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La Crêpière – simple pleasures and twee Parisian decor
I’ve passed by this crepe place, nestled right next to my favourite bookstore for far too long without ducking in to see if the taste was as good as the always-inviting smells of seared vanilla that...
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Arepera du Plateau, for your black bean and plantain fascination needs
Working at Renard makes it kind of hard to ignore the disparity between the legitimately special food I get to eat at work, and the shite that goes on in my fridge. While I would love to slow-cook...
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gettin’ fingers messy with global flavours @ Cartel Street Food
Oh Golden Square Mile. Not that I ever called it that when I lived there. Downtown Montreal was golden all right, but I never figured that the sheen of the streetlights on the mirrored shops and...
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Dishcrawl: Montreal’s Chinatown Secret Menu Edition hosted by Jason Lee
I’m distracted right now. All I can think about is chocolate. Chocolate, feuilletine, caramel, crèmes, glaçages, chocolate (more chocolate), génoise, syrups, brittles, mousses, sabayon, pralines and...
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Jardin du Cari – goat on the corner
So’s, I love me some goat, y’know? It’s kinda like lamb but with more guts, heft, and twang (woo!). Annnnnd, it’s not the sort of the thing you’re going to find at the local sandwich shop or one of...
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Love, Martinis & Marshmallows: “Cookies Unite” at Le Nouveau Palais
Blurry pictures swathed in darkness notwithstanding, Cloudy and I were all akimbo with the mystery menu offered last November at the monthly Cookies Unite event. On the first monday of every month,...
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South Indian vegetarian lusciousness at Maison Indian Curry
A long time ago, in a curryshop far, far away, I was tucked warm and cozy with the boyfriend and extended family eating spicy goo and dipping all kinds of flatbreads into it. I think the only reason...
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The mascot of midwinter Café Falco
Resolutions mean nothing to me. But quiet is a resolute panacea. I’ve given up a few things this month to make room for meditation, drawing, reading and the occasional blustery foray into the few...
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Tachido, home of the gorilla and the glutenless sandwich
tchotchke - (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket Origin: 1965–70, Americanism ; :Yiddish tshatshke :Polish czaczko bibelot, knickknack (now obsolete; compare modern cacko withsame sense, orig....
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Iranian Breakfast at Byblos Le Petit Café
A long time ago, I had the nicest breakfast I’ve ever had while eating out in Montreal. I guess these things are a matter of taste, and for such meal with such clear delineations (depending on your...
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