APPLE WALNUT AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD This salad is a modern twist on the famous Waldorf Salad chiefly attributed to the maitre d’hotel Oscar Tschirty at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City between 1893 and 1896 (1). It is a great way to utilize some of the delicious apples now in our markets. The […]
Author: Michael Minorgan
MONTREAL PLAZA
Montreal Plaza, located incongruously amongst the many bridal stores on St Hubert, whimsically manages to combine glamour with hominess, not an easy task. The restaurant, designed by Zebulon Perron, is gorgeous. Linen topped tables are artfully spread about the space and in small private alcoves on different levels all fronting a gleaming open white kitchen […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the weekend
MOROCCAN BRAISED CHICKEN Moroccan cuisine is one of the oldest in the Mediterranean and is full of bold and exotic flavors. If you have a tagine on hand this would be an ideal time to use it……Enjoy!
LE SERPENT
Its facade belies the gorgeous chic industrial design behind its very inconspicuous doors. Le Serpent is another incarnation of the team behind both Le Filet and Le Club Chasse et Peche and they have come up with another winner, this time located in the old Darling Foundry in Old Montreal.
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
Another delicious apple dessert while apples are filling our markets. This one is a bit different from the one posted here last week. This one is healthy, low in fat and not too sweet. I made it for myself last night and it was delicious. You will never know you skimped on calories and […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
IT’S APPLE PICKIN’ TIME! As Autumn quickly approaches it’s time to head out to the orchards and pick some succulent apples for ourselves. There is no better way to enjoy a fall day with the family and there is nothing better than eating an apple just plucked from the tree.
CHO
Fusion cuisine has become a much too often used catch phrase in the restaurant world representing anything slightly different and is so casually thrown around that almost anything can qualify for membership. It not only attempts to describe the food but it has sadly and inappropriately become a ubiquitous marketing tool for many restaurants. Authentic […]
A ‘FOODIE’ WEEKEND IN LES LAURENTIDES
The main focus of this weekend away was twofold: to rent a chalet on or very near a lake and to combine it with a celebration of both summer BBQ and flavors from local restaurants. After scouring the internet for hours we booked our chalet with Chalets Lac a la Truite in Ste Agathe des […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
Fried Green Tomato and Bacon Grilled Cheese Who can resist a grilled cheese sandwich oozing with rich luscious melted cheese, a true childhood memory. This one has been elevated to new levels of excess with the addition of that southern favorite, thick slices of green tomatoes dipped in buttermilk and coated in cornmeal and fried […]
LA RECOLTE
It is real treat to find a restaurant that is unabashedly without pretension, small and without fancy designer flourishes. A restaurant where the focus is solely on the food and the service. Such a restaurant is La Recolte, neatly tucked away on a non descript block of Belanger St in the La Petite-Patrie neighborhood, just […]