Gourmet Discoveries

Salade de légumes d’hiver et graines germées

Winter Vegetable Salad

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spa

SPROUTs | PAIN DE MICHE CROUTONS | ROASTED ALMOND “RICOTTA” | CAMELINA AÏOLI Servings : 4 INGREDIENTS Winter Vegetable Salad 2 medium beets, peeled and cut into 8 quarters each 8 Nantes carrots, washed and cut in half and then into quarters 4 parsnips, peeled and cut in half and then...

Winter Vegetable Salad

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spa

SPROUTs | PAIN DE MICHE CROUTONS | ROASTED ALMOND “RICOTTA” | CAMELINA AÏOLI Servings : 4 INGREDIENTS Winter Vegetable Salad 2 medium beets, peeled and cut into 8 quarters each 8 Nantes carrots, washed and cut in half and then into quarters 4 parsnips, peeled and cut in half and then...

Gourmet Discoveries

Risotto d’avoine nue du Québec à L’Hercule de Charlevoix

Quebec Naked Oat Risotto with L’Hercule from Charlevoix

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spa

HONEY-ROASTED CABBAGE, CARROTS AND WILD CARAWAY Put comfort and local produce on your plate with this creamy risotto made with naked oats from Quebec, which will emphasize the fall vegetables and L’Hercule, a hard cheese from Laiterie Charlevoix. A delicious way to approach oats in a savoury version and to...

Quebec Naked Oat Risotto with L’Hercule from Charlevoix

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spa

HONEY-ROASTED CABBAGE, CARROTS AND WILD CARAWAY Put comfort and local produce on your plate with this creamy risotto made with naked oats from Quebec, which will emphasize the fall vegetables and L’Hercule, a hard cheese from Laiterie Charlevoix. A delicious way to approach oats in a savoury version and to...

Gourmet Discoveries

Au cœur de la vinification

At the heart of winemaking

Stéphanie Dupuy, sommelier

Of course, we drink wine for the pleasure of tasting. Because it’s good, always different, rarely boring. But we also drink it because it has the ability to take us on journeys, to bring us closer, to mark a moment that we would like to remember for a long time....

At the heart of winemaking

Stéphanie Dupuy, sommelier

Of course, we drink wine for the pleasure of tasting. Because it’s good, always different, rarely boring. But we also drink it because it has the ability to take us on journeys, to bring us closer, to mark a moment that we would like to remember for a long time....

Holistic health

Beauté originale

Original beauty

Judith Ritchie, holistic beauty expert

Between body transformation and targeted retouching, how do you approach true beauty and above all, improve yourself without distorting yourself? Explanations and testimonials.  If beauty codes have existed for millennia, the cult of body transformation has upset esthetic standards. A trend closely linked to the impact of new technologies on...

Original beauty

Judith Ritchie, holistic beauty expert

Between body transformation and targeted retouching, how do you approach true beauty and above all, improve yourself without distorting yourself? Explanations and testimonials.  If beauty codes have existed for millennia, the cult of body transformation has upset esthetic standards. A trend closely linked to the impact of new technologies on...

Culture

Cinq livres pour voir la vie en couleurs

Five books to see life in colour

Nicolas Gendron, cultural journalist

What remains of the grey of our slump, our rose-coloured glasses and our dark clouds, after more than a year of hanging on and then falling off the rainbow? Has the concept of horizon become prehistoric, in the prism of our small-time areas? In addition to the blue of an...

Five books to see life in colour

Nicolas Gendron, cultural journalist

What remains of the grey of our slump, our rose-coloured glasses and our dark clouds, after more than a year of hanging on and then falling off the rainbow? Has the concept of horizon become prehistoric, in the prism of our small-time areas? In addition to the blue of an...

Strøm news

Quatre refuges d’exception

Four exceptional havens

Strøm nordic spa

Located in the heart of nature near urban centres, Strøm Nordic Spa offers a moment of absolute rejuvenation to those who walk through the door. A complete and evolving thermal circuit, top-of-the-range treatments meeting the specific needs of customers, gastronomic spaces focused on the discovery and seasonality of local products,...

Four exceptional havens

Strøm nordic spa

Located in the heart of nature near urban centres, Strøm Nordic Spa offers a moment of absolute rejuvenation to those who walk through the door. A complete and evolving thermal circuit, top-of-the-range treatments meeting the specific needs of customers, gastronomic spaces focused on the discovery and seasonality of local products,...

