This text is part of the special book Plaisirs
Novelties and tasty activities not to be missed.
Gastro-artistic experience
Associating the visual arts and gastronomy does not stop at paintings or a fresco on the walls of a restaurant. This is proven by the Cabaret Sketch event, which will take place on March 14, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Time Out Market Montreal gourmet hall. For a second year, in collaboration with LNDMRK, the event will bring together an exhibition of ten artists… who have transformed Time Out serving trays into works of art! A great way to combine your meal with meeting creators, including Chien Champion, the artist who created the design of the Nike Bagel Dunk shoes, a special tribute to Montreal’s gourmet heritage. Note that the event is free, but that a reservation is required. And, notice to those interested, the artists’ trays will be offered for sale.
Economic revenue
Eating well without seeing your grocery bill jump, it’s possible! The popular blogger behind Cinq Fourchettes, Nancy Bordeleau, has concocted a new cookbook focusing on simplicity, time saving and affordability in the kitchen: Have fun without breaking the bank. The book, which contains 75 recipes in all, is divided into two parts. The first is composed of “two in one”, that is to say a central recipe whose remains are declined in something else in a second. Beef meatballs can thus be reused in the form of a submarine, a tuna salad can be transformed into a marine croque-monsieur, etc. As for the second part, it focuses on the art of recovery. Ugly marinated vegetables, potato peel chips, lozenges made with leftover yogurt… we’re full of tips to fight against food waste and save money. Very good idea !
First Asian alcohols… 100% Quebec!
After having created local versions of gin, vodka, whisky, sambuca, absinthe or even pastis, our microdistillers still have surprises in store for us. Two years ago, the Vrooden brewery, based in Granby, decided to trade the production of German beers for rice alcohols. This is how Geonbae was born, a Korean rice wine with a thousand-year-old tradition. Available now at the SAQ, this makgeolli Of type sayangju (a term that means four fermentations), with floral and fruity aromas, even seduced the South Korean ambassador in Ottawa. And that’s not all ! The very first Quebec sake, Sakusei Junmai Ginjo, made by following a Japanese recipe that is more than 2,500 years old, will be available starting in April.
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