braseiro: tapas, meat, sangria

grilled meat and seafood have always been drool-worthy words in my vocabulary. so when i read a recent review in the newspaper about a portuguese …

100 chinese foods to try before you die

food lists help me discover new foods and that is why i like them.  i found this one at appetite for china, where you can …

nonya – rijstaffel, the rice table

rijstaffel is a dutch word that translates to “rice table”.  at nonya, the only indonesian restaurant in québec, the rice table is their tasting menu. …

eat. laugh. love. live.

different, you say?  yes indeed!  i left the eating project dormant for over a year and for that i apologize.  partly to blame for the …

el sombrero: auténtica comida mexicana

if you think that three amigos equals good mexican food, stop reading now!  chances are that if you think tex-mex is authentic mexican, then you …

bombay mahal: can you take the heat?

my love affair with indian food started a decade ago — the layers of flavours, the subtle differences in spicing, the sweet, the salty, and …

sao sao: got pho?

montreal is not lacking in vietnamese restaurants.  so why did i go all the way off the island for a bowl of pho?  it seems …

byblos: persian breakfast

breakfast, brunch, sobhaneh: the first meal of the day. also known as the most important meal of the day, nutritional experts say that skipping …

jun i: for the love of raw fish

i will admit that the first time i tried sushi, i was a little bit apprehensive.  i didn’t know what to expect.  back in the …

rôtisserie romados

it was a glorious moment when fire was discovered and used to cook meat!  for the longest time, i have searched for the perfect roast …