How romantic is Montréal? Well, a set of lush lips adorns Tourisme Montréal’s logo, standing in for the “o” in the city’s name!

It seems that the cupcake trend might have some delicious competition. Doughnuts have risen out of the past and charged into the future. This time around, they’ve evolved from the traditional into the sensational.

Brewing the perfect cuppa is suddenly a whole lot easier and tastier.

We’ve been sipping tea for more than 4,000 years – but only now has someone come up with the brilliant idea of a cup that tips one way to brew tea and the other way to drink it.

No more tea that’s too weak or too strong.  

Shout ‘Gung Hay Fat Choy’ and join the party!

Canadians of Chinese ancestry – and there are 1.3 million of us at last count – celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in style. And everyone’s welcome.

There’s a tasty cultural experience awaiting visitors to galleries and museums across Canada, where top chefs are designing artful menus.

While Ontario and British Columbia have their Icewines – sweet, luscious nectars squeezed from frozen grapes – Québec has turned the province’s harsh climate from a curse into a blessing and created ice cider, a tart alcoholic concoction coaxed from frozen apples.

Whether you’re already something of a foodie or a total newbie in the kitchen, here are four great schools to help you get cooking.

Dirty Apron Cooking School, Vancouver

Toronto has always been a city that prides itself on having it all. Now, it has more, especially when it comes to luxury. Look no further than the influx of fabulous new hotels and restaurants as proof. Recent additions to the downtown core have included The Thompson, The Ritz-Carlton and The Hazelton. But there’s more in store.

A little bit of Montréal has come west to Vancouver. And much to the delight of those of us who live on the West Coast, it’s one of the tastiest bits.

Montréal has always been known for its food, but it’s been a low-key love affair: classic French cuisine with a glass of wine on a sunny sidewalk terrace or hearty Québecois dishes on a wintry night. But lately the city is becoming a magnet for high profile celebrity chefs.