I grew up in an ocean of French on the outskirts of Trois-Rivières. However, from an early age, I felt more at ease operating in English, and, though it was never my explicit intention, began focusing ...

Discover four popular restaurant chains offering the best poutine, according to diners and fans.

Declared one of Canada’s best inventions, the mess of chips, curd cheese and gravy is a deeply rooted culinary tradition that can span from the classic to the avant-garde. The day began eight hours ...

Justin Giovannetti Lamothe is the author of Poutine: A Deep-Fried Road Trip of Discovery. Something unexpected happened to poutine during the 2010 Winter Olympics. The dish with the funny-sounding ...

SEOUL, South Korea — When native South Koreans hear the word “poutine” for the first time, they usually think “Putin.” As in, Vladimir Putin. So says Ellie Kim, the 33-year-old store owner of Oh!

Poutine, Montreal’s questionably named “drunk food to end all drunk foods,” has been making steady inroads on San Francisco menus, from downtown restaurants to crowded bars in the Mission. Because, ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. The United States is home to every type of cuisine under the sun, from Mexican to Mongolian. But there are still plenty ...

The difference between the words Putin and poutine is probably enough to protect most American poutine-serving restaurants from facing complaints about a connection to Vladimir Putin. The same can’t ...

But that hasn’t stopped a Quebec town from re-appropriating the poutine’s history for its own benefit in a recent tourism ad starring local personality Frédéric Bastien Forrest. Drummondville, a city ...

QUEBEC'S CONTRIBUTION to the junk-food arts has been on a tear of late. You can find poutine—french fries and nuggets of curd cheese smothered in gravy—at New York hot spots like Fatty 'Cue and M.

Matt Blitz is a broadcast and print journalist, who has reported for CNN, Smithsonian Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, and The Washington Post. Based in Arlington, Virginia, Matt is currently a news ...

Political tensions are never far from the surface in this Canadian province, even when it comes to this beloved snack of French fries, cheese curds and gravy. "It is the unofficial official dish of ...