Category Archives: Canada

April 5, 2012
2:32 PM
by: Uhockey

Restaurant Les Fougeres, Chelsea QC

The Gist: http://www.fougeres.ca/hws/fougeres.php?lang=en&pn=fougeres_welcome The Food: 1 glass of wine, coffee, two appetizers, three mains, three desserts, complimentary bread service. 3oz Neige Premiere 2008 Cidre de Glace: Whole Wheat Fennel and White with Sea Salt House Butter, Olive Oil, Sea Salt … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Chelsea, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Les Fougeres, Ottawa, Souffle, Vacation

April 4, 2012
8:04 PM
by: Uhockey

Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal QC

The Gist: http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/index_e.html The Why: When I travel I do it primarily for two things – hockey and food – and when visiting the home of the winningest team in NHL history it only made sense to visit the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Au Pied de Cochon, Bread Basket, Canada, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, Montreal, Pork, Vacation

April 4, 2012
12:25 PM
by: Uhockey

Toque, Montreal QC

The Gist: http://www.restaurant-toque.com/en/ The Why: Considered by some to be the inventor if “new Québec gastronomy” and bestowed with Five Diamonds, Relais et Chateaux recognition, and nearly twenty years at the top of Montreal’s dining scene a meal at Toque … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Coffee, Dessert, Montreal, Toque, Vacation

April 3, 2012
7:32 PM
by: Uhockey

Joe Beef, Montreal QC

The Gist: http://www.joebeef.ca/ The Why: Along with Au Pied du Cochon, David McMillan and Frédéric Morin’s 75-seat bastion of heavy locally sourced gluttony was at the top of my “to-dine” list when making my first visit to Montreal. Having garnered … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Dessert, Foie, Food, Montreal, Tiramisu, Truffle, Vacation

April 3, 2012
2:15 PM
by: Uhockey

LeMeac, Montreal QC

The Gist: http://restaurantlemeac.com/ The Why: After La Chronique the prior day for some rather formal French fare it seemed only logical to try a more casual Canadian take on the French Bistro for day number two. Having considered L’Express at … Continue reading →

Posted in Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Crab, Dessert, Foie, Food, French Toast, LeMeac, Montreal, Truffle, Vacation

April 3, 2012
7:58 AM
by: Uhockey

Olive + Gourmando, Beauty’s, L’Avenue, Montreal QC

With so much pastry, fine dining, and Canadian comfort food to be sampled on our brief visit to Montreal ‘breakfasts’ as a proper sit-down entity were still not to be overlooked (much to my family’s dismay and with a schedule … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty's, Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, French Toast, L'Avenue, Montreal, Olive + Gourmando, Pancakes, Pork, Vacation

April 2, 2012
8:08 PM
by: Uhockey

Europea, Montreal QC

The Gist: http://www.europea.ca/index_en.html The Why: Jerrome Ferrer is kind of a big deal in and around Montreal –Relais & Chateaux, 4-Diamonds, and the praise of many gourmands follow his name and a place in the Chaine des Rotisseurs particularly caught … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Coffee, Dessert, Europea, Foie, Food, Lobster, Montreal, Truffle, Vacation

April 2, 2012
2:21 PM
by: Uhockey

La Chronique, Montreal QC

The Gist: http://www.lachronique.qc.ca/ The Why: Recommended by a Montreal contact when I inquired about a classy/classic French restaurant where I could take my mother and aunt without breaking the bank, La Chronique struck me as a great place to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, La Chronique, Montreal, Pork, Tasting Menu, Vacation

April 2, 2012
8:33 AM
by: Uhockey

Sweets and Ancillary Eats, Montreal QC

  Like many of the cities I visit three meals a day was not going to cut it to truly experiencing the best of Montreal’s culinary offerings – as a matter of fact, considering we were only in town for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bakery Kouign Amann, Brulerie St. Denis, Canada, Coffee, Croissant, cupcakes, Food, Ice Cream, La Banquise, Le Fromentier, Les Délices de l'Érable, Les Glaceurs, Macaroon, Montreal, Myriade Coffee, Olivier Potier, Patisserie Rhubarbe, Schwartz's, St. Viateur, Toi Moi et Cafe, Vacation, Yeh!

