Wednesday March 28 2012
Continuing with my street food saga, another Québéc “dish” very popular in snack bars, referred to as cantines, is “les guédilles“. Unlike poutine, guédilles, popularized in the early 1980s, are rarely seen outside Quebec. Best compared to a sandwich, guédilles are a street-food classic in the French-speaking province. Read more
Wednesday March 21 2012
An obligatory passage for me while on the street food theme is to talk about the most famous Québécois fast food, which can be found in snack bars and stands throughout Quebec (called “cantines”) and along the roads in summertime: Poutine. It’s amazing how three simple ingredients—fries, fresh cheese curds and gravy—combined can create such a fun food phenomenon! Read more
Wednesday March 14 2012
Tapas are a wide variety of appetizers or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. Since the different dishes are small (generally only a few bites), tapas offer many flavours and is a great option for entertaining. Served cold or warm, tapas in select bars in Spain have evolved into an entire, sometimes sophisticated, cuisine. Read more
Wednesday March 7 2012
This second street food post will whisk you away to sun-drenched Greece where thoughts of warm sun and clear waters of the Mediterranean and Aegean seas invite you to enjoy a Meze – which is to the Greek what Tapas is to the Spanish. Read more
What I Know Now About Success
Featuring a letter by Epicure’s founder Sylvie Rochette.
