Tag Archives: desserts

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le paltoquet: coffee, croissants and other buttery things

this quaint little pastry shop is everything you’d want a neighbourhood joint to be like. there are people going in and out, picking up anything from bread to pastries to cakes. in the tiny adjoining café, you have your regulars … Continue reading

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taverne gaspar: the happening gourmand edition

happening gourmand is an annual event that bills itself as montreal’s version of new york’s popular restaurant week. however, there are differences.  while restaurant week covers a wide range of cuisines and criss-crosses nyc, our humble event is concentrated in old … Continue reading

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ta: there’s always room for (australian) pie

i have eaten many meat pies in my lifetime.  usually, i find myself devouring some variation of the tourtière at somebody’s christmas dinner party.  however, in the spring of 2010, i discovered something new.  ta (also known as tourtière australienne) had opened up … Continue reading

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staycation 2011: travelling the world without leaving town

i just spent two glorious weeks travelling the world!  well, not exactly.  between having had all four of my wisdom teeth extracted recently and trying to save money, i decided to turn my two weeks of vacation into a food-filled … Continue reading