While researching our trip, we read that Chef Martin Picard of Au Pied de Cochon had purchased a cabane à sucre and would be opening it the very same week we would be in Montréal. We were initially unsure as to whether we should go — it was outside the city, we’d have to rent [...]
Today was what we call the “slow roll.” I had tentatively scheduled in McKiernan for brunch, but we opted to sleep in instead. So after a fairly full schedule of eats these past few days, all we had planned for this sunny Saturday was Joe Beef, one of a triumvirate of restaurants, along with McKiernan [...]
During our first trip to Au Pied de Cochon, we had expressed regret that we didn’t have more room to try more of the tasty-sounding dishes on the menu. So we did what any food enthusiasts would have done: we made a second reservation.
We venture out of downtown Montreal for an afternoon of sugar, capped by an unplanned stop at a pub.
Today we ditched our original plan to hit up Provisions (1595 Boulevard St. Laurent, Montréal) for sandwiches, and opted instead for an immediate re-visit to Le Club Chasse et Pêche (423 Rue St-Claude, Montréal) given our overwhelmingly good dinner the night before.
By the time dinner rolled around, I was at just the right level of hungry. The kind of hungry that has you enjoying some bread when they bring it to you, not the kind where you’re mindlessly inhaling it. We were eating at Le Club Chasse et Pêche (423 Rue St-Claude, Montréal) and with the [...]
It was our first full day in Montréal, so we needed to start our day with some carbs and caffeine. We Métroed it to Mont-Royal station and walked out to Boulangerie Kouign Amman (322 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est, Montréal). Fortified with a croissant (decent, needed more butter) and 2 allongés, we were ready for the walk [...]
We arrived in Montréal and, after some attempts to wrestle the in-room Internet into submission, headed out. Today was actually a beautiful day here, with none of the advertised rain. Instead, we walked by scores of restaurant-goers sitting on patios and smokers loitering outside restaurants, and wondered why we’d brought our winter coats.
In just a few hours we’ll be on our way to Montreal! We’ve got a few days of eating, exploring, and digesting planned, and yes, we’re going to Au Pied de Cochon. And what do you know, their cabane à sucre opens this weekend too…
