Gourmet Discoveries

Æble fizz | Gin pétillant

Æble Fizz | Sparkling gin cocktail

RAPHAËL PODLASIEWICZ, EXECUTIVE CHEF OF THE RESTAURANTS, STRØM NORDIC SPA

AWAKEN YOUR TASTE BUDS — Food autonomy isn’t just about what garnishes our plates, but also what fills our glasses. From the Laurentides to Gaspésie and passing through the Eastern Townships, this sparkling gin fizz encapsulates the know-how of local artisans. Imagine a sweet mixture of apples from our orchards,...

Æble Fizz | Sparkling gin cocktail

RAPHAËL PODLASIEWICZ, EXECUTIVE CHEF OF THE RESTAURANTS, STRØM NORDIC SPA

AWAKEN YOUR TASTE BUDS — Food autonomy isn’t just about what garnishes our plates, but also what fills our glasses. From the Laurentides to Gaspésie and passing through the Eastern Townships, this sparkling gin fizz encapsulates the know-how of local artisans. Imagine a sweet mixture of apples from our orchards,...

Gourmet Discoveries

Le Québec en dégustation

A Taste of Quebec

Stéphanie Dupuy, sommelier

LOCAL TALENTS — No one can deny that, 2020 has had its fair share of surprises for us. Everyone has had to revise their habits, working methods, and priorities in their own way. For many, the notion of time has changed. Certain realities that have thus far been quite anonymous...

A Taste of Quebec

Stéphanie Dupuy, sommelier

LOCAL TALENTS — No one can deny that, 2020 has had its fair share of surprises for us. Everyone has had to revise their habits, working methods, and priorities in their own way. For many, the notion of time has changed. Certain realities that have thus far been quite anonymous...

Lifestyle

Yoga à deux

Yoga for two

Marie-Ève Trudel

You have a new interest in yoga and you are excited by the idea of ​​sharing this passion with your loved one or a friend? Here are some poses that are great to practice together and do not require acrobatics.

Yoga for two

Marie-Ève Trudel

You have a new interest in yoga and you are excited by the idea of ​​sharing this passion with your loved one or a friend? Here are some poses that are great to practice together and do not require acrobatics.

Lifestyle

Le chakra du coeur

The heart chakra

Judith Ritchie, wellness expert

A balanced heart chakra is the symbol of inner peace, self-love and love for others. It’s healing can help us overcome our limitations and fears. For Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love, here are 5 holistic rituals to open and release the energy of the heart.

The heart chakra

Judith Ritchie, wellness expert

A balanced heart chakra is the symbol of inner peace, self-love and love for others. It’s healing can help us overcome our limitations and fears. For Valentine’s Day, the celebration of love, here are 5 holistic rituals to open and release the energy of the heart.

Holistic health

La massothérapie | une alliée contre la fatigue

Massotherapy | an ally against fatigue

Patricia Shankland, massage therapist and communications agent at Mon Réseau Plus association

When autumn and winter arrive, we sometimes feel more tired or at least a lack of energy. As natural light becomes rarer with the days getting shorter and nature falls asleep quietly, we maintain a frenetic pace of life that is not in tune with the seasons. A lack of...

Massotherapy | an ally against fatigue

Patricia Shankland, massage therapist and communications agent at Mon Réseau Plus association

When autumn and winter arrive, we sometimes feel more tired or at least a lack of energy. As natural light becomes rarer with the days getting shorter and nature falls asleep quietly, we maintain a frenetic pace of life that is not in tune with the seasons. A lack of...

Holistic health

Les bienfaits de la massothérapie

The benefits of massage therapy

Maxime Hébert

Did you know that addition to offering you a moment of deep relaxation, massage therapy has several active benefits that contribute to improve your physical and mental health? Here are a few good reasons to get a massage this month

The benefits of massage therapy

Maxime Hébert

Did you know that addition to offering you a moment of deep relaxation, massage therapy has several active benefits that contribute to improve your physical and mental health? Here are a few good reasons to get a massage this month

Gourmet Discoveries

Autosuffisance alimentaire : Le Québec et ses artisans

Food Self-Sufficiency / Quebec and Its Artisans

David, P. Vers plus d’autonomie alimentaire. Le Devoir.

OUR LAND — Cooking sweets with Quebec berries, making salads with tomatoes from the fields and herbs from the garden, preparing comforting stews with root vegetables once autumn arrives… Putting homegrown products on the table not only allows us to feast, but it also gives us the feeling of doing...

Food Self-Sufficiency / Quebec and Its Artisans

David, P. Vers plus d’autonomie alimentaire. Le Devoir.