Lifestyle

Croissance personnelle et thérapies alternatives / L’envers de la médaille

Personal growth and alternative therapies / The flip side of the coin

Jacinthe Roy Rioux, world and spiritual life collaborator

In an era when alternative therapies are democratizing and multiplying, psychology and spirituality are used for several purposes: personal growth, the pursuit of elevation and the quest for happiness. For better and for worse! This article aims to demystify the flip side, when obsession and delusion dominate the quest for...

Personal growth and alternative therapies / The flip side of the coin

Jacinthe Roy Rioux, world and spiritual life collaborator

In an era when alternative therapies are democratizing and multiplying, psychology and spirituality are used for several purposes: personal growth, the pursuit of elevation and the quest for happiness. For better and for worse! This article aims to demystify the flip side, when obsession and delusion dominate the quest for...

Holistic health

L’ASMR, la réponse automatique des méridiens sensoriels / La science derrière un phénomène étonnant

The Automatic Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) / The science behind an astonishing phenomenon

Strøm nordic spa

Have you ever felt a sense of calm, comfort or shivers while listening to the rain gently falling down, someone whispering in your ear, or the sound of the waves? If the answer is yes, you may be one of those people sensitive to the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. In...

The Automatic Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) / The science behind an astonishing phenomenon

Strøm nordic spa

Have you ever felt a sense of calm, comfort or shivers while listening to the rain gently falling down, someone whispering in your ear, or the sound of the waves? If the answer is yes, you may be one of those people sensitive to the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. In...

Lifestyle

La charge mentale

The mental load

Valérie Courchesne, psychologist

The mental load is a sociological concept that refers to the cognitive weight or energy spent dealing with day-to-day tasks. We talk about mental load when we think about the fact that we have to, for instance, go to the grocery store, plan our children’s lunches and prepare them before...

The mental load

Valérie Courchesne, psychologist

The mental load is a sociological concept that refers to the cognitive weight or energy spent dealing with day-to-day tasks. We talk about mental load when we think about the fact that we have to, for instance, go to the grocery store, plan our children’s lunches and prepare them before...

Holistic health

L’orthorexie, cette zone grise du spectre des relations à la nourriture

Orthorexia, this grey area of the spectrum of relationships with food

Marilou Morin Dt.P., Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Founder of Manger en Harmonie

Well-being is a personal quest that punctuates the daily life of many and goes as far as defining their identity, their existence. Is it possible that the pursuit of well-being could, on the contrary and unbeknownst to the individuals, become unhealthy and negatively affect their overall health? The pandemic has...

Orthorexia, this grey area of the spectrum of relationships with food

Marilou Morin Dt.P., Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Founder of Manger en Harmonie

Well-being is a personal quest that punctuates the daily life of many and goes as far as defining their identity, their existence. Is it possible that the pursuit of well-being could, on the contrary and unbeknownst to the individuals, become unhealthy and negatively affect their overall health? The pandemic has...

Strøm news

BORÉAL / Un rituel holistique aux soins performants

BORÉAL / A holistic ritual with high-performance skin care

Judith Ritchie, Holistic Beauty Consultant

More than ever, people are looking for effective natural products with a thoughtful composition and tangible benefits. Strøm Nordic Spa responds to this need and presents its BORÉAL skincare line, officially launched last fall. Deeply rooted in the philosophy of Strøm Nordic Spa, this range of products offers performance and...

BORÉAL / A holistic ritual with high-performance skin care

Judith Ritchie, Holistic Beauty Consultant

More than ever, people are looking for effective natural products with a thoughtful composition and tangible benefits. Strøm Nordic Spa responds to this need and presents its BORÉAL skincare line, officially launched last fall. Deeply rooted in the philosophy of Strøm Nordic Spa, this range of products offers performance and...

Gourmet Discoveries

Cuisiner au grand air

Cooking outdoors

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spa

The beautiful season brings with it the desire to be outside after spending the winter indoors. We meet around the fire and together we devote ourselves to making original, comforting and satisfying recipes because they allow us to cook differently, to come back to the basics. An ideal pretext to...

Cooking outdoors

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spa

The beautiful season brings with it the desire to be outside after spending the winter indoors. We meet around the fire and together we devote ourselves to making original, comforting and satisfying recipes because they allow us to cook differently, to come back to the basics. An ideal pretext to...

Architecture & Design

L’œuvre inachevée comme miroir de notre perception du monde

The unfinished work as a mirror of our perception of the world

Strøm spa nordique with the participation of Hugues Lefebvre-Morasse, environmental designer

Each place, artistic construction or handcrafted object reveals the essence of the person who made it and of those who contemplate his work. The creations deliberately designed and loved for their flaws say a lot about the approach of its creator and its followers. Why would a skilled artist voluntarily...

