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"Where To Go Next: Montreal," Food & Wine, February 2009
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Alan Davidson, The Wilder Shores of Gastronomy
Alice Waters, Chez Panisse Fruit
Alice Waters, Chez Panisse Vegetables
Andrea Nguyen, Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors
Annie Somerville, Fields of Greens
Anya von Bremzen, The New Spanish Table
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Chris Schlesinger & John Willoughby, Thrill of the Grill
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Diana Kennedy, The Essential Cuisines of Mexico
Ed Levine, Pizza: A Slice of Heaven
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Fit for a King: the Merle Armitage Book of Food
Fuchsia Dunlop, Land of Plenty: Authentic Sichuan Recipes Personally Gathered in the Chinese Province of Sichuan
Fuchsia Dunlop, Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook: Recipes from Hunan Province
George Lang, The Cuisine of Hungary
Gina DePalma, Dolce Italiano
James Villas, American Taste
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"Cooking up Fun at the SAT's Foodlab," Montreal Gazette, November 2011
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"Kaffeeklatsch At Laloux," EnRoute, April 2011
"Kaffeeklatsch at Laloux: Turning Viennese," Montreal Hour, February 2011
"Noël: Sept Chefs Cuisinent Pour Nous," Elle Québec, December 2009
"Laloux's Next Chapter," Montreal Gazette, August 2009
"Chaises Musicales 2," Voir, July 2009
"Where To Go in the Blogosphere," McGill Tribune, April 2008
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"Bringing the Gourmet Cause to the World," Montreal Gazette, October 2007
"An Endless Banquet of Chowhounds, Martiniboys, and Midnight Poutine," Montreal Gazette, October 2007
"The Self-Appointed Critics," Montreal Gazette, October 2007
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"The Five-Point Weekend Escape Plan: Montreal," nymag.com, November 2006
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