscale vegan burger and poutine on the menu and focused on the exquisite roasted … [Read more...] about “Casual Upscale,” “Fine Dining” and other Silly Types of Restaurants
Provender: Being a Locavore Restaurant in Montreal Just got Easier
I never thought farmers would be taking pictures of heirloom tomatoes and uploading them to a website so chefs could order them. But that's what Provender is making happen. It's farming 2.0. Now chefs can find out with one click how much of a fruit or vegetable farmers are … [Read more...] about Provender: Being a Locavore Restaurant in Montreal Just got Easier
Montreal Vegan Pop-Up Brunch with Stéphanie Audet, Sun. June 22, 10am-3pm
"Carbmaggedon?" "Le Petit Végéuner?" Those are the nicknames of the ultimate gluten-free, vegan brunch I'll be cooking on June 22nd from 10am-3pm at Lulia, a cute Vietnamese café at 1902 rue Masson in francophone hipster central (aka the Plateau). Thanks to the generous support … [Read more...] about Montreal Vegan Pop-Up Brunch with Stéphanie Audet, Sun. June 22, 10am-3pm