Crispy Green Beans // Pizzeria Defina, Toronto ON

Fried green beans topped with grano padano and a side of truffle aioli. The first time I went to Pizzeria Continue reading →

Smoked Meat Sandwich // Swartz’s Deli, Montreal QU

Warm, delectably spiced, falling apart tender smoked meat piled high on rye bread with plenty of mustard. This sandwich has Continue reading →

Dragon’s Beard Candy // Dragon’s Beard Candy, Montreal QU

Fine spun sugar threads wrapped around a sweet filling of ground peanuts, sesame, coconut, and chocolate. Night and day, passersby Continue reading →

L’Abricotine // Mamie Clafoutis, Montreal QU

Chewy buttery flakey pastry filled with creamy sweet cheese and topped with two perfectly soft melt-in-your-mouth apricots and crunchy sugar Continue reading →

Japanese Shrimp Burger // Kazu, Montreal QU

A scrumptious homemade shrimp patty on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, and Japanese tartar sauce topped with tempura crunch. Continue reading →

Poutine // Lafleur, Montreal QU

Hand-cut french fries and squeaky white cheese curds covered in beef gravy. Whenever I describe poutine to someone who has Continue reading →

Ginger Litchi Cupcake // Les Glaceuses, Montreal QU

Subtly spicy ginger cake topped with sweet litchi fruit icing, pink sprinkles, and a sugar flower. These days it isn’t Continue reading →

La Passionée // Kem CoBa, Montreal QU

Soft-serve two ways: creamy homemade Madagascar vanilla ice cream twisted with sweet and tangy passion fruit sorbet. Like a creamsicle Continue reading →