April 1, 2012
8:09 PM
by: Uhockey

Murray Street Kitchen, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://murraystreet.ca/ The Why: …the comparisons to APdC, the fact that they are open on Sundays when the rest of Ottawa seems to button up, a strong focus on Canadian comfort foods, and an ethos focusing on local produce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Dessert, Foie, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Murray Street Kitchen, Ottawa, Pork, Vacation

April 1, 2012
12:04 PM
by: Uhockey

Mariposa Farm, Plantagenet ON

The Gist: http://www.mariposa-duck.on.ca/ The Why: Located in Plantagenet, Ontario – a small town approximately an hour east of Ottawa (when accounting for single lane roads – some ‘paved’ with only loose gravel) Mariposa Farm likely doesn’t register a blip on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Mariposa Farm, Ottawa, Plantagenet, Vacation

April 1, 2012
7:05 AM
by: Uhockey

Breakfast, Pastry, and Gelato, Ottawa ON

While obviously not the dining destination that is Montreal, two and a half days in Ottawa would find my mother, aunt, and I nicely sated by a pair of the capital’s best restaurants as well as some of the finest … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Is In, Beavertails, Benny's Bistro, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Ottawa, Pork, Stella Luna, SuzyQ, Vacation

March 31, 2012
10:26 PM
by: Uhockey

Atelier, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://www.atelierrestaurant.ca/ The Why: A trained Sommelier who later transitioned to cooking only to work under the tutelage of Grant Achatz, Marc Lepine’s Atelier was the primary reason for a brief stop in Ottawa en route to Montreal from … Continue reading →

Posted in Atelier, Bread Basket, Canada, Crab, Dessert, Ice Cream, Ottawa, Pork, Tasting Menu, Truffle, Vacation

March 31, 2012
7:09 PM
by: Uhockey

Petit Bill’s Bistro, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://www.petitbillsbistro.com/ The Why: Knowing that I would be dining at Atelier that evening while my mother and aunt got some needed rest I decided to accompany them for their dinner before mine. Having presented them with a number … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Canada, Crab, Dessert, Lobster, Ottawa, Petit Bill's, Vacation

March 31, 2012
11:47 AM
by: Uhockey

Pizzeria Libretto, Toronto ON

The Gist:  As many have noticed, Neapolitan style pizza is ubiquitous from east to west and north to south in the United States while Canada is no exception, particularly in Toronto, where opinions vary from palate to palate as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Coffee, Dessert, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Italian, Pizza, Pizzeria Libretto, Toronto, Vacation

March 31, 2012
9:26 AM
by: Uhockey

Yang’s, Richmond Hill ON

The Gist: In a city with one of the most diverse ethnic populations in North American (and therefore the world,) Toronto plays host to more Dim Sum restaurants on single streets than the entirety of Columbus (and maybe all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Dessert, Foie, Food, Pork, Toronto, Vacation, Yang's

March 30, 2012
8:00 PM
by: Uhockey

Splendido, Toronto ON

The Gist: Perhaps Toronto’s finest ‘fine dining’ restaurant, Splendido had always fancied itself as a contemporary restaurant strongly focused on locally sourced seasonal produce but with the departure of patriarch David Lee to focus on Nota Bene and subsequent sale … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Crab, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, Pork, Splendido, Tasting Menu, Toronto

March 30, 2012
6:00 PM
by: Uhockey

The Black Hoof, Toronto ON

The Gist: Perhaps Toronto’s most talked about restaurant over the last five years, the offal-centric The Black Hoof on Dundas is the brain child of Grant van Gameren and Jen Agg. Celebrated for a daring collection of small plates featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Foie, Food, The Black Hoof, Toronto, Vacation

March 30, 2012
2:06 PM
by: Uhockey

Coffee and Sweets, Toronto ON

Certainly not willing to suffice for a meager three (or four) meals per day on our trek to Canada a handful of additional stops for sweets and caffeine were made in each city; four in Toronto including Boreal Gelato, Bobbette … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobbette and Belle, Boreal, Bread Pudding, Canada, Coffee, cupcakes, Dessert, Grind House, Ice Cream, Macaroon, Soma, Toronto, Vacation

March 30, 2012
10:01 AM
by: Uhockey

Grand Chinese Cuisine, Toronto ON

The Gist: Located in the Doubletree by Hilton and close to the airport this would seem a strange choice to most, but as the first stop on an eight day trek taking us from Toledo to Montreal and back by … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Dessert, Pork, Toronto, Vacation