B&B February 2012
Bits and Bites Feb 2012
March 5th, Kate & Julio (Tuck Shop) cook up a storm at the Nouveau Palais – A brilliant concept headed by Gita Seaton, chef owner at Le Nouveau Palais, who opens her kitchen to line-cooks the first Monday of every month for a 30$ menu highlighting the guest chefs cuisine in a convivial setting http://mixeur.tv/actualite/cookies-unite
Le Sinclair, the makeover in the Sulpice hotel, is a new Montreal restaurant to visit! To rediscover Stelio’s cuisine, or because M.C. Lortie (and Alan Richman ) say so.. I am listening. If he has his way despite a hotel setting, there is no doubt that he is in the tops when it comes to flavour & finesse without excessive portions, protein and fat, nor too much trampoline - my style of food. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/vivre/cuisine/restaurants/201202/16/01-4496673-le-s-est-mort-vive-le-sinclair.php
Seaweed – a biofuel solution Ok not the end-all, but promising among others if you can get past the GMO’s? http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/44272
Gordon Ramsay and Laurier BBQ break up, so what http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Laurier+cuts+ties+with+star+chef/6159135/story.html
Background on Belgian Cuisine for Montreal Highlights festival starting Feb 15th http://www.cyberpresse.ca/vivre/cuisine/201202/10/01-4494738-le-charme-discret-de-la-cuisine-belge.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers&utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B4_vivre_452499_section_POS2
Barbara Lynch, a dynamic chef I admire (and not only because I did a stage in her kitchen), but there’s another reason to read the article – a mention of the ironic discrepancy between the worlds of cooks and those they serve.. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/us/11iht-currents11.html
China in your grocery basket more than you think – beware (in French).. It just does not make sense! So stop buying the cheap stuff – garlic, frozen strawberries, snow peas, mesclun, even apple juice!! http://www.cyberpresse.ca/international/201202/10/01-4494958-gros-volume-a-bas-prix-la-chine-dans-votre-assiette.php
Grumman tacos at the Faubourg! http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/02/08/this-just-in-grumman-78-tacos-at-the-faubourg-food-court/
There’s something to be said for friendly service Of course professional and knowledgeable is important on the high end, but nothing beats a warm smile, real hospitality.. http://www.7x7.com/eat-drink/customer-service-san-francisco-dead
If you’re interested in Beer and on Twitter http://voir.ca/pierre-luc-gagnon/2012/02/09/top-10-des-comptes-twitter-quebecois-relies-a-la-biere/
Chocolate recipes – for Valentine’s http://www.food52.com/the_piglet/judgement/51
Factory pig farming http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/01/piglets-factory-farm-video - People need to ‘in your face’ know what’s behind their packaged supermarket meat if anything is ever going to change.
Piglet award –Joe Beef book wins, Alice Waters reluctant There is no doubt that Dave & Fred’s book deserves awards, and I know those boys know how to cook and have a reverence for good ingredients even if they have their favourite trashy loves and they are true. But I agree with Alice that its sad that the epitome of cuisine, what’s hot seems to revolve around big portions of meat and fat, that processed foods as ingredients are cool. http://www.food52.com/the_piglet/judgement/51
Lufa farms, a year-round CSA and more – Urban agriculture in Montreal http://www.ediblecommunities.com/toronto/winter-2011/lufa-farms.htm
Quebec ice wine hurdles - we should be able to market our ice wine without such complications; obviously we need a new appellation. If there’s something that China shouldn’t take over, it’s this. http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/food-wine/Quebec+icewine+Frozen+national+standard/6097295/story.html
The debate over the virtue of Natural Wines – Yes, making good ‘natural’ wine is trickier, but no doubt better. So if we encourage producers whose wine we like, than all the better! But personally, I have not snubbed conventional wines yet even if my food is clean. http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/529697/chapoutier-pours-scorn-on-natural-winemakers
Nancy Hinton
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