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Bits & Bites March 2015

Good piece on Crayfish by Adam Gollner  - The river here used to be teaming with them, François grew up eating them cooking them in a pot on spot over a fire. I was only introduced to them fresh at L’Eau à la Bouche circa 2000-2004 where we served them (from Lac St-Pierre area), neat but what a load of trouble they were. http://luckypeach.com/that-fish-cray/

James Beard award finalists http://www.eater.com/2015/3/24/8282707/james-beard-award-finalists-2015-restaurant-chef-book-journalism

We could all benefit from being a little more vegan by eating more fruit, veg, nuts and legumes, less but better meat http://grist.org/food/what-i-learned-from-a-month-of-eating-vegan/

Mushroom farming – a crazy business, like Foraging! http://grist.org/food/what-i-learned-from-a-month-of-eating-vegan/

Recipe plagiarism common in the food world but what can you do http://montrealgazette.com/life/food/critics-notebook-plagiarism-a-common-ingredient-in-the-wide-world-of-recipes

Canada’s most exciting chefs via The Guardian (UK) http://www.theguardian.com/explore-canada/2015/mar/09/canadas-most-exciting-chefs

Chef harassment Another case of old school meets new school  – somewhere in between the traditional hierarchical rough&tough work ethic and the lazy, whiney entitled baby democratic circus would be optimal http://www.eater.com/2015/3/12/8204983/yannick-alleno-french-paris-chef-harassment-violence-accusations

Mushroom Medicinal teas the rage  http://www.eater.com/2015/3/11/8181107/why-people-are-shrooming-out-on-medicinal-mushroom-tea

An extravagant Careme style banquet from 1817 – just insane! http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2007/01/extraordinary-banquet.html?m=1

Montreal Poutine picks http://notable.ca/montreal/yp-life/13-Classic-Montreal-Poutines-You-Need-To-Indulge-In-Right-Now/

New compilation of Canada’s best restaurants http://www.canadas100best.com/category/canadas-100-best-restaurants-2015/

February 2015

Great article on a great French chef, Anne Sophie Pic http://www.eater.com/2015/2/11/8015169/anne-sophie-pic-michelin-chef-new-york

Chablis http://www.saveur.com/article/travels/chablis-burgundy-france

Breakfasts around the world – see how others start their day http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/18-breakfasts-around-world/

The dark side of the chef world (in French) http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/02/07/le-visage-obscur-des-chefs-cuisiniers

On the flipside, The Rise of the Sober Chef http://firstwefeast.com/eat/sober-chefs/

Influential women in the food world – a slideshow http://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/g25575/goddesses-of-food/?slide=2

A chef who is growing his salt http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/2015/2/3/heres-how-one-chef-is-growing-his-own-salt?

Is Fat the 6^th Primary taste? http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/feb/09/australian-scientists-say-fat-should-be-recognised-as-sixth-primary-taste

Death to the Chicken Finger; how we created a generation of unsophisticated picky eaters  ‘Don’t give them a choice.’ ‘ Teach them to taste like to read’, they will thank you later.. http://news.nationalpost.com/the-kids-menu/