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Quebec's bread law
Does anyone know if Quebec's bread (or bakery) law is still in place and in practice? For a long time, and maybe still, Quebec had a law in place that forbade large commercial bread manufacturers from making bread on Mondays. That meant that if you wanted the freshest commercial loaf at a grocery store, you had to wait until the deliveries started on Tuesday. If you bought bread on Monday, it was probably last delivered to the store on Friday or maybe Saturday. You could often tell this because if you went to a large grocery chain, or even a dep, to buy a loaf on Monday, they'd either have meagre pickings or the shelves would be empty.
The law never applied to small artisinal bakeries.
Spicy Island is back!
On the face of things it looks like you came out ahead with the mistake. Doing the math, they shortchanged themselves for 1 roti - unless, of course, the goat rotis are significantly more expensive than the chicken.
Spicy Island is back!
Stopped by there Friday after work to take a look. It's probably the smallest resto I've ever seen, seriously. I've seen office cubicles that are larger. Most of it is kitchen space, with a small standing room area to wait for your order. There were three fellows waiting and there was no chance of me squeezing in. The smell of the food, however, was fantastic. I didn't order anything (now regretting my decision) because I didn't feel like playing "let's see how many big guys we can pack into a phone booth."
Though their menu (at the moment) appears limited, the prices seem right and just passing by the place is enough to make your mouth water from the smell of the food.
Spicy Island is back!
I hope it's the same owner because she could cook up some wicked jerk chicken, and had a terrific daily lunch special for $4.99 of chicken, dirty rice and a festival. I actually think this location might serve them better. They had a pretty loyal clientel and this is in a better spot to draw more traffic, plus, with that cheap lunch special, she might be able to capitalize on the students from Riverdale.
Best canned, packaged or frozen soup
Typically here we focus on the fresh made and in-house foodstuffs, but most of us keep some type of canned, frozen, or packaged soup in our pantry for those days when we are too busy, tired, sick, or just plain lazy to either make it from scratch or go out to a local resto.
On that note, does anyone have any personal favs to mention? These can even include the tubbed "fresh" variety found in grocers from such local providers as La Commensal etc.
I've got a soft spot for the Primo beef and barley canned soup, which I'm not too proud to say can be found in most Dollarama stores. Call it a guilty pleasure, but it sure hits the spot on a cold rainy day.
Empanada Boulengerie
A buddy of mine stumbled across this place by chance and, on a whim, went in and checked them out. He was raving about it. He had one of their Columbian Beef empanadas and told me it was delicious and the prices were pretty reasonable. Even though they are a bakery, they don't sell bread and have limited sweet pasteries. Mostly savory stuff. He said they even have large pretzels, baked on the premises, and even have a stuffed variety. He noticed pretzels stuffed with jalapenios.
What's so great about Schwartz's?
You shure that was Ettinger talking about smoked meat, or Mrs. Porker talking about you? :-)
Orange sherbet dipped in chocolate ice cream bar - where to find in Mtl?
It boggles my mind how these are made by a Quebec manufacturer, yet can only be found at Giant Tiger. A quick search of the web will show many folks professing fond memories of the "Space Bar" and this is pretty much an exact copy, yet just try and find it in the freezer section of your corner store.
World's best sandwich is from Montreal and not what you are expecting, but close...
I'm the furthest thing from a food snob, but if I'm going to nominate a "sangwich" as the world's best, I don't think it should be made by opening a package of salami and bologna and putting a few slices between a hamburger bun with some yellow mustard and a sliced of processed cheese and cooking it in a panini press (or frypan). Geeze, if that's all it takes then a hammered Haggisboy at 3 a.m. is a world class chef.
Desperatly seeking crispy shredded beef in Montréal
What part of Montreal are you at? I ask because a lot of Chinese restos serve pretty standard fare, but there are some, sprinkled around the island, that serve up more eclectic oriental dishes, but they can be pretty spread out.
Chobani yogurt - available in Montreal?
Why bring them in from the States? They're supposedly available here now.
Vivaldi - Pierrefonds
Brother's Dave and Steve truly are brilliant chefs. Though largely unknown, I put them right up there with Montreal's best. If you go there early or in off hours before they get busy, you can easily chat with them about their craft. A few years back the younger of the two (not sure if it's Dave or Steve) even went so far as to craft an "off the menu" menu, based on Weight Watcher's points system. I don't know if he's still doing this, but given that Troy Mercury, in an earlier post, mentioned that if you ask for tortellini puttanesca, which is not on the menu, they'll whip it up for you, it wouldn't surprise me if the WW "hidden menu" is still available if you ask.
