This Christmas Eve, many French-Canadian families will gather after midnight Mass for reveillon, a lavish dinner party that lasts into the wee... Tourtiere: A French-Canadian Twist On Christmas Pie If ...

Lindsay William-Ross is the co-editor of LAist. At some point traditions are inaugurated, and in the case of my family’s tradition of serving Tourtiere (French-Canadian Meat Pie) on Christmas Eve, the ...

When I was growing up, meat pie wasn’t on our holiday menu. Our annual Thanksgiving Pie-Palooza has always been about sweet dessert pies. At Christmas, my family’s Swedish traditions take center stage ...

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A version of this story was originally published on Dec. 23, 2011. If you happen to spend Christmas Eve in Canada — especially Quebec — you might be lucky enough to be invited to a festive dinner ...

On Christmas Eve, many French-Canadians will gather after midnight Mass for reveillon, a lavish dinner party that lasts into the wee hours. The... A version of this story was originally published on ...

If you happen to spend Christmas Eve in Canada — especially Quebec — you might be lucky enough to be invited to a festive dinner after midnight Mass. The feast is an old tradition from France called ...