There’s a sense of community that shines through in Little Italy. Stay awhile and you’ll notice the nods hello, familiar faces and the regulars in the cafés. One place that ...
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Update: Zeppole for the Italian Soul
I’ve been asked to repost last year’s zeppole article since Zeppole season ...
An interview with Susan Semenak
A few weeks back I had the opportunity to attend Susan Semenak’s ...
Monday Market Watch ~ Romano Beans
How does that song go again? Beans bean good for your heart…. ...
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Pasta A GoGo
There’s a place in the east end of Montreal that has me doing the happy dance when I know I’m heading there for lunch. Please take note; I said lunch, just lunch. And lunch is only served on Thursdays and Fridays. Its name – Pasta A GoGo Chef Robert Bergola is a one man show [...]
Culinary Troubleshooter
“Tonight’s specials are squid ink pasta, burrata with a light olive oil and herb dressing, and veal parmigiano with fior di latte mozzarella” said the waiter. “What are we going to do now?” the young lady responded in a worried tone as she looked at her friends. With a knowing smile, the waiter looked at [...]
The Nonna Gene
EatalianGirl Dictionary Nonna Gene: one who demonstrates characteristics regularly seen in grandmothers a.k.a. Nonnas, or older family members who have an incessant need to feed others, cook copious amounts of food, always want to know what you had for lunch, and have a desire to keep tradition alive. Now that we’ve established what this [...]
Spice (Eatalian) Girl
For the past few months I’ve been working at Spice Station. Picture it, a girl with an Italian background whose range of spices growing up were parsley, oregano and basil, and those aren’t even spices, they’re herbs! Berbere? It sounded familiar though I really didn’t know how to use it but now I mix it [...]
Sunday Lunch + Christmas = Good Karma
It’s been a few years now that I host Karma Christmas. It’s quite simple, I invite people to my home, cook and bake for them and all I ask is for each individual to bring nonperishable food items which then gets donated to Sun Youth. My goal is to make the event a little bigger [...]
Cravings and Basi Express
The other day I was a little irritated when I realized that when in Little Italy, there really isn’t a place to get a good Italian panino. Simply, a place that’s good, easy, quick and where you know that anything you decide on will be enjoyable. A friend reminded me that Restaurant Basi now has [...]
Sunday Lunch
The traditional Italian Sunday lunch consisting of pasta and meatballs is perfection. Often times now, people are so busy that getting together for a few hours on a Sunday afternoon goes by the wayside when in reality, it’s something we should look forward to all week. As a kid, I remember being woken up early [...]
Monday Market Watch – Nutella?
This Monday’s Market Watch is a little different. Instead of posting on what’s happening at the market, I wanted to let you know what’s happening in Little Italy in a few short weeks. For the first time ever, on Saturday August 13th, from midnight to 3am, La Cornetteria will be serving freshly made, hot out [...]
Monday Market Watch – Fava Beans
For the past few weeks I’ve been asking the guys at the market when the fava beans were finally going to be out. “Soon Marcella” they’d say. Well, they’re finally here! Yesterday’s gloriously hot summer day brought me to the market where I saw baskets filled with these veggies and a few of them even [...]
Monday Market Watch – Cherry Tomatoes
Summer offers us many wonderful things. From warm evenings dining out on an open terrace to sipping sangria while watching tourists walk around the city, it’s a great season. There’s one thing that I look forward to all year, ‘summer candy’ or commonly known as cherry tomatoes. You really don’t have to do anything with [...]
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