Anthony Benda has posted to his blog about his decision to leave Cafe Sante Veritas, and apparently strike out on his own, with a new cafe to open in the near future in downtown Montreal.
I wrote about Veritas a few months ago. We went there practically the minute we got off the train in Montreal on our last holiday, hoping he would be working the machine, but he was on holiday. Nevertheless, we had great espresso then and on subsequent visits. Veritas is one of those cafes that looks just slick enough that you wonder if they really care about the coffee. The first sip confirms beyond the shadow of a doubt that they do.
I’m sure Veritas will retain its high standards – we’ll be back on our next trip in December to make sure. And we’ll be watching for news of the new cafe.