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The cozy Gîte de l'Artiste Perron is St-Sauveur's newest B&B. Courtesy of Gîte de l'Artiste Perron Raymonde Perron wants you to do more than simply sleep and eat at her new B&B in St-Sauveur. She wants to you have a sensory experience. Perron is an artist and art teacher, and the Gîte de l’Artiste Perron is her gallery. You can gaze at canvases of flora and wetlands, and study the genre she calls “expressive realism.” The Lower Laurentians’ newest B&B is on a quiet, tree- lined residential street less than two kilometres from the centre of St-Sauveur. Perron and her husband, Jean-Marc Houle, transformed the lower- level bachelor apartment of their fieldstone bungalow into a getaway including two guest rooms with queen-size beds, plus a smaller room for children. Everything was rebuilt from scratch — floors, walls, ceilings, electricity and heating — so it’s fresh and inviting. The house is surrounded by hydrangeas, cherry trees, evergreens and Japanese lilac...

Italy is known for some of the best foods in the world. It's home to some of the greatest bread, pasta, gelato, and wine, as we all know, but there are a lot of other delicious dishes that are lesser known, yet equally amazing. This past summer I got the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in Italy, making my way around several parts of the country and trying a ton of amazing foods that honestly, I now wish I would've eaten more of. You simply have  to visit Italy at least once in your life — I insist. I understand that the number of food options can be overwhelming and you might be unsure what to eat in Italy. So, the following is a list that my fellow Spoon members and I have put together for you on 50 of the foods that you absolutely must try there (although, I'd certainly advise you try more if you can). 1. Tomatoes Tomatoes ( pomodori ) are a huge part of Italian food culture , as they're the backbone of the most terrific sauces, soups, salads, and more. The mos...