Sweet Tooth — Yo’ Dough straight outta Westmount
The mastermind behind Montreal’s hottest gourmet cookies is 23-year-old Jesse Schwarz. We profiled him here.
The mastermind behind Montreal’s hottest gourmet cookies is 23-year-old Jesse Schwarz. We profiled him here.
The humble doughnut, once the butt of many food jokes, is now trending in Montreal. According to food writer Erika David, those found at Léché are second to none.
There are so many reasons to visit Trip de Bouffe, a Lebanese bakery and prêt-à-manger on the Plateau — especially for those with a taste for those with a taste for atayef.
How to solve a pastry-choosing conundrum? Clearly the only option is to eat a pastry a day.
Sure, you could eat a bag’s worth of miniature chocolate to satisfy your Halloween-related sweets cravings. Or you eat an amazing gourmet cookie the size of your face. This cookie.
Fall inspires plenty to look forward to and complain about all at once — much like the fall harvest-inspired flavours at La Maison du Macaron. What to get, and what to ditch?
“I unwind and eat it from the outside in, saving the plushest bites for last. “
Around this time last year, we hit the jackpot with Cacao 70, a chocolate wonderland boasting man’s deepest, darkest chocolate desires. Going over their extensive, choco-centric menu is a grown-up task, but don’t you worry — mama’s got your back.
Last weekend, I made the trip to St-Benoît de Mirabel, where I gained five pounds in one sitting: 12 courses, among which were four desserts, three of which blew my mind.
In the first edition of Sweet Tooth, a new column that does not judge you for your predilection for all things sugary, food writer Erika David reviews Olivier Potier’s Tarte au Citron à Ma Façon.