Month: August 2012

Vote for Montreal’s Top Burger

August 31, 2012 1 Comment

Between tomorrow and September 7, about 40 Montreal restaurants will serve their best-dressed burgers competing to be crowned the Best Burger as part of the first ever Montreal Burger Week. Throughout the week, Montreal burger fans will be able to try these burgers at special prices ($5, $10 or $15) and then vote online for […]

McGill’s World Record fruit salad

August 29, 2012 No Comments

It’s official: The McGill community is the creator of the biggest fruit salad in world history — the Guinness records people can vouch for it. It weighs in at 11,197 pounds. After hours of chopping, slicing, and dicing, at the end of the day the 250 volunteers from across campus looked tired but excited.

Imperfect fruits and vegetables

August 25, 2012 No Comments

Harvest season is in full swing. This is the ideal time to make the most of local fruits and vegetables, not only for immediate consumption, but also for stocking up on them. It is also the best time to go pay a visit to producers, or do the rounds of market places. You’ll see that […]

More on kitchen gardening

August 24, 2012 No Comments

My 2 posts about the Drummondville front yard garden case have stirred quite an interest. A few people have asked me to write more about the various initiatives popping up all over in North America. I invite you all to check the very informative website of Kitchen Gardeners International and to watch the video of […]

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What our subscribers think about their diabetes meal plan

August 22, 2012 No Comments

We just published the results of our most recent customer satisfaction survey, exactly two years after launching our first specialized meal plans: We asked 580 of our Diabetes Meal Plan subscribers if they are satisfied with SOSCuisine and if the service helped them control their disease. 86% of the respondents say they are better controlling […]

CHARming fish for the Inuit

August 18, 2012 No Comments

Arctic char is the fish with the northernmost geographical distribution in the world. In fact, it lives in circumpolar lakes, rivers and coastal marine waters. This fish belongs to the Salmonidae family and is characterized by pale spots (red, pink or cream) on a dark back. It gets its name from the fact that it […]

Omnivore World Tour in Montreal

August 17, 2012 No Comments

The Omnivore World Tour is coming to Montreal. After having been to Geneva, Paris, Moscow and Shangai, and before going to New-York and San Francisco, this inspiring event is taking place from August 17 to 20th in the Société des Arts Technologiques [SAT]. An audience of pros and enthusiasts will be able to watch live […]

Victoire pour le potager urbain de Drummondville!

August 16, 2012 1 Comment

Le couple de jardiniers urbains de Drummondville au sujet de qui nous avons écrit il y a quelques semaines, a récolté une première victoire cette semaine: Ils pourront continuer à cultiver leur potager devant la maison et faire leur récoltes. En effet, l’administration de la ville a finalement décidé de permettre aux citoyens l’aménagement de […]

Shrimp shellers: World competition in France

August 12, 2012 No Comments

While the whole planet was watching the London Olympics, competitors gathered in Northern France last Sunday for a far different kind of event: the eighth annual Shrimp Shelling World Competition in Leffrinckoucke, a little village near Dunkerque, some 300 km north of Paris. Launched in 2005 with about 20 local contenders, the competition grew to […]

Halibut: only from the Pacific or… the fish farm!

August 11, 2012 No Comments

Originally published in the Journal de Québec on August 11, 2012. The term “halibut” refers to certain large flatfish that have an elongated body with both eyes on the same side. They are also known as “turbot” in Canada. This fish whose size and weight vary greatly from one specimen to another (usually around 1 […]

Montreal’s Italian Week

August 10, 2012 No Comments

The 19th edition of Montreal’s Italian Week is taking place from August 10th to 19th, celebrating the passions of the Italian community. The more observant of you will notice it is actually more than a week, but given the range of activities it boasts – art exhibits, food, music, cars, sport tournaments, fashion, opera, and […]

Olympic Games: Italian Cuisine at Nike House

August 7, 2012 No Comments

If you are curious to know the culinary preferences of the olympic athletes, here’s a privileged way: through Nicola Batavia’s blog (in Italian). Head chef of the renowned Birichin restaurant in Turin, Batavia has been chosen by Nike to run the Nike VIP Lounge, for the third consecutive time, following on from Turin in 2006 […]

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