Rippled Salt & Vinegar Chips?
I think that's what Elvis was eating on the toilet when he died.
Nathan's Hot Dogs
Le Bifteck used to sell them by the package, but Le Bifteck closed within the last year.
Chobani yogurt - available in Montreal?
When I searched their Canadian website, the only grocers listed were in Ontario. Apparently the one year perod is to give them time to build a yogurt manufacturing plant in Canada.
Chobani yogurt - available in Montreal?
So it seems Chobani, the US greek-style yogurt maker, has been given a one year "test" permit to market its yogurt in Canada, much to the chagrin of the established yogurt makers here. Does anybody know if it can be purchased here in Montreal, and if so, where?
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/31/tempest-in-a-yogourt-cup-u-s-based-chobani-seen-as-threat-to-local-makers/
Best canned sardines?
GH1618 wrote "Brisling (European sprat), however, come from European waters."
Re-read my post. I wrote that all except European imports come from the Connor's plant in New Brunswick.
Best canned sardines?
The Connors plant in New Brunswick harvests and packages the majority of all sardines sold in North America (except imports from Europe). They package under the following brands: Brunswick, Clover Leaf, Bumble Bee and King Oscar. All those sardines come from the same fishery and are packed in the same plant.
http://www.brunswick.ca/
The best place for smoked meat
"@maj54us - Lester on Bernard or Lester the company. 2 totally different entities. I hate both their meats."
No winning with you. In any case, no, it's not the Lester's that you buy the supermarket hot dogs from. It's the deli on Bernard. And to further torment you, their website proudly proclaims that they will ship to the US. No need to even bother with going through customs to get to the kiosk in the US terminal at Trudeau airport. Here's the link for your torment. :-)
http://www.lestersdeli.com/frameset.htm
The best place for smoked meat
Though the purists here will likely do a facepalm over this, Lester's Deli advertises on the radio about their outlet in the US terminal at Trudeau airport. According to the ads, they will sell a brisket to you vacuum sealed to bring with you to the States. Maybe they have special clearance setup because of their location in the terminal.
Delibee's
- "Thanks for the info! I Might have to take a dedicated trip to the Green Hornet dive bar on Lakeshore, then stop in at Delibees." -
Just so you know, each are on different sides of the 20. I only say this because I don't want to hear a report on the radio that there are ham hocks and pigs jowels spilled all over Sources or Donegani because some crazed, drunken, pork-laden chowhounder got t-boned trying to drive from the Green Hornet to Delibee's.
Delibee's
There's a story, and a bit of a mysterious one at that, behind Delibee and Smoke Meat Pete. Both, I believe, are owned by members of the same family (the Varvaro's), and, if my memory hasn't gone wonky, Delibee's used to be named Smoke Meat Pete before Pete moved out to Ile Perrot. The Delibee website makes no mention of Smoke Meat Pete, which is strange considering the family connection and that geographically, both are so distant from each other as to not compete for the same market share. I'm wondering if there was a family feud or something.
Raw milk
You might want to actually read up on the differences between raw milk and cheese made from raw milk. It is not the "same difference" as you say. The process involved in the creation of cheese from raw milk neutralizes most, though not all, of the bacteria that are hazardous to humans in raw milk. As such, only pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems are cautioned not to consume cheese made with raw milk.
Raw milk
It's illegal in Quebec. You should check out this thread as you're not the first to ask about it.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/608215
Pickapeppa Sauce - where to find in Mtl?
Thank you. As a west islander, I appreciate the tip.
Tartar Sauce
I was wondering if anybody could recommend a good commercial tartar sauce? I've tried some of the common (and underwhelming) ones that you can find in most supermarkets, but they tend to be a little too strong and unbalanced in certain areas (too vinegary, too much gherkin or caper etc). Does anyone know of a good one out there?
Haggis, tomorrow!
They used to. Don't know if they still do. They used to make about two runs to Montreal per week. I ordered from them once and remember I had to place my order a week or two in advance.
Haggis, tomorrow!
Bramble House in Pointe Claire used to carry it frozen in the freezer section. They also have the canned version, but I suspect that is more akin to dog food than the real deal. Sadly, time is not on your side, but if you are inclined to drive to Alexandria, Ont., Muirs bakery, formerly located here in Montreal, typically has their own homemade version available at this time of year.
Jo Blo lounge - Verdun
Given the name I couldn't help but wonder if they are somehow connected with the Montreal-based movie review website JoBlo.com.
