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HOTEL HERMAN DELIGHTS MILE END DINERS

Hotel Herman is not the kind of hotel where you can reserve a room. In fact, it’s not a hotel at all. What it is is a great restaurant that just opened its doors a few months ago in the heart of the Mile End neighbourhood…

PASTAGA WELCOMES TOP CANADIAN CHEFS TO THEIR ROYAL CANADIAN MONDAY

The Canadian Mondays events are a brilliant idea by Pastaga chef Martin Juneau who decided to use his restaurant as a window to introduce some of Canada’s most talented chefs to our fair city. The first Canadian Monday event took place at Pastaga on December 3, 2012 with guest chef Marc Lépine from Ottawa restaurant Atelier…

NEW TOQUÉ! COOKBOOK CHRONICLES QUEBEC GASTRONOMY

It took chef Normand Laprise close to 20 years to decide to write a cookbook and 3 years to put the finishing touches on the Toqué! book, which is coming out in English on November 28th. The most famous of Quebec chefs didn’t take the easy way out by writing a straightforward cookbook. The Toqué! Creators of a new Quebec gastronomy book is first and foremost, an ode to all the artisans who have contributed on a daily basis in making Toqué! the best restaurant in Quebec for the past 20 years.

SAT’S FOODLAB CELEBRATES ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY

This past Saturday, FoodLab celebrated its first anniversary with a bang. There was a special festive menu, family, fans and colleagues, pretty lights, a ping-pong table and birthday cake.

TAKE A CULINARY TRIP AROUND THE WORLD WITH TASTE MTL

TTASTE MTL, Montreal’s first ever restaurant week, starts soon. About 100 restaurants are participating in this delicious event and since there are only so many nights one can dine out during those 10 days, it makes it very difficult to pick which restaurants to try out…

GREAT FINE DINING LUNCH DEALS IN MONTREAL

If you are a foodie like me, indulging in your favourite restaurant-hopping pastime can often get pricey. The perfect solution to that problem is to visit some of the high end spots in the city at lunchtime when they offer a more affordable 2 or 3 course table d’hôte menu for you to enjoy. You get the same quality food, same creative kitchen team and same lovely location for a much sweeter price – it’s surely a deal that’s too good to pass up?