Imagine if one of the Cirque du Soleil founders had the idea of reinventing what a hotel ought to be, and decided to build it in one of Quebec’s most charming villages, pair it with one of the province’s best skiing mountains, and link it with a scenic train ride to Quebec City. Sounds too… Continue Reading
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Restaurant Review: Patente et Machin, Quebec City
Quebec City’s Patente et Machin (roughly translated as ‘Trinket and Doodad’) is the city’s most popular new restaurant. Opened just two months ago in a former diner of the St-Sauveur neighborhood, an area of the city that is off the average visitor’s radar, it’s the most talked about Quebec City restaurant in blogs and social… Continue Reading
Who Said There’s No Street Food in Montreal?
Not so long ago, Montreal’s food lovers were brooding over the city statute that prevents food trucks from operating freely. The bylaw—which was adopted in 1947 to ensure hygiene standards and protect the city’s restaurateurs against “unfair competition”—forbids the serving of street food except at a festival or special event that closes a street to… Continue Reading
A Bowl of Ramen, Just Like in Tokyo: Ippudo NY
The problem with going to Japan is that it completely shifts your expectations of Japanese food. When you come back, what you thought tasted great before you left now feels bland. Dishes that you thought refined look sloppy. You realize that very few restaurants in North America live up to the high Japanese standards, even… Continue Reading
Quebec City’s First-Ever FoodCamp: A Delicious and Inspiring Experience
Well, Quebec City has finally had its first major food event. Sure, there are a few tradeshows that take place every year, but we had yet to host a fully fledged conference with chefs, and demos, and tastings, and networking opportunities—and fun! It was called FoodCamp Québec, and it all happened thanks to the determination of one… Continue Reading