Would you agree with me if I say there are 2 options when it comes to food and wine pairing? I am suggesting following two: You know what you are going to eat, and you will choose your wine. You know which wine you are going to drink, and you will choose the food. Most… Continue reading 6 WINES FROM SAQ IN MONTREAL & FOOD PAIRINGS
I have to think for a couple of minutes to tell you what the best breakfast of my life was. Best lunch of my life? Probably I cannot even decide. But, if you ask me what the best dinner I had so far was, I can answer you immediately: The one at El Celler de… Continue reading DINING EXPERIENCE AT EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA
Have you ever thought what would be the best thing that you can do with grapevine leaves? Use them as decoration on your charcuterie boards? Dry them, frame them and hang on your wall? Good ones, but no! The best thing to do with grapevine leaves is simply… sarma! Sarma is a dish with a… Continue reading THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO WITH GRAPEVINE LEAVES
We all know this: The glass matters! The shape of the glass effects our perception of wine. That’s why it’s very important to choose the correct shape of glass, depending on the style of the wine that we are tasting. However, when it comes to drinking wine, not tasting it, the things might get even… Continue reading HOW TO PAIR WINE GLASSES WITH OCCASIONS
Looking at a nice bottle of wine that I’ve brought last year from Spain… I’ve chosen this bottle, from thousands of options in the wine store, and brought back to Nova Scotia. To be honest, the selection was not very difficult, since I was searching for an Albariño wine from Rías Baixas, and this wine… Continue reading ALBARIÑO PAIRED WITH LOBSTER RAVIOLI
Montreal is a heaven for foodies and wine lovers! It’s a cosmopolitan city where you can find food and wine from all around the world. One could easily argue that you can eat the best pasta in Italy, best Korean barbeque in Korea, best espada in Brazil and best croissant in France… but where you… Continue reading EATING 3 DAYS IN MONTREAL
Everything started last December, when I was travelling home, to Turkey, from Canada. Of course, there are some classical Canadian products that I always bring home: Maple syrup is the first one in the list with all the related products as maple chocolate, maple biscuits, maple tea etc., and they are chased by ice wine.… Continue reading CANADIAN ICE WINE WITH TURKISH DESSERTS
