From the Alps to Your Apéritif

tails made with elderflower.

10 Mail-Order Gifts for 2009

Send a boozy, chocolaty, or meaty present this holiday season.

Please Do Not Eat the Displays

Kitschy food museums cater to discriminating tastes.

Does anybody know anything about Fréjus St-Raphael? It’s supposed to be a café/crêperie in Verdun, and it’s located at 5810 rue de Verdun. It has a Montreal Plus entry...

Raphael a wine-based aperitif? Thanks for any information or recipes.

going in September for 4 nights and have reservations at Initiale and Laurie Raphael. Never been there but I’m working with the Chateau Frontenac Concierge. They recommend Laurie Raphael lst and Initiale 2nd. Going to...

There was a positive review of Restaurant Raphael on Center St. in Berkeley in the East Bay Express (new kosher Italian, w/ seafood and veg, owned by Noah, formerly of Noah’s Bagels). Interested in hearing from Chowhounds...

agreed that the prices were just way too high for the quality and style of food. I guess they have that captive kosher audience...) Raphael Bar Ristorante (510) 644-9500 2132 Center St Berkeley, CA 94704

I say Laurie-Raphaël all the way. St-Amour does not even compare for me. Laurie’s chef, Daniel Vézina, reinvents the style and creates a very unique terroir based cuisine. In the same level of quality, you could also check...

(450) 263-5865 - 1005 Rue Principale, Cowansville, QC J2K1K4, CA

(514) 768-2134 - 5810 Rue De Verdun, Verdun, QC H4H1L9, CA

We just completed a family trip to Quebec with meals at Area in Montreal, Laurie Raphael in Quebec and a stay at two country inns (Auberge Godefroy and Auberge du Lac St Pierre). I speak the most basic French (just stringing...

A sighting – Ideal Cheese – 1st Ave. and 52nd Street. Had to buy one – just tried it – reminds me of campari without the alcohol. Worth the trip there for the cheeses as well.

Black Fig Vodka

After looking through the windows of Toast, Le St. Amour and Laurie Raphael, we decided to cancel our reservation at Le St. Amour and try to get a table at Laurie Raphael for New Year’s Eve dinner. Luckily, they were able to...