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Charlevoix: A New-Old Food Paradise

“I don’t need a roof garden,” says Patrick Turcot, executive chef of the historic Hotel Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie, a village in the fertile Charlevoix region of Quebec, about 90 minutes east of Quebec City. “Nearby I’ve got produce, veal, poultry, organic pork, duck, foie gras. You’ve heard of the 100-mile diet? Well, I’ve got the 15-mile…
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Meet Toque’s 19 Amazing Food App Awards Judges

None of us ever want to face a judge in court. But if you have a great food app you definitely want to put it in front of these judges. A panel of 19 judges representing all facets of the food, digital, mobile design, research and marketing industries is in place to evaluate the finalists for Toque’s 2nd annual Food…
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Food App Review of the Week: Recipedia

Recipedia Developer: Jose Mayen Cost: $0.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: http://www.greenmonsterstudios.com Version: 1.3 Over the years I’ve found that the presumably easiest apps (in concept) are usually the most difficult to execute. Take the humble recipe box. It seems simple enough, until you begin to think about all the neat stuff you’d like your digital box to accomplish. Recipedia tackles…
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Foodie Specs: The Best Restaurant Menu Item Ever

This is not a sponsored post. It is not an advertorial, if those even exist anymore. And no one at Toque is receiving any remuneration from Foodie Specs. We just had to say something because we think Foodie Specs is the neatest innovation since the cup holder. Foodie Specs is simply a brilliant business idea. Brilliant in its simplicity: sell…
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Food App Review of the Week: Divvy

Divvy Developer: Helix Interactive Cost: $2.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: http://www.divvythatup.com Version: 1.0.1 Yeah, yeah, another split-the-bill, tip calculator… except this is the coolest and most useful bill splitter I’ve ever used. Once I began using this app I had a flashback dating many years ago when I watched a demonstration of Microsoft’s Surface table (not to be confused with…
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Food App Review of the Week: Rate A Wine!

Rate A Wine! Developer: ZAM Apps, Inc. Cost: $0.99 Runs on: iPhone Website: www.rateawine.net Version: 1.0.2 In the culinary world there are a few items that spark legions of rabid fans. Bacon immediately comes to mind, and so does wine. Search for a wine app and you’ll get pages and pages of results (I stopped looking at 10 pages). Over…
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