Todd and Chuck blog about their trips to Montréal
Posted in 2009 plans, planning, restos on Nov 12th, 2009
With less than 40 days remaining before this year’s trip to Montreal for the holidays, the dinner plans are starting to fall into place.
First, a reset: Each year, we spend the Christmas holiday in Montreal, with a trip of 6-8 days. We’ve done this since 2004. We do it because it’s relaxing, a nice time [...]
Posted in 2009 plans, restos on Aug 30th, 2009
Well, with only(!) 110 days left before the next trip to Montreal, and our sixth holiday spent in the city, our restaurant plan is beginning to take shape.
Readers of this blog know that food matters a lot to us, and on a vacation where the goal is to relax and do little or nothing, planning [...]
Posted in 2009 plans, restos on Aug 9th, 2009
Let me pass on a couple reviews of note about two restaurants we’ve been watching closely over the past several months.
Laloux
In the Montreal Gazette, Lesley Chesterman visits and finds much to praise in the cooking of Eric Gonzalez and pastry chef Michelle Marek. First the setting, which hasn’t changed a bit and that makes her [...]