“Year of the Tiger” New Year’s Eve Menu
21 February 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment

Okay, so a week late, but at least the post is up. I blame the back twingie combined with a whack-load of (re)writing.
As I mentioned at the start of the Year of the Tiger, unlike last year, …

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Dim sum at Kam Fung VSL
28 February 2010 – 11:48 pm | No Comment
Dim sum at Kam Fung VSL

Today’s the last day of February, which so happens to be the last day of the Vancouver Olympics, so what better thing to do than to go for dim sum. I figured that I may …

Racha Bassoul guest-stars at Laloux
12 February 2010 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Racha Bassoul guest-stars at Laloux

Chef Racha Bassoul is a unique personality in the local restaurant scene.
Apart from the obvious (like most cities, the Big Croissant doesn’t have many female chefs) she’s self-taught and kept her eye on the prize …

La Salle à Manger
16 December 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
La Salle à Manger

Though it often appears that I constantly pick on him for cheap entertainment, I must state that my butter-averse pal is not my personal chew-toy. He is in all seriousness an honest, hardworking, pious (in the non-religious sense) individual …

One all-dressed “steamé”
10 December 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
One all-dressed “steamé”

A typical Montréal steamed hot dog; “all-dressed” means a topping of coleslaw, onions and mustard. You know you want one.
Décarie Hot Dog
953 Décarie Boulevard
Saint-Laurent (Québec) H4L 3M3
+1 (514) 748-7213

La Montée
6 December 2009 – 4:30 am | 2 Comments
La Montée

It was a pretty busy restaurant week for me in late November.
I was asked to come up with reasonably-priced crowd-pleasing dining alternatives but since I am now somewhat out of touch with the local dining …

Les Trois Petits Bouchons
5 December 2009 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Les Trois Petits Bouchons

I’m not quite sure when I first heard of Les Trois Petits Bouchons (L3PB), but it went from no buzz to plenty o’ buzz as a combination restaurant/wine bar specializing in local ingredients and natural wines. …