OUR LAND — Cooking sweets with Quebec berries, making salads with tomatoes from the fields and herbs from the garden, preparing comforting stews with root vegetables once autumn arrives… Putting homegrown products on the table not only allows us to feast, but it also gives us the feeling of doing...

Lifestyle

L’appel de la nature

The Call of Nature

Noémie C. Adrien, art of living collaborator

LEAVING THE CITY BEHIND — Who hasn’t dreamed of swapping the “commute, work, sleep” routine for a peaceful and healthy everyday life in a bucolic setting? More and more city dwellers in Quebec are choosing to pack their bags for the country, making it a real-life project. Let’s take a...

The Call of Nature

Noémie C. Adrien, art of living collaborator

LEAVING THE CITY BEHIND — Who hasn’t dreamed of swapping the “commute, work, sleep” routine for a peaceful and healthy everyday life in a bucolic setting? More and more city dwellers in Quebec are choosing to pack their bags for the country, making it a real-life project. Let’s take a...

Society

Les femmes et l’exercice du pouvoir

Women and the Exercise of Power

Maxime Hébert

THE EMERGENCE OF CHANGE — Women of influence, women of action, radical women, caring women. The start of the new decade has already seen several debates, and political life has been no exception. However, the ascension of figures in search of a better world, who want to raise awareness of...

Women and the Exercise of Power

Maxime Hébert

THE EMERGENCE OF CHANGE — Women of influence, women of action, radical women, caring women. The start of the new decade has already seen several debates, and political life has been no exception. However, the ascension of figures in search of a better world, who want to raise awareness of...

Architecture & Design

Regard vers l’avenir : L’impact de la crise sanitaire sur la configuration de nos espaces

Looking to the Future: The Impact of the Health Crisis on the Configuration of Our Spaces

Hugues Lefebvre-Morasse, Environmental Designer

ADAPTING TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW — At a time when the pandemic highlights collective vulnerability and the limits of our environment, the integration of new needs could allow designers, architects, and urban planners to redefine personal, shared, and collective spaces. A revaluation of our environmental achievements becomes necessary when...

Looking to the Future: The Impact of the Health Crisis on the Configuration of Our Spaces

Hugues Lefebvre-Morasse, Environmental Designer

ADAPTING TO THE WORLD OF TOMORROW — At a time when the pandemic highlights collective vulnerability and the limits of our environment, the integration of new needs could allow designers, architects, and urban planners to redefine personal, shared, and collective spaces. A revaluation of our environmental achievements becomes necessary when...

Gourmet Discoveries

Gâteau aux carottes et panais

Gâteau aux carottes et panais

RAPHAËL PODLASIEWICZ, CHEF EXÉCUTIF DES RESTAURANTS

GELÉE D’ARGOUSIER / CRÉMEUX AU CHOCOLAT BLANC / THÉ DU LABRADOR Cette version revisitée du gâteau aux carottes met à l’honneur les saveurs du terroir boréal. Les parfums uniques et hors du commun du thé du Labrador et de l’argousier se mêlent à merveille aux saveurs de l’enfance dans un...

Gâteau aux carottes et panais

RAPHAËL PODLASIEWICZ, CHEF EXÉCUTIF DES RESTAURANTS

GELÉE D’ARGOUSIER / CRÉMEUX AU CHOCOLAT BLANC / THÉ DU LABRADOR Cette version revisitée du gâteau aux carottes met à l’honneur les saveurs du terroir boréal. Les parfums uniques et hors du commun du thé du Labrador et de l’argousier se mêlent à merveille aux saveurs de l’enfance dans un...

Gourmet Discoveries

Fromage rôti au four

Oven-Roasted Cheese

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, executive chef of the restaurants

NORTHERN BERRIES / LINGONBERRY JELLY / CARAMELIZED PECANS This dish is the perfect excuse to sit outside for a moment of comfort, with a blanket over your shoulders. With its flavours of maple syrup, northern berries and caramelized pecans, it can be shared as an appetizer or as a dessert,...

Oven-Roasted Cheese

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, executive chef of the restaurants

NORTHERN BERRIES / LINGONBERRY JELLY / CARAMELIZED PECANS This dish is the perfect excuse to sit outside for a moment of comfort, with a blanket over your shoulders. With its flavours of maple syrup, northern berries and caramelized pecans, it can be shared as an appetizer or as a dessert,...

