2012 St. Patrick’s Day in Vancouver

Saint Patrick’s Day was traditionally a religious holiday, a celebration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, honouring Saint Patrick. Gradually it morphed into a feast day, coinciding with the lifting of the Lenten restrictions and involving indulgent eats and the drinking of alcohol, which are restricted during Lent. These … Read More

2012 St. Patrick’s Day in Toronto

St. Patrick’s Day is ostensibly a holiday celebrating the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, but as celebrated in metropolitan Canada, it can look more like an excuse for popped-collar meatheads to get over-served while wearing green plastic hats in the name of “Irish culture.” That’s likely to be even more … Read More

Lucid Cocktail & Kitchen

For a while, it’s seemed that Toronto’s food scene might forever outpace its beverage counterpart. Consumers care deeply about the origin and quality of their meals but continue to pass an evening ordering watered-down vodka sodas and horrible overly sweet concoctions served in martini glasses with names like The Jolly … Read More

Late-Night Eateries in Montreal

It’s simply not debatable that Montreal is the capital of Canadian late-night indulgence. When bars stop serving at 3AM, major boulevards are swarmed by party zombies, stumbling either homeward or into the first casse-croûte with its sign lit “Ouvert.” What most fail to take into account is the quality of … Read More

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