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We thank the old world for the weeds they dropped off here, not complaining   

Due to different nomenclature, I don't recognize many of the plants he mentions on paper, but no doubt I would in life.  So many of the treasures we harvest come from seeds dropped from European settlers, remnants of their gardens; some settled in as wild and sporadic, others as invasive weeds.  Think day lily! Which we use profusely.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/opinion/01mabey.html?src=me&ref=general

Montreal's first taco truck  Grumman 78, this innovative crew of cooks found a way to operate in Montreal - good for them and for us!

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/food-wine/Montreal+first+taco+truck/5017275/story.html

About the fish and seafood situation in Quebec (In French) - a series of articles about what stocks are healthy (and which aren't), and why it is so hard to get a piece of the catch..

http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/lortie/2011/06/27/ou-sont-les-poissons-du-quebec/

Flavoured pearls/Everything caviar- Elbulli knock-offs hit the mainstream..

Is this something people want?  I wonder.  I’m all for many of the modernist cuisine techniques but spherification never won me over because the hydrocolloids mask flavour.  Neat, but most of the time a chopped fresh tomato is better than tomato ‘caviar’.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/trends/products/el-bulli-at-home-flavoured-pearls-in-a-jar/article2069510/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Food%20&%20Wine&utm_content=2069510