Mar 31 2004
Blue Metropolis starts today. That’s the big multi-lingual literary festival that was started only six years ago. It’s grown considerably, and is now quite the production, with dozens and dozens of readings, panels, workshops, and love-ins featuring writers from all over the world and in many languages. Unfortunately, their Web site has been down for [...]
Mar 30 2004
Faithful readers know my declaration that Amelio’s Pizza in the McGill ghetto makes among the best — if not the best pizza in Montreal. Amelio’s makes thick crust, thick cheese, thick sauce Chicago style pies that are fresh and tasty. They are real gut busters because you just can’t stop eating until the whole pie [...]
Mar 26 2004
Martine made one of her signature dishes last night: pasta with leeks, grapes, and pernod (and a few other things). I can’t describe the process or the ingredients in detail because I didn’t make it. What I observed was a nice sweating of leeks in some olive oil, followed by their braising in white wine, [...]
Mar 25 2004
I’m seriously considering buying a Mac. There. I’ve said it. Despite my famous post about Mac Annoyances — much of which I now admit to as hot-headed ranting — I’m still curious about the world of Mac, and I’m in need of a small, light, and reliable laptop. Hence, I’m moving in on a used [...]
Mar 23 2004
I love creative news headlines. My favorite one ever was when the Soviet-era Russian newspaper Pravda ceased publication in 1996 due to lack of readership. The headline (I don’t remember where) read PRAVDA DEAD, NOT READ. (OK, you have to be aware of cold war-era American anti-Soviet propaganda to really get it.) Today’s best headline [...]
Mar 22 2004
Alas, I may have missed my calling in life. Had I known there was a career to be had as a “Chief Mustarder” or even a “Chief Mustard Officer,” I would have planned my life differently. Really. No really. I’m not being sarcastic here, really, I’m not! (Psssst! Don’t forget, it’s Monday Morning…)
Mar 19 2004
Sometimes the ol’ noggin takes a few days off and leaves me struggling to function in the absence of cerebral activity. Take last week, for example. I was making a red Thai curry and decided to have some rice with it. I put the rice in the rice cooker and 15 minutes later it went [...]
