Todd and Chuck blog about their trips to Montréal
Posted in cafes on Aug 31st, 2009
So if I’ve tweeted this, should I blog it? What if I also Facebooked it? Well, here’s my Social Media strategy: at this moment, I don’t give a rat’s ass. I’m proud of Montreal’s Cafe Myriade because Anthony and Alex both placed in the Eastern Regional Canadian Barista Championship several days back: Anthony in first place, [...]
Posted in cafes on Jan 11th, 2009
A nice piece on Cafe Myriade in the Montreal Gazette, which bills the cafe as the spread of good coffee to the downtown area, as well as the home of the best price for 49th Parallel beans.
Without a doubt, one of the highlights of our time in Montreal this holiday was the series of three visits to Cafe Myriade. It’s new, but it’s clearly established itself as one of the best cafes in the city, and to judge from the foaming at the mouth on Chowhound, I’m not the only one [...]
Posted in cafes on Oct 25th, 2008
If you find yourself visiting Montreal on Monday (or any day thereafter) and you’re downtown, and you have a few minutes, and you like good coffee, then stop by Cafe Myriade on 1432 rue MacKay and buy an espresso from Anthony Benda. Anthony is the latest sign of a true coffee culture in Montreal. After [...]
Posted in 2008 plans, cafes on Aug 12th, 2008
I mentioned Anthony’s departure as barista at Cafe Sante Veritas a short while back, Anthony now provides some details about his new place, to be opening in downtown Montreal in October, most likely. Cafe Myriade will be located on Mackay, between Ste. Catherine and Maissoneuve, which means it’s pretty close to that weird new Rice [...]
Posted in cafes on Jul 3rd, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in cafes on Dec 30th, 2007
For about six months, we’ve been reading raves from various Chowhound contributors about Cafe Veritas, the three-group Synesso machine, the coffee from 49th Parallel Roasters, the prowess of Anthony, the cafe’s celebrated barista. So, about two hours after getting off the train, we stopped in for coffee. This close to the holidays, we never assume [...]
Posted in cafes on Sep 18th, 2007
I forgot to note this a couple months ago, but Cobalt, the cafe/jazz club on St Paul Ouest in Old Montreal, has closed permanently. The web site finally disappeared in July. No word yet on what will replace it, but it’s a prime location.
Posted in cafes on Apr 8th, 2007
Cobalt has closed temporarily because of a recent flood. The web site emphasizes that it’s temporary, although we’ve seen some speculation on food discussion boards that the closing may turn out to be permanent. We hope not! The cafe/bar features good food and great jazz music… and in the summer, it opens its windows onto [...]
It’s definitely a work in progress, but there is at least a placeholder for a new web site for Cluny Art Bar, on rue Prince near Old Montreal. You can find some basic details about the menu there, as well as some of the backstory on the old Darling Foundry. We enjoyed a wonderfully relaxing [...]
From Endless Banquet’s Montreal list, note for Chuck and his interest in tea: Camellia Sinensis, 351 Emery, 286-4002 (Quartier Latin)?The best teahouse and teashop in town, bar none. The fine people at Camellia Sinensis (the scientific name for tea) have been directly sourcing and importing the world?s very finest teas and serving them with loving [...]