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Eat and drink in Rougemont
The Rougemont region of Quebec is holding the first of its annual “Weekends Gourmands” this Saturday and Sunday. The area is home to plenty of apple orchards and cider makers, so expect tastings and...
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Canada's top foodies on Twitter: We know one of them well
Lesley Chesterman cracks me up regularly. She’s stand-up-comedian funny, and I get a daily dose in my dealings with her as her editor for the Weekend Life section. So when Chesterman, The Gazette’s...
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Best cheese in the world? A Quebec chèvre
It’s not everyday you can say your cheese is the best in the world. But now a Quebec cheesemaker can. It had to beat 2,440 cheeses from 34 countries to do it, but it did. At the World Cheese Awards...
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Why is it so hard to find a good gas range?
How hard can it be to find a good stove? Harder than I thought. I’ve been comparing and contrasting 30-inch gas ranges for weeks, and am chagrined at what I’m finding in Montreal. Money isn’t the...
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Montreal bagels called "totally bland" in New York tasting. Oh, puh-lease.
Why can’t the world just admit Montreal bagels are the best and leave it at that? We see that the New York Times is stirring the pot again, with a post on its City Room blog proclaiming, quel surprise,...
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At La Fabrique, rutabagas and veal and…
Danny St-Pierre (above) of Auguste restaurant in Sherbrooke was the guest chef at La Fabrique on Monday as part of the Montreal High Lights Festival. Here’s what he and host chef Jean-Baptiste...
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My search for a gas range is over, mercifully
I finally bought a gas range. Sounds simple, no? Ah, but I’m what they call a maximizer. Which means I can’t do something unless I research it to death, agonize over the most minute of details that, in...
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Top Ten Stories: April, 2014
Brunch, chocolate, croissants, sugar shacks and cocktails: These are what our readers were most interested in this month. Easter brunches and Easter treats were some of our best-read stories for April....
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Checking In: Clubbing at the Ritz in Toronto
The Toronto Ritz-Carlton opened three years ago across from Roy Thomson Hall, and soon began racking up awards for its five-star, five-diamond AAA/CAA service. Once I got a look at the spa, my corner...
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Black Muses exhibition pays tribute to 12 women
An exhibition called Black Muses pays tribute to 12 women who have marked the history of Canadian music: Jeri Brown Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire Jenny Salgado soprano Measha Brueggergosman soprano...
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Feed Your Head: Need a job? Try 'speed-recruiting' on Tuesday at UQÀM
Tomorrow is Career Day at UQÀM from 11 am. to 4 p.m., when 35 companies will be on campus, looking to meet students and fill positions. Speed-recruiting will be in the offing as candidates and...
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Eat, Drink: Hey, there's maple in my bread
Première Moisson has created some decadent maple-infused breads for sugaring-off season. The maple braid is a moist, mellow Viennese dough braided by hand, sprinkled with crunchy nuggets of maple with...
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Feed Your Head: Clueless about renovations? Heritage Montréal has an...
Heritage Montréal is starting its extremely useful eight-week course in renovating, aimed at anyone who owns — or is thinking of buying — a heritage house, duplex or bungalow that needs work....
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On Twitter, an outpouring of support for Belgium
As the death toll in Brussels rose to at least 31 people, an outpouring of support spread on Twitter, with #bruxelles the top trending hastag along with #PrayForBelgium, #PrayForBrussels and...
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On Instagram, Belgium's heartbreak is depicted in cartoons and images
A visual response to the Belgian attacks quickly took hold on Instagram today, with users posting cartoons and photos in tribute. A cartoon depicting France in sympathy has been widely shared on...
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'His death isn't a punchline': Friends, foes take to Twitter to have a word...
Within minutes of Rob Ford’s death being announced, it was big news across Canada, the U.S. and in Europe. And on Twitter, what was the right thing to say about the passing of one of Toronto’s most...
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Eat, Drink: A wine show for Slow Food admirers
On Wednesday at Jean Talon Market, the fifth annual Montreal Slow Food Wine Show is a chance to taste wines from 15 private import agencies and local producers. There’ll be organic and biodynamic...
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Feed Your Head: Buy a plant and meet the agriculture student who grew it
On Thursday, March 24, the agriculture students at Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue will be selling the flowers they’ve grown in the greenhouse this semester including chrysanthemums,...
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Feed Your Head: Black-hole collisions for dummies
Sure, yeah, everyone’s stoked about that collision of two black holes a billion light years away. We know it’s a big deal because scientists were REALLY, really excited when they announced it last...
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Feed Your Head: How do incubators help startups in Montreal? Glad you asked
Now’s your chance to find out how startups work in Montreal. On Friday evening at Notman House, three panelists will talk about how incubators and accelerators work, and how they have helped many of...
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