Is vinizza still open? (North west corner of the market)

Prob'ly at Gourmet Laurier on Laurier St.

One word : EXCEPTIONAL!!!

(full report when I come back from vacation next week)

90 minute ... 1 hour and a half...

Well, if not braised, lamb and duck will be normally served "rosé" (pink) in France. To be certain, just ask when your ordering dishes to be rosé.

Saddle, chops and rack of lamb will probably be good and not overly cooked.

Most duck will probably be roasted and, again, will be served rosé; you can also have duck breast (magret) which is normally served rosé.
One exception will be the Duck Confit which will be completely cooked.

As for the sauce, I've not seen overly sauced dishes and if it has been, it was well done (no gravy!!)

M.

Could you take 2 of each (red and white) and offer them as asked ?

I'd go for the Croze and the Moulin à Vent and the Savigny and the Pouilly Fumé.

Well, one should eat tomatoes when they are ready to eat; especially when they are VERY ripe; leaving them outside in a hot environment will accelerate the ripening (sp?) and they will start to rot.

Putting tomatoes in the fridge will slow down the aging and decaying of ripe tomatoes.

Leaving tomatoes out of the fridge, at least those that are not yet ripe enough will help them ripen and IMO give them better taste; and I hate cold tomatoes (and cold raw veggies in general)

Dress to impress... with an extra size or two on the pants.

You can eat in pastaga's kitchen, but it is in a kitchen and is not in a secluded environment
Are you looking for a private room instead?

afaik La buvette does not take reservation.

For a smaller group (8-ish) I have to come in at nearly opening hours to get a table; It fills up quite quickly.

Nothing prevent you to get in order drinks and grab tables as they free up (just ask/tell the wait staff).

Dans Le Noir (same kind of thing as O Noir) where you eat in the dark.

Quite crappy food; but you think you don't go there for the food, but for the experience which is not as fun as it can be because it is so damn noisy that you can't even hear yourself talk and hear the waiters when then come in with the food.

Thanks.

That is one reason I did not want to go to Gagnaire, even whe n ordering from the regular menu they "give" you tons of food.

LOL, crowdfunding for a food truck!!!

(edit: DO NOT FORGET TO RESERVE ASAP)

Close to the hotel are a couple of good restaurants :

- Brasserie T
- F Bar.
- Bouillon Bilk (+++)
- Pullman (wine bar)

Taking the bus (80, 129) you can go up Parc Avenue towards Rue Laurier; arouch which there are numérous good restaurants
- Lemeac (+++), Lévesque (french brasserie)
- Mikado , Jun-I (+++), Ryu (sushi)
- La Chronique (+++$$$)
- La Buvette Chez Simone (wine bar)

Down the street on St-Laurent (walking distance) :
- Lawrence
- Comptoir Charcuterie et Vin
- Projet 67,
- Kem Coba (ice-cream)
....

Have you got preferences in style of cuisine, ethnicity ? wine is important ? crowd and/or ambiance ?

Max.

(I cannot edit my post)
What about portion size?
My girlfriend does not have a mega appetite, will she be stuffed before dessert? At worse, I can finish her plates if that is appropriate ! :-)

Do we order dessert at the beginning or later in the meal?

Thanks

Max

Thanks a bunch! We are going there in 2 weeks!!

First episode I've watched this season.

Quite ordinary.

I really, really hope the shrimp/crab does not become the "clamato" national dish!!!

At least get some lobster!!! make it sexier, use some native (in all definitions) seasonings, ...

Grumpy old man!!!

Be grand, accept the gesture as-is and sell the bottles as a special "friendship" cuvée and give the money back to the community as a token of good rapport with the other wineries and the people of the region.

I've seen 2 kind of tasting menus

1- A multicourse menu that is "showcase" of the regular menu in smaller portions

2- A multicourse menu with items that are not on the regular menu, usually with "very" seasonal ingredients that will change more often (but will also include the chef's classic dishes).

There's another kind of menu which is a "Table d'hôte" where for a fixed price, you can choose from (usually) a smaller number of menu items from the regular menu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_d&...)

I'd call Myamoto ASAP; I don't know if they are open on sunday; but they will

Looks like a Passage 53 clone.

I've been to Gagnaire once (2 years ago).

It was one of the most fun I've had at a restaurant; service was exceptional, food great, wine not that expensive...

I was there in November and they had the "hunter's" menu (I did not do the tasting menu).

As I reported at the time, as much as it is "wild" it is very classical french cuisine.

Report : http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/746344
Pictures : http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesorus...

As for suggestions, I'll leave that to others.

It is closed all day on Sunday; except on May 26th and June 2nd (as per the website) FOR DINNER ONLY.

I think it's a bit out of season.

Last year I got some from the herb guy at Jean-Talon Market in july.

I used it in a pasta dish.

(http://www.elizabethminchilliinrome.c...

Max.

probably the way the bag is made so that it unfolds properly with the steam and the popped kernels.

Nice or Nice ? :-)

I'd say remove one of the 3 ( either Toqué! or Europea) and replace with something that is more Montreal like "Les 400 Coups" or Le Filet or something else... (see above suggestions).

Max.

First time at JTM in a while last week-end.

Luckily that the weather was not nice, it left time for the work on the concrete structure to be concluded before the summer setup.

It looked nice.

Max.

Brunches are normaly an easy going affaire, if baby is throwing a tantrum, just go outside ...

When Anise closed a couple of years ago, the same kind of article popped up in newspapers...