MLB Bids Adieu to Gary Carter

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A Rest In Peace shout out to Mr. Gary Carter, who passed away this week after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 57 years old.

Subban Takes Out Larsson With Huge Hit; Players Show Respect After The Fact

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P.K. Subban has been dogged all season for his sub-par play and bonehead actions on the ice. On this edition of "This Is How You Do It", Subban wipes out Devils rookie Adam Larsson with a clean shoulder-to-chest hit.  Larsson slides into the boards and is in obvious pain. He left the game due to a bruised back.

"Canadiens" In French Means "Madness"

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I was going to post about the emergence of the Florida Panthers as a force in the Eastern Conference (and the league in general). Then I was thinking about how Jose Theodore has been blazing hot this season. Then I remembered how Theo killed it in 2001 for the Habs as he scooped up the Hart and Vezina trophy while rocking a 2.11 GAA and .919 save percentage. THEN the Habs coaching debacle reared its fleur-de-lis head. And I didn't want to write about it. But I will. I don't have to. But I want to. This is getting to a level of ridiculousness that can only shake down in La Belle Province.

Update: Chuck Hughes Is Still a Winner Despite Iron Chef Elimination

Montreal's culinary whiz-kid Chuck Hughes was eliminated from the Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs TV series on Monday night.

Hughes faced elimination after the show's judges placed him as one of the "bottom two" competitors.

In the final showdown, Hughes faced American chef Beau McMillan in a secret ingredient battle (Tofu) to determine who would continue in the competition, and who would be sent packing.

Despite a valiant effort, Hughes came up just short, as the judges sided with McMillan's creation.

P&B would like to send major props to Chef Hughes for showing such class in defeat, and for doing Canada proud by representing us so well!  Even though he lost, Hughes is still a big, big winner in the hearts and minds of Canadian food fans.

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-Turnbull

Everything In Its Right Place: Radiohead Announces First 10 Gigs For 2012 US Tour

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Radiohead officially announced a few dates for their tour next year. No Canadian dates are on the list, but you know they have nothing but love for the Great White North. I'm expecting (read: hoping) that they will make stops in Toronto and Montreal at a minimum.

Here are the released dates as of today:

February 27 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena

February 29 - Tampa, FL @ The St. Pete Times Forum

March 1 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena

March 3 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

March 5 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

March 7 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center

March 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center

March 11 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center

March 13 - Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center

March 15 - Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena

Will post updates as they become available.

-Paqman

Canada's Chuck Hughes Battles for Iron Chef Supremacy

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Canadian Chef extraordinaire Chuck Hughes has returned to Kitchen Stadium, as he's vying for the title of Iron Chef on the popular Food Network series.

Earlier this year, I broke down Hughes' victory on the show, which elevated the Montreal native's status among the culinary world's elite.  He beat renowned chef Bobby Flay in the "Battle Lobster" episode of the show.

Hughes is now up against some stiff competition, as he competes against nine of the most renowned chefs in the biz, including Marcus Samuelsson, Alex Guarnaschelli, Robert Irvine, and Anne Burrell.

The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs will return on Sunday November 6 at 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT on Food Network Canada.

Go get 'em, Chuck!

-Turnbull

Canuck Chef Chuck Hughes Takes Out Bobby Flay in Iron Chef Showdown

Chuck Hughes gettin' busy at his Montreal resto, Garde Manger
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Congrats to Canadian Chef Chuck Hughes for claiming victory against New York City culinary king Bobby Flay on Sunday night's episode of Iron Chef America: The Series.

The two chefs waged war against one another to determine who could dazzle the judges with their cooking prowess, working with the chosen secret ingredient:  Canadian Lobster.

Hughes impressed the panel of judges with his creativity on all 5 of the required dishes, including his take on a Canadian classic ... Lobster Poutine.

After he was declared the winner, Hughes stated "This really is a dream come true for me.  It was one of the most intense challenges of my life, and I'm so proud to represent Quebec and Canada as a winning Iron Chef."

When he's not busy kicking ass on televised cooking competitions, Hughes can be found running the show at his Old Montreal restaurant, Garde Manger.