I walked by yesterday and I spotted the one next to the famous Kazu, a couple near the Jean-Coutu and the one next to the cleaner, corner Maisonneuve.

Any suggestions among them or others that I didn't mention?

Thx.

It was Friday, around 9pm, late January, I was really starving. I had throwaway money so I thought that I'd go there and if there was no places available, I'd go home.

It was packed, VERY noisy. I asked the hostess if I could get a place at the counter because I didn't care for a table and better chances to get seated anyway in the evening. She said that she had some at the second bar.

YES!

I followed her and got a nice seat near the back of the restaurant. The barmaid asked if I wanted a drink and because it was so damn noisy, I thought she'd asked what I wanted to eat, duh, I felt like a moron! :)

Anyway, the Romain Duris-look-alike asked what I wanted and I ordered the cromesquis (two foie gras cubes in some kind of batter), a foie gras poutine and a soft drink, nothing too fancy.

The poutine, to be perfectly honest, while good, was not as mind-blowing as it was hyped to be! I'd rate it only one notch higher than say, the regular poutine at La Banquise. Sacrilegious, right?

It was damn too rich with its two pieces of foie gras and its sauce! I should've asked for more cheese. The cromesquis cubes were okay too.

Next time, I'm going to get the fish, nothing with fois gras or too fatty. Heck, I'll even go all-veggie as I saw that they offer them (vegetables and PDC mashed potatoes).

Total for all three items was 34$ (not including tip).

So bro, that was my cool story.

NOW I KNOW!

Future Shop, Best Buy, Centre du Rasoir, Amazon Canada...

The Breville Smart Oven BOV800XL model is #1 at Consumer Reports.

I'd like to try Senegal's thibou dieun (fish and rice).

I know that it's already very salty so making it healthier will be difficult, so what can I add it in it to make it taste better?

Go.

I always called the New Victoria place "The Greek".

Like in the sentence:" The best smoked salmon in Montreal can be found at the Greek..."

The people there aren't really Greek, huh?

Or were there any leftovers? I just wanna gauge the supposedly titanic portions.

Can one foie gras poutine serve two people?

It's based on nutritional value: if it has white wheat flour in it , it's GTFO.

Same thing if it has too much salt.

Yeah (^_^)!

You better print the list b/c last time they reviewed bread, it was way back in 2000/2001!

Protégez-Vous magazine reviewed the best breads in their most recent issue and you're lucky, I got them right here!

The best of the best:

Bon Matin Grains Entiers: 12 céréales or Grains Rustiques or Prébiotique Orge et Tournesol

Bon Matin Healthy Way: Blanc - Blé - Multigrain

Boulangerie Stone Mills Grains Fermés: 3 céréales - Seigle aux 12 céréales

Compliments: Multigrain intégral - Équilibre 12 céréales entières et graines- Équilibre Multicéréales entières

Country Harvest: 100% blé moulu à la meule - Avoine et miel - 12 céréales - Lin - - 7 céréales - Son d'avoine - Tournesol et lin

Dimpflmeier Healthy living prebiotic: Multigrain

Food for life Ezekiel 4:9 100% grains germés entiers - Sésame - Genèse Grain et graines germés

Gadoua Vitalité: Tendre blé

Intégral : Lin et soya - Multigrains - Nature

Meule de pierre: Épeautre de riz - Légumineuses germées - Pain avec millet - Pain avec son d'avoine - Sarrasin

Nature-bio: Intégral

Nutriforce: 9 grains germés - 100 bléintégral, germé - 100% de blé entier - Blégermé avec graines de lin - Épeautre germé - Kamut germé - Pain protéine

Pom d'or: 100% blé entier

Pom smart: Sandwich, 100% blé entier

Première Moisson Montignac: Intégral bio au levain

Provigo: 7 grains - Céréales à l'ancienne - 12 céréales - Multigrains

There are 59 breads that are qualified "good" only and might as well settle for the best ones.

