pamela macnaughtan
@pamelamacn.bsky.social
travel writer + professional eater • anglo • 🚗 trips • fat girl eating • 🥐 snob • insta: urbanguidequebec & pamelamacn• #TMAC
DYK: The house with the red roof is the oldest surviving house in Québec City (1690). Today it’s home to Restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens (1966), but from 1870 to 1920 it was home to the first Black-owned barbershop – run by brothers James & John Williams, Québecers of Jamaican and Irish descent.
May 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
DYK: The house with the red roof is the oldest surviving house in Québec City (1690). Today it’s home to Restaurant Aux Anciens Canadiens (1966), but from 1870 to 1920 it was home to the first Black-owned barbershop – run by brothers James & John Williams, Québecers of Jamaican and Irish descent.
Happy to share that I’m part of the new Québec Chapter for the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC). I’m in the role of President, which is both exciting and terrifying.
May 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Happy to share that I’m part of the new Québec Chapter for the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC). I’m in the role of President, which is both exciting and terrifying.
Can we normalize serving cotton candy as dessert during brunch?
May 4, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Can we normalize serving cotton candy as dessert during brunch?
I popped up to the roof this morning. I’ve lived in Old Quebec for 8 years now, 5 at my current address, and I never tire of this view. I love hearing the noon canon, and the church bells on Sundays. Spring means my windows are almost always open, and I wake up to the chirping of birds. #QuebecCite
April 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I popped up to the roof this morning. I’ve lived in Old Quebec for 8 years now, 5 at my current address, and I never tire of this view. I love hearing the noon canon, and the church bells on Sundays. Spring means my windows are almost always open, and I wake up to the chirping of birds. #QuebecCite
Around this time in 2022 it was -31°C and I took a video of the ice floe in the Saint-Lawrence River. Hearing the crunch of the ice floe was wild. I did not stay outside that day 😂.
January 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Around this time in 2022 it was -31°C and I took a video of the ice floe in the Saint-Lawrence River. Hearing the crunch of the ice floe was wild. I did not stay outside that day 😂.
Ah yes, a *normal* winter day in January in Quebec City where it was -25°C at 7:30am. Guess who’s going to write from the pub down the street (which has a fireplace!)?
January 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ah yes, a *normal* winter day in January in Quebec City where it was -25°C at 7:30am. Guess who’s going to write from the pub down the street (which has a fireplace!)?
Here is my story on Quebec City’s food scene ☺️
January 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Here is my story on Quebec City’s food scene ☺️
It’s a Quebec thing – and quite tasty with maple syrup.
January 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s a Quebec thing – and quite tasty with maple syrup.
There is very little snow in Old Quebec right now and it’s super weird. This winter is too mild!
January 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There is very little snow in Old Quebec right now and it’s super weird. This winter is too mild!
This is my dad, the salesman with a wild sense of humour who was commonly known as ‘Captain Coleman’. (The camping equipment company, not the hot mustard -which he also loved)
December 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
This is my dad, the salesman with a wild sense of humour who was commonly known as ‘Captain Coleman’. (The camping equipment company, not the hot mustard -which he also loved)
1. Why am I just learning about the movie Carnal Knowledge (1971)?
2. Also, this casting is eclectic: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Ann-Margaret, and… Art Garfunkel?
2. Also, this casting is eclectic: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Ann-Margaret, and… Art Garfunkel?
December 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
1. Why am I just learning about the movie Carnal Knowledge (1971)?
2. Also, this casting is eclectic: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Ann-Margaret, and… Art Garfunkel?
2. Also, this casting is eclectic: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Ann-Margaret, and… Art Garfunkel?
It’s been a bad week, so I walked around my neighbourhood in Old Quebec City this morning at 8am.
December 14, 2024 at 4:25 PM
It’s been a bad week, so I walked around my neighbourhood in Old Quebec City this morning at 8am.
Black Doves is far better than I expected.
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Black Doves is far better than I expected.
My street in #QuebecCity is pretty spectacular in winter 🤗.
December 6, 2024 at 4:48 AM
My street in #QuebecCity is pretty spectacular in winter 🤗.
Nobody can replace Bourdain, but I’d love to see @mattymatheson.bsky.social doing all the things. He is so talented, delightfully brash, kind, and refreshing. Plus, he’s Canadian 🍁
December 2, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Nobody can replace Bourdain, but I’d love to see @mattymatheson.bsky.social doing all the things. He is so talented, delightfully brash, kind, and refreshing. Plus, he’s Canadian 🍁
A fun dinner tonight with @guytheriault.bsky.social and Patrick Lemaire (who made a delicious chanterelles appetizer). I made hot honey (which turned out extremely well!) fried chicken with whipped blue cheese and coleslaw, and a buffalo fried chicken. Both sandwiches were quite good.
December 2, 2024 at 2:38 AM
A fun dinner tonight with @guytheriault.bsky.social and Patrick Lemaire (who made a delicious chanterelles appetizer). I made hot honey (which turned out extremely well!) fried chicken with whipped blue cheese and coleslaw, and a buffalo fried chicken. Both sandwiches were quite good.
7am on my rooftop in Old Quebec 🤩
December 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM
7am on my rooftop in Old Quebec 🤩
I always miss my building’s Christmas party because I’m away, but this year I was home. I don’t understand much because, French, but the food was delicious and the booze was included. I never thought I’d stay for 6 hrs 😳😂.
December 1, 2024 at 5:44 AM
I always miss my building’s Christmas party because I’m away, but this year I was home. I don’t understand much because, French, but the food was delicious and the booze was included. I never thought I’d stay for 6 hrs 😳😂.
Evolution of last night in Quebec City 😂
November 30, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Evolution of last night in Quebec City 😂
Okay, I’m doing it. There’s no master plan, aside from writing honestly and candidly about life, food, travel, and fatness.
November 30, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Okay, I’m doing it. There’s no master plan, aside from writing honestly and candidly about life, food, travel, and fatness.
Christmas isn’t Christmas unless there’s a Lifesavers Christmas book under the tree and Lifesavers snowmen hanging on the tree.
November 29, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Christmas isn’t Christmas unless there’s a Lifesavers Christmas book under the tree and Lifesavers snowmen hanging on the tree.
So… the shortbread to caramel ratio is off drastically. I didn’t have enough dough for another tin of minis, so I used a takeaway container. Apparently I had way too much caramel left 🤣🤣
November 28, 2024 at 1:36 AM
So… the shortbread to caramel ratio is off drastically. I didn’t have enough dough for another tin of minis, so I used a takeaway container. Apparently I had way too much caramel left 🤣🤣
I’m making candied citrus and decided to give it a kick, so I mixed some sugar and Korean chili powder.
This is my first attempt at candied citrus. I’m just out here trying things on a whim.
This is my first attempt at candied citrus. I’m just out here trying things on a whim.
November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
I’m making candied citrus and decided to give it a kick, so I mixed some sugar and Korean chili powder.
This is my first attempt at candied citrus. I’m just out here trying things on a whim.
This is my first attempt at candied citrus. I’m just out here trying things on a whim.
They’re not beautifully uniform, but they’re tasty!
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
They’re not beautifully uniform, but they’re tasty!
I’m making mini millionaires for this weekend. I just put the caramel over the shortbread. I’ll put the chocolate on tonight and then freeze them. The chat is to not eat them…
November 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I’m making mini millionaires for this weekend. I just put the caramel over the shortbread. I’ll put the chocolate on tonight and then freeze them. The chat is to not eat them…