Saturday, 06 September 2008
I take in the savoury perfume wafting up from my plate, before the first morsel of tender, perfectly pink Quebec lamb disappears into my already amused bouche. I don't want even a molecule of aroma from this succulent specimen of local terroir to be wasted, so I take my time enjoying each successive taste, complimented with simple but well-paired accompaniments of roasted artichoke, puréed eggplant and pepper jus. My wife and I are enjoying a sumptuous meal at Manoir Hovey, a luxury lakeside inn in North Hatley, a small resort town in Quebec's Eastern Townships, an hour and a half east of...
photo: Public Domain / Dtarazona
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MSNBC
MSNBC
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Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
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Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
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The Charlotte Observer
The Charlotte Observer
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Manila Bulletin
Manila Bulletin
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The State
The State
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The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
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The News & Observer
The News & Observer
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Sporting Life
Sporting Life
By Ashley Iveson, PA Sport Tommy Stack saddles Sugar Free and Beyond Our Reach in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday. Sugar Free was only beaten a length in the...
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The State
The State
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