The unfinished work as a mirror of our perception of the world

Strøm spa nordique with the participation of Hugues Lefebvre-Morasse, environmental designer

Each place, artistic construction or handcrafted object reveals the essence of the person who made it and of those who contemplate his work. The creations deliberately designed and loved for their flaws say a lot about the approach of its creator and its followers. Why would a skilled artist voluntarily...

Culture

Trois leçons de la nature / Pour mieux rencontrer la culture

Three lessons from nature / To better meet culture

Eve Laliberté, cultural collaborator

The fields of fir trees and the lakes camouflaged by the reliefs of the ground; the unstable network and the timid flickering of the Wi-Fi bar; unoccupied chalets and abandoned businesses… they have all been a real eye-opener for my relationship to the arts. Inspired by Thoreau and the countless...

Three lessons from nature / To better meet culture

Eve Laliberté, cultural collaborator

The fields of fir trees and the lakes camouflaged by the reliefs of the ground; the unstable network and the timid flickering of the Wi-Fi bar; unoccupied chalets and abandoned businesses… they have all been a real eye-opener for my relationship to the arts. Inspired by Thoreau and the countless...

World

Rêver le monde en attendant de le parcourir

Dreaming about the world while waiting to travel it

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Two thousand and twenty confused us. It is not easy to keep your feet on the ground and dare to plan a trip. But we cannot confine dreams. Our desires for elsewhere spark in our boiling minds. We think about those old projects, the ones we kept for later. It...

Dreaming about the world while waiting to travel it

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

Two thousand and twenty confused us. It is not easy to keep your feet on the ground and dare to plan a trip. But we cannot confine dreams. Our desires for elsewhere spark in our boiling minds. We think about those old projects, the ones we kept for later. It...

Interviews

Cette beauté qui nous entoure / Entretien avec Kim Thúy

The beauty that surrounds us / Interview with Kim Thúy

Strøm nordic spa

A writer for many years, Kim Thúy has also been a lawyer, restaurant owner, interpreter, seamstress, sharing her life between Québec and the rest of the world, where travels become stories. Born in Vietnam, she arrived in Granby at the age of 10 and has been lulled by the beauty...

The beauty that surrounds us / Interview with Kim Thúy

Strøm nordic spa

A writer for many years, Kim Thúy has also been a lawyer, restaurant owner, interpreter, seamstress, sharing her life between Québec and the rest of the world, where travels become stories. Born in Vietnam, she arrived in Granby at the age of 10 and has been lulled by the beauty...

Strøm news

Une ère nouvelle redéfinit notre équilibre

A new era redefines our balance

Emilie Lefebvre-Morasse, Editor-in-chief, Strøm Magazine and President, Strøm Foundation – Caregiver

Two issues of Strøm Magazine have been published since the beginning of this unprecedented period which has changed the way of living around the world. In the last edition, we reflected upon the collective issues that the crisis has brought to light: the place of seniors, marginalized communities and women...

A new era redefines our balance

Emilie Lefebvre-Morasse, Editor-in-chief, Strøm Magazine and President, Strøm Foundation – Caregiver

Two issues of Strøm Magazine have been published since the beginning of this unprecedented period which has changed the way of living around the world. In the last edition, we reflected upon the collective issues that the crisis has brought to light: the place of seniors, marginalized communities and women...

Strøm news

L’essence maternelle dans l’œil de la communauté Strøm

The Essence of a Mother in the Eye of Strøm Community

Maxime Hébert

HONOUR YOUR ROOTS – To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invited our community to get to the heart of their family stories by sharing the most precious elements of their maternal heritage. Some told a story or expressed gratitude, others highlighted values, a personality trait, a unique skill, or a cultural...

The Essence of a Mother in the Eye of Strøm Community

Maxime Hébert

HONOUR YOUR ROOTS – To celebrate Mother’s Day, we invited our community to get to the heart of their family stories by sharing the most precious elements of their maternal heritage. Some told a story or expressed gratitude, others highlighted values, a personality trait, a unique skill, or a cultural...

Gourmet Discoveries

Tartelettes au matcha

Matcha Tarts

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef, Nord Restaurant and Fika Café at Strøm Nordic Spa

GINGER MARMALADE / SUMMER FLOWERS AND STRAWBERRIES INGREDIENTS Dough 1 ¾ cups flour ½ cup ground almonds ¼ cup + 2 tbsp. powdered sugar ½ tsp. baking powder 1 ½ cups cooled butter 2 eggs 1 lemon, grated zest Chocolate and matcha ganache 200 g white chocolate 2 gelatin sheets...

