Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
Thai Peanut-Tamarind Grilled Chicken Grilled food in Thailand is a staple of their amazing street food found in every village and town throughout the country. Peanut sauces and marinades are found in cuisines all over South East Asia. They are nowhere near sauces made here using peanut butter. It is a much more complex sauce […]
Mercuri is the latest project of talented Montreal chef Joe Mercuri who first burst on to the Montreal culinary scene as chef/owner of Bronte on downtown Sherbrooke St . Mercuri, located in Old Montreal on Wellington Street is by any measure sleek, bold, inviting and theatrical. There is even a house DJ spinning the music […]
CHICKEN TACOS WITH BLACK BEANS, AVOCADO AND FETA CHEESE Tacos are a great addition to a summer BBQ. Fill them with whatever you wish. Be creative, the choice of fillings is endless. Traditional Mexican tacos were filled with small fish. The culinary meaning of tacos could have an explosive origin deriving from the Mexican silver […]
Like most of us living on a monthly budget the doling out of our hard earned dollars always comes under heavy scrutiny. Yet, despite these restrictions, every now and then we yearn to let loose, throw caution to the wind and perhaps for a day or maybe just a couple of hours, and live the […]
It is very comforting and very reassuring that, in a city renowned for its first class cuisine where a tremendous amount of time is spent on the presentation of food, one is still able to find and celebrate a local restaurant that eschews fancy presentations and sticks religiously to the food itself unpretentiously presented and […]
It would seem, at least from somet of my previous reviews, that I have totally succumbed to the allure of Griffintown when selecting a place to eat. Perhaps I have. It is unquestionably the area of town where some of the most exciting and talented young chefs have decided to hang their shingles. The other […]
SPRING MINESTRONE Minestrone is one of the world’s iconic vegetable soups with its origin goes all the way back to the Roman Empire in pre 2nd century BC where Romans recognized the health benefits of a vegetarian diet (1). There are a few regional variations of this soup throughout Italy and this week’s recipe is […]
What’s in s name? This may be a somewhat unconventional way to start a restaurant review, but I was intrigued from the outset with the choice of ‘Le Filet’ as the name. Having owned a few restaurants in my career I know the importance of selecting a name for your restaurant. It has to be […]
Thai Chili Lemongrass Grilled Shrimp with Sweet Basil & Lime Fried Rice Lemongrass is a widely used herb in South East Asian cuisine. It has a wonderful fresh citrus flavor and is used extensively to flavor teas, soups and curries. It is also used to attract and lure swarms of bees to hives and as […]
THAITALIAN CHICKEN PAILLARDS This is one delicious dish from one of the best. A great Thai Itlaian fusion dish and very easy to make. It looks awesome too….Enjoy!