Gourmet Discoveries

Cuisses de canard confites, laquées au miel et à la lavande

Cuisses de canard confites, laquées au miel et à la lavande

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

LÉGUMES D’HIVER RÔTIS / CHÈVRE FRAIS / GELÉE DE CAMERISE Mettant à l’honneur les légumes racines et le canard de chez nous, ce plat élégant et savoureux s’invite aux tablées festives et chaleureuses de la saison hivernale. Parfait pour les grandes occasions ou pour ces week-ends au chalet entre amis...

Cuisses de canard confites, laquées au miel et à la lavande

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

LÉGUMES D’HIVER RÔTIS / CHÈVRE FRAIS / GELÉE DE CAMERISE Mettant à l’honneur les légumes racines et le canard de chez nous, ce plat élégant et savoureux s’invite aux tablées festives et chaleureuses de la saison hivernale. Parfait pour les grandes occasions ou pour ces week-ends au chalet entre amis...

Gourmet Discoveries

Pommes de terre Hasselback

Pommes de terre Hasselback

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

SAUMON FUMÉ À CHAUD / CRÈME SURE / GELÉE D’AIRELLE Cette version gourmande de la traditionnelle pomme de terre rôtie à la suédoise deviendra assurément un classique de votre cuisine hivernale. À déguster en entrée ou en accompagnement d’une pièce de viande. VOIR LA CAPSULE RECETTE Rendement 4 portions |...

Pommes de terre Hasselback

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

SAUMON FUMÉ À CHAUD / CRÈME SURE / GELÉE D’AIRELLE Cette version gourmande de la traditionnelle pomme de terre rôtie à la suédoise deviendra assurément un classique de votre cuisine hivernale. À déguster en entrée ou en accompagnement d’une pièce de viande. VOIR LA CAPSULE RECETTE Rendement 4 portions |...

Gourmet Discoveries

Sorø / Cocktail à la poire et au thym

Sorø / Cocktail à la poire et au thym

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

Onctueux et tout en finesse, ce cocktail encapsule la douceur des rayons dorés du soleil d’automne. Les parfums herbacés du thym frais se marient tendrement aux notes mielleuses d’une poire mûre tout juste récoltée. Voir la capsule recette Rendement 1 cocktail | Préparation 15 min | Attente 1 h | Cuisson 10...

Sorø / Cocktail à la poire et au thym

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

Onctueux et tout en finesse, ce cocktail encapsule la douceur des rayons dorés du soleil d’automne. Les parfums herbacés du thym frais se marient tendrement aux notes mielleuses d’une poire mûre tout juste récoltée. Voir la capsule recette Rendement 1 cocktail | Préparation 15 min | Attente 1 h | Cuisson 10...

Gourmet Discoveries

Glögg boréal / Vin chaud Scandinave aux épices

Glögg boréal / Vin chaud Scandinave aux épices

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

Typiquement scandinave, le glögg est une boisson traditionnelle à base de vin chaud et d’épices qu’on sert dès les premiers froids de l’hiver, et plus particulièrement autour de Noël. Cette version revisitée de la boisson festive met à l’honneur les aromates de la forêt boréale, les petits fruits nordiques et…...

Glögg boréal / Vin chaud Scandinave aux épices

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, chef exécutif des restaurants

Typiquement scandinave, le glögg est une boisson traditionnelle à base de vin chaud et d’épices qu’on sert dès les premiers froids de l’hiver, et plus particulièrement autour de Noël. Cette version revisitée de la boisson festive met à l’honneur les aromates de la forêt boréale, les petits fruits nordiques et…...

World

Un nouveau monde

A New World

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

LEAVING THE FOREIGN BEHIND — We’re ready to breathe again—we’ve skipped school on our country roads. After the confinement of our bodies and minds, the time has come for a return to freedom, to be surprised by our homeland once again. Tourism has seized the opportunity to undergo a revolution....

A New World

Franck Laboue, Voyageurs du Monde

LEAVING THE FOREIGN BEHIND — We’re ready to breathe again—we’ve skipped school on our country roads. After the confinement of our bodies and minds, the time has come for a return to freedom, to be surprised by our homeland once again. Tourism has seized the opportunity to undergo a revolution....

Holistic health

Résonance : La thérapie par le son

Resonance: Sound Therapy

Maxime Hébert

EVERYTHING IS VIBRATION — From the tiny molecule to the Universe itself. Vibrations emit sounds that the human ear does not always perceive, but that the human body absorbs. Sounds—heard consciously or unconsciously—have the power to influence the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems. The basic principle of sound therapy (sonotherapy)...

Resonance: Sound Therapy

Maxime Hébert

EVERYTHING IS VIBRATION — From the tiny molecule to the Universe itself. Vibrations emit sounds that the human ear does not always perceive, but that the human body absorbs. Sounds—heard consciously or unconsciously—have the power to influence the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems. The basic principle of sound therapy (sonotherapy)...

