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Critic’s Notebook: Tastemakers of 2011

Critic’s Notebook: Tastemakers of 2011

MONTREAL - For a good while now, we’ve ended each year in this space with “best of” lists. At a time when restaurants are too busy to be reviewed (or often closed), I have preferred to wrap things up by underlining the efforts of the sharpest chefs and their most...

Everything you want to know about the truffle

Everything you want to know about the truffle

What is a truffle? A chocolate mushroom? Where can you buy it, what does it taste, how is it eaten? To find out more about this very luxury product that has always fascinated gourmets and gourmets, we asked a few questions of one of the main importers of truffles in...

Lesley Chesterman – Burrata

Creamy, luscious, pricey and hard to come byWhen it comes to rare gourmet nibblies in Montreal, Paolo Macchi is the man you want to know. Be it prosciutto di parma, truffled baby peaches, bottarga or autumn's decadent white truffles, Italian luxury foodstuffs are the...

Kim Vallee – FOOD + DRINKS, RECIPES + menus

written by Guest Blogger I’m happy that Hivron Turanli, a foodie and the Marketing Director at Macchi Inc. has accepted to be a guest blogger on At Home with Kim Vallee. Hivron agreed to talk to us about a special ingredient that she adores. She shared with us...

Cupcake Camp – The Truffle Guy & Gal

By Laura Carmosino For the second year in a row, Macchi Inc has jumped on board to help out with out event. Owners Hivron and Paolo Macchi have been a blessing to our event by providing us with monetary donations, cupcake donations and gifts for our awesome celeb and...