fries
Over the past few years, Montreal has seen the introduction of a number of great new restaurants centered on the idea of fish & chips. The meal is traditionally an English keepsake, which is perhaps why it’s taken so long to come about. Has poutine met its match with expertly … Read More
A boiling-hot bowl of soup or strong espresso usually does the deed when Calgarians need nourishment on a cold day. Still, when the weather turns truly ghastly again — and it will — you may need something more substantial to fill that icy hole temporarily left in your chest. Next … Read More
When it opened last spring, the Big Cheese Poutinerie had some mighty big mouths to fill, as Calgarians had been long awaiting a take-outlet with legit Quebecois style poutine. In fact, the idea seemed so obvious, so practical, it’s a surprise the 17th Ave. diner was the first of its … Read More
From its humble beginnings in the greasiest casse-croûtes of Quebec to some of the haute-est tables in our city, poutine has come a long way. Here, Vancouver’s best versions of the “big mess.” Crave Stop by this stylish SoMa eatery for the short rib poutine: Parmesan truffle fries create a … Read More
The moment and exact location of its creation may be lost in time and subject to hot dispute, but pretty much everyone agrees that poutine arose in small-town Quebec sometime in the 1950s. Since then, the simple but endlessly variable concoction of fresh, hot french fries, cheese curds and gravy … Read More