Strøm news

Quatre refuges pour se connecter au rythme de l’hiver

Four Refuges to Connect with the Rhythm of Winter

Maxime Hébert

STRØM NORDIC SPA — Winter lives in the heart of our dreams, somewhere between slowness and contemplation. When nature falls asleep, humans gather in a space where silence is king. Inside each Strøm spa, the cold season unfolds and is experienced in all the best that tranquility has to offer....

Four Refuges to Connect with the Rhythm of Winter

Maxime Hébert

STRØM NORDIC SPA — Winter lives in the heart of our dreams, somewhere between slowness and contemplation. When nature falls asleep, humans gather in a space where silence is king. Inside each Strøm spa, the cold season unfolds and is experienced in all the best that tranquility has to offer....

Holistic health

Apprendre à vivre le deuil

Learning to Grieve

Valérie Courchesne, docteure en psychologie

ONE STEP AT A TIME — When we hear the word “grief,” it often evokes the loss of a loved one. However, this is a much broader concept that applies to all kinds of losses. It encompasses all the feelings often contradictory, intense, and changing that we have in the...

Learning to Grieve

Valérie Courchesne, docteure en psychologie

ONE STEP AT A TIME — When we hear the word “grief,” it often evokes the loss of a loved one. However, this is a much broader concept that applies to all kinds of losses. It encompasses all the feelings often contradictory, intense, and changing that we have in the...

Interviews

Dermonutrition | quand la beauté réside dans notre assiette

Dermonutrition | When beauty lives on our plates

Audrey Sckoropad, speaker and naturopath

A HOLISTIC APPROACH Our skin is the mirror of our health. To balance the health of our skin, hair, and nails, what eating behaviour should we adopt? Are there any foods and essential nutrients to favour or daily habits to integrate? Developed by nutrition, dermatology, and cosmetic medicine specialists, dermonutrition...

Dermonutrition | When beauty lives on our plates

Audrey Sckoropad, speaker and naturopath

A HOLISTIC APPROACH Our skin is the mirror of our health. To balance the health of our skin, hair, and nails, what eating behaviour should we adopt? Are there any foods and essential nutrients to favour or daily habits to integrate? Developed by nutrition, dermatology, and cosmetic medicine specialists, dermonutrition...

Strøm news

Fondation Strøm | Aidant naturel

Strøm Foundation | Caregiver

Maxime Hébert

A MOMENT OF BALANCE We all know someone, directly or indirectly, who devotes themselves to a loved one daily. And these peer supporters and caregivers deserve to be taken care of in return. We wanted to thank these courageous and inspiring people through the creation of the Strøm Foundation –...

Strøm Foundation | Caregiver

Maxime Hébert

A MOMENT OF BALANCE We all know someone, directly or indirectly, who devotes themselves to a loved one daily. And these peer supporters and caregivers deserve to be taken care of in return. We wanted to thank these courageous and inspiring people through the creation of the Strøm Foundation –...

Interviews

Notre façon de voir la vie est connectée à notre territoire / Entrevue avec Elisapie Isaac

Our Way of Viewing Life is Connected to Our Land / An Interview with Elisapie Isaac

Maxime Hébert

DECOLONIZING OUR THOUGHTS — An ambassador of Inuit culture, author/composer/interpreter Elisapie Isaac works to recognize the historical difficulties of her people. In a message entitled “Très cher Québec” published on Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day in 2020, she highlighted the importance of recognizing the “third solitude.” She who left her...

Our Way of Viewing Life is Connected to Our Land / An Interview with Elisapie Isaac

Maxime Hébert

DECOLONIZING OUR THOUGHTS — An ambassador of Inuit culture, author/composer/interpreter Elisapie Isaac works to recognize the historical difficulties of her people. In a message entitled “Très cher Québec” published on Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day in 2020, she highlighted the importance of recognizing the “third solitude.” She who left her...

Culture

Cinq livres pour démasquer la beauté

Five Books to Unmask Beauty

Nicolas Gendron, journalist and film critic

FROM ONE PAGE TO THE NEXT Whether it lends itself to the most abstract faces or the finest features, beauty is everywhere between the lines. And not always in its unday best. You just have to take it down from its pedestal to better unmask it and flush it out...

Five Books to Unmask Beauty

Nicolas Gendron, journalist and film critic

FROM ONE PAGE TO THE NEXT Whether it lends itself to the most abstract faces or the finest features, beauty is everywhere between the lines. And not always in its unday best. You just have to take it down from its pedestal to better unmask it and flush it out...