Matcha Tarts

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef, Nord Restaurant and Fika Café at Strøm Nordic Spa

GINGER MARMALADE / SUMMER FLOWERS AND STRAWBERRIES INGREDIENTS Dough 1 ¾ cups flour ½ cup ground almonds ¼ cup + 2 tbsp. powdered sugar ½ tsp. baking powder 1 ½ cups cooled butter 2 eggs 1 lemon, grated zest Chocolate and matcha ganache 200 g white chocolate 2 gelatin sheets...

Gourmet Discoveries

Soupe froide de concombre | L’art de la présentation

Cold Cucumber Soup | The art of presentation

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef, Nord Restaurant and Fika Café at Strøm Nordic Spa

MELON / JALAPEÑO / SNOW CRAB AND GLASSWORT CROSTINI THE ART OF PRESENTATION — The expression “we eat with our eyes” is anything but a cliché. For me, the presentation of a dish is more than an art; it’s a mode of expression. Driven by emotions, passion, and know-how, this...

Cold Cucumber Soup | The art of presentation

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef, Nord Restaurant and Fika Café at Strøm Nordic Spa

MELON / JALAPEÑO / SNOW CRAB AND GLASSWORT CROSTINI THE ART OF PRESENTATION — The expression “we eat with our eyes” is anything but a cliché. For me, the presentation of a dish is more than an art; it’s a mode of expression. Driven by emotions, passion, and know-how, this...

Holistic health

Microméditations | À pratiquer en solo ou avec les enfants

Micromeditations | To Be Practised Alone or with Children

Marie-Ève Trudel, meditation teacher and founder — yogacamp.co

MEDITATION — There are a thousand and one ways to meditate. Here are eight for those who don’t always have time but would like to enjoy the benefits of this ancient practice and even teach it to children. N°1: DREAM MEDITATION 10 minutes Set out in search of your dreams...

Micromeditations | To Be Practised Alone or with Children

Marie-Ève Trudel, meditation teacher and founder — yogacamp.co

MEDITATION — There are a thousand and one ways to meditate. Here are eight for those who don’t always have time but would like to enjoy the benefits of this ancient practice and even teach it to children. N°1: DREAM MEDITATION 10 minutes Set out in search of your dreams...

Gourmet Discoveries

Cocktail 28 jours sans alcool

28-day alcohol-free cocktail

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the Nord restaurants

Nordic Mule To end the alcohol-free month on a good note, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz revisits the classic Moscow mule in a spicy mocktail version! Flavoured with caraway and wintergreen and prepared with non-alcoholic gin, this Nordic drink is perfect to be enjoyed outdoors after a winter hike or...

28-day alcohol-free cocktail

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the Nord restaurants

Nordic Mule To end the alcohol-free month on a good note, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz revisits the classic Moscow mule in a spicy mocktail version! Flavoured with caraway and wintergreen and prepared with non-alcoholic gin, this Nordic drink is perfect to be enjoyed outdoors after a winter hike or...

Gourmet Discoveries

Kys / « Baiser » en danois

Kys / Kiss in Danish

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the Nord restaurants

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz has created a both floral and delicate cocktail with a pleasant fizz. Made with Québec sparkling wine and wild rose syrup, it is enjoyed with all the senses and is even better when savoured with your loved one. This...

Kys / Kiss in Danish

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the Nord restaurants

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, our executive chef Raphaël Podlasiewicz has created a both floral and delicate cocktail with a pleasant fizz. Made with Québec sparkling wine and wild rose syrup, it is enjoyed with all the senses and is even better when savoured with your loved one. This...

Culture

Cinq livres pour revenir à l’essentiel

Five Books to Return to the Basics

Nicolas Gendron, journalist and film critic

FROM ONE PAGE TO THE NEXT — There are essential services, and essential workers too—those who were baptized at the height of the crisis as guardian angels. But to whom does this essence belong if not to the whole community? How do we reconnect with it if not by slowing...

Five Books to Return to the Basics

Nicolas Gendron, journalist and film critic

FROM ONE PAGE TO THE NEXT — There are essential services, and essential workers too—those who were baptized at the height of the crisis as guardian angels. But to whom does this essence belong if not to the whole community? How do we reconnect with it if not by slowing...