Articles by Colleen Fraser
Colleen Fraser recently completed her bachelor degree in Near Eastern Archaeology and English, only to find herself a year later as a part-time patisserie student at Le Cordon Bleu and a part-time artisan bread baker in Canada’s Capital city. Happily she has found the perfect means for combining her interests and is now also a part-time online urban foodie writer. She can be found spending her spare time hunting Ottawa for obscure culinary ingredients or preaching to her friends about drinking good beer. Colleen has been writing for The Urban Grocer since April 2010.
We’ve all been victim to that elusive character: the lunch bag bandit. You know your lunch looks damn tempting so you do everything to disguise it – wrap it tightly in a plastic bag, shove …
Alright you Southern Aussies, we know how much you love to go on about that trendy fine food shoppe where you buy your local goat cheese and that uber-hip brewery where you stock up on …
Have you ever found yourself just a tinge envious of those artful baristas whipping up little works of art on your latte like some sort of hotshot bartender? If you have – and I know …
If you like wine but not the hangover, then you will love what the Niagara Juice Company now has to offer. Coming to you in bright, bursting bottles denoting the flavor within is a new …
In case you didn’t know, artisanal ice cream is so last year; gourmet popsicles are the new epicurean treat for summer. But Las Paletas in Nashville, Tennessee has been wise to this trend all along. …
Located in the heart of Ontario’s wine country, Southbrook Vineyards is pumping out some smashing all-Canadian products. Amidst their array of fabulously fresh wines is their new Poetica limited edition artist wine series that stylishly …
Last week, I attended the Mondial de la Bière in Montréal. As the largest international beer event in North America, it was full of high-spirited individuals (no pun intended) all enjoying the most innovative flavors …
Calling all lovers of those sweet, sophisticated little French pastries – back by popular demand, Boutique Point G in Montreal has announced the return of their ‘macaron glace’, right in time for summer. Just when …
Over the years chocolate has evolved from mass-produced baking tablets in kitchens where dark chocolate was virtually unheard of, to a distinguished product coveted for its incredible complexity. However, today’s attitude towards chocolate has not …
I scream, you scream, we all scream for…Beer Scream? At Toronto-based Beerbistro, ice cream is being turned into something to really scream about.
Specializing in what they call ‘fresh market beer cuisine’, Beerbistro is a …
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