Archive - Au Gratin: Gabby Peyton’s Newsletter

A tale of two Southern Shore restaurants

Plus, a list of where to eat in Newfoundland (outside St. John’s)

Jun 12 •

May 2025

An ode to al fresco dining + a winter/spring restaurant update

Birthday dinners, speaking engagements, and I started a cookbook club!

May 22 •

February 2025

Into the Mystic: A review of Halifax's newest fine-dining adventure

Everything I ate at Mystic at the Queen’s Marque

Feb 12 •

January 2025

Suite dreams: my favourite hotel stays of 2024

A roundup of the little touches that make a good hotel great

Jan 22 •

December 2024

The Best Dishes of 2024

From more than 90 restaurant meals; plus cocktails!

Dec 18, 2024 •

October 2024

My book won a Taste Canada Award!

Where We Ate takes Gold in the Culinary Narratives cagetory

Oct 24, 2024 •

Roux-hoo it’s comfort food season! Three baked pasta recipes

The cheesiest of the casseroles from the blog archives

Oct 17, 2024 •

September 2024

Another bite of Charlevoix — where to eat

All the delicious I couldn’t fit into my Toronto Star article

Sep 12, 2024 •

July 2024

Restaurant Review: Stella's Brasserie

When social enterprise nails the brief on dining out

Jul 30, 2024 •

June 2024

Crispy Rice Salad (Nam Khao Tod) in the air fryer

A very herby salad inspired by the Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas

Jun 13, 2024 •

May 2024

What a former restaurant critic ate on an all-inclusive vacation in Mexico

Everything. The answer is she ate everything.

May 8, 2024 •

February 2024

A Weekend of Eating in Palm Springs

The Disneyland of modernist architecture offers more than Instagram photo-ops and retirement vibes

Feb 22, 2024 •

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