You can check out the crappiest breads for free at:

http://www.protegez-vous.ca/sante-et-...

They're mostly white breads. Psh, white bread = Food blasphemy.

Worth it or avoid like the plague?

My best wishes!

Looks delicious.

Restaurant Troika on Crescent...

A mix of French and Russian cuisine.

But you gotta have a fat wallet to eat there.

Never been myself but I wanna go bad, I wanna try the wild boar.

http://www.restauranttroika.com

I walked on Amherst b/c it was such a nice day.

I saw a totally new sushi place called Uchi and a pho restaurant called I think Viet Pho.

Anybody went there, sound off!

It's something I've never eaten in my life and I gotta try them.

I know V.I.P. is HK but what about the rest?

Consumer Reports rated kitchen knives. Here they are from the best to the surprisingly worst.

Henckels Twin Select
91%

Henckels Twin Professional "S"
90.

Wüsthof Culinar 8907
89.

Wüsthof Trident Classic #8418
89.

Henckels Four Star
87.

Tramontina Professional L-400/03
87.

Forged Rosewood
83.

Messermeister Meridian Elite
82.

Ginsu Chikara
82.

Porsche Chroma Type 301
82.

Chef's Choice Trizor Professional
81.

Henckels Miyabi D
81.
Wüsthof Grand Prix II 8226
80.

Victorinox 7.7243.8
80.

Mercer Genesis by Mercer M0 30768
79.

Kershaw Shun Classic DMS300
78.

Calphalon Kantana Series KNS08V
78.

Oxo Good Grip Professional
78.

Chicago Cutlery Metropolitan
78.
Wüsthof Emeril Professional
77.

Wüsthof Le Cordon Bleu #9845
76.

Henckels Twin Signature
76.

Henckels Twin Five Star
76.

Henckels Twin Gourmet
75.

Mundial Future 4100-10
74.

Chicago Cutlery Walnut Tradition
74.

Chicago Cutlery Insignia
73.

Calphalon Contemporary KNS15C
72.

Lamsonsharp Silver Block 6 Pc Set 39967
72.

Viking VCSR0106
71.

Global G-237
71.
Rachel Ray Furi Gusto-Grip
70.

Scanpan Classic 9900
70.

Culinary Institute of America Master Collection Hyde Park
69.

Scanpan Damastahl 0700
68.

Solicut First Class
67.

Forschner Forged #48890
66.

Henckels Classic
65.
Kershaw 9900 Series
64.

Sabatier Loire (Pakkawood) 14 Piece 7098014
63.

Hampton Forge Contempo (Target)
60.

KitchenAid Professional Series KA1SB16TN
59.

Paula Deen 51484
58.

Chicago Cutlery Fusion
56.

Farberware Pro Forged FPF14N
56.

Cooks Elite (JCPenny)
53.

Martha Stewart Collection Triple Riveted
49 <- ha-ha, so much for the queen of the household!

Phew, I thought PDC was one of those extra posh joints.

Or is it booked week/months in advance and you gotta get a reservation?

Gaaah!

It's across Café Cherrier.

They have an Entrecôte St-Jean-style one steak menu.

The thing is I always felt bad b/c although it seems like a good place to eat,
I find it always empty every time I walked by... They have good real estate and
good menu according to their website.

Is there something wrong at LBG?

http://www.leboeufgourmand.ca/

That's minus 1000000 points for hygiene standards...

Where should one buy it?

I've heard of it since I was a wee one in the oh-so-good-it's-a-sin 80s and walked by it many many times.

Two shellfishes that I've never tried.

been there twice and it was goooood.

Yeah, one of the Beijing waiters brought me a live one and the exact same thought came to my mind: "No way I'm slurping that"

I guess I'm not a HUGE oyster fan huh?

They are huge and so good but the VIP had that all-garlic kind, which is not as good as black bean or ginger -shallots.

Les huîtres... Raaaaaaaaaaah...