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Soundbite science on tasting and music :  Food tastes better when listening to music you like, sweet and salty taste less with increased volume while lettuce seems crunchier..

http://tinyurl.com/2w5gpex

The IPad Wine list is a hit  I don’t need it - definitely fine with a well put together list with some detail and a good sommelier, no matter how much I was spending.  And there is no doubt that it can break up conversation and alienate dining partners.  From a restauranteur’s point of view too, you have to sell a whole lot of wine to pay for gadgets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/dining/15ipad.html

Bar F  Café Ferreira's little sister on Jeanne Mance in the Quartier des Spectacles..  I tried it and quite liked my meal.  On a nice night, this terrasse is hard to beat, the Montreal street ambiance enveloping you.  The kitchen delivered with simple, fresh food, those savoury Portugese flavours plus a touch of flare.  Not much in the way of wine by the glass but the the few choices satisfied, even surprised. Most notable - ultra fresh fish! Yum.

http://www.fbar.ca/

Menu trends in NYC

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/09/five_big_menu_design_trends_of_2010.php

Michael Pollan on US food recalls and the real cost of cheap food

http://www.grist.org/article/food-michael-pollan-on-egg-recall-and-the-high-costs-of-cheap-food/

Oyster fest in Montreal Sept 5^th for a good cause

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/food-wine/Love+oysters+Here+fest/3453669/story.html

Mario Batali opens an all Italian food hall.  Will this be the next celebrity chef-food trend?  http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/08/first-look-at-culinary-funhouse-eataly.php

Patrice Demers, Montreal’s beloved pastry chef, opens restaurant with Marc André Jette in October in Old Montreal  

http://www.les400coups.ca/

Darina Allen, an inspiration Irish chef and teacher

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/food-wine/When+Darina+Allen+says+fresh/3435975/story.html?cid=TheGazetteFoodandWineNewsletter_August2010