January 2008
5 posts
What to Bring? →
That question causes no end of thinking and re-thinking. And, of course, it’s not really about Montreal; it’s about traveling and packing, in general. Every time I travel, I over-pack, filling a suitcase to overflowing with all the stuff I think I might wear, as well as all the shoes to match, and the supporting cables for my growing array of gadgets. And every time I return, I assess the pile...
Howard Eats Montreal →
I’ve extended an invitation to our traveling companions: write about the experience you had in Montreal. Howard Schaefer brings his talent at description and scene-setting to three of our most memorable meals during their stay.
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Opening Night: Toque!
As an eating team, we should have been dubbed The High Flying Locusts, for truly it was a swath we cut through Montreal haute cuisine. At...
What to Eat →
For any food-lover, this is the most difficult and time-consuming aspect of any trip. It’s not drudgery, it just consumes a lot of energy, when you want to make each dinner special, or you have a long list of must-try restaurants that you’d like to put a dent in.
We’re driven by both imperatives, each trip to Montreal, and we felt that the stakes were higher this year because it wasn’t just us...
Au pied du cochon - Quebec (including Montreal) -... →
a lot of restaurants get away with bad food using squeeze bottles and microgreens piled a foot high and hiding bad products with strongly flavoured sauces… In the face of this, the food of Martin and Hughes is greatly refreshing. (au Pied de Cochon)
Pointe-a-Calliere Museum: Stepping into Montreal’s... →
For at least a couple years, we’ve intended to tour the Pointe-a-Calliere Museum in Old Montreal. The museum is housed in a contemporary building, built on the site where Montreal was born. (In fact, from what I can gather, it’s only been recently established beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is the spot where Montreal began.)
Many structures have stood on the site of the present day museum,...