Bar Harbor Eats: Stewman’s Lobster Pound

Stewman's Lobster Pound

Back in September, my parents and I rented a campervan in Montreal and drove down to Acadia National Park. Even though we were staying in our rented campervan, my parents wanted to have some fresh Maine seafood on the ocean so we headed to Stewman’s Lobster Pound, the only waterfront lobster pound in Bar Harbor. After […]

Fromagerie St-Fidèle

Fromagerie St-Fidèle

After spending some time in Quebec City and the Île d’Orléans, Tomiko and I resumed our Quebec Culinary Adventure, heading to the Charlevoix region between Quebec City and Tadoussac. Fromagerie St-Fidèle is a dairy in the Charlevoix region of Quebec and we stopped here to buy some cheese, obviously! Fromagerie St-Fidèle, founded in 1902, has […]

Homemade Ginger Beer

Homemade Ginger Beer

Last week, one of my clients gave me this recipe for homemade ginger beer. He made it sound so easy that I wrote down the recipe and made a bottle this weekend! Let the mixture simmer for a longer time if you want a spicier ginger beer. I simmered the mixture for 20 minutes, but […]

Happy Hour Glassware

Drink Glassware, Kiku Corner

1. Atravard Beer Glass, IKEA; 2. Crisp Tumbler, EQ3; 3. Diod Glass, IKEA; 4. Sukat Makkaralla Glass, EQ3; 5. Festlighet Margarita Glass, IKEA; 6. Meeting Glass, EQ3; 7. Bade Tumbler, EQ3; 8. Godis Glassware, IKEA; 9. Frasera Whiskey Glass, IKEA I learned to drink beer, of all places, at summer camp. I worked in the kitchens of a big summer camp for two summers during my undergrad years. I loved it up […]