Todd and Chuck blog about their trips to Montréal
Posted in 2008 plans, restos on Dec 2nd, 2008
Less than three weeks from arrival in Montreal, here are the restaurant reservations: December 19: December 20: DNA December 21: au Pied de Cochon December 22: Laloux December 23: Le Local December 24: Bronte December 25: December 26: au Pied de Cochon I noted earlier this year that we couldn’t resist dining at APDC twice [...]
Posted in 2008 plans, restos on Sep 25th, 2008
About five weeks ago, I took you through the first iteration of our restaurant planning for this year’s trip. I hope it was more enjoyable than last year’s vacation slide show because I’m back with round two. This is the first list we’ve created to roughly approximate the number of dinners we’ll have in Montreal. [...]
Posted in 2008 plans, restos on Aug 17th, 2008
Chuck and I spend all year talking about the restaurants we visit in Montreal over the holidays, and planning for the next holiday trip. I realize this can seem a bit freaky, but it’s not really because a large percentage of our conversation is about food and restaurants. It’s just kind of a natural thing. [...]
I’ve extended an invitation to our traveling companions: write about the experience you had in Montreal. Howard Schaefer brings his talent at description and scene-setting to three of our most memorable meals during their stay. – – – Opening Night: Toque! As an eating team, we should have been dubbed The High Flying Locusts, for [...]
Posted in restos on Jan 5th, 2008
For any food-lover, this is the most difficult and time-consuming aspect of any trip. It’s not drudgery, it just consumes a lot of energy, when you want to make each dinner special, or you have a long list of must-try restaurants that you’d like to put a dent in. We’re driven by both imperatives, each [...]
Posted in 2007 plans on Nov 17th, 2007
This is going to be a fun holiday in Montreal. For the first time in three years, it won’t be just Chuck and me; we have two other couples joining us for portions of the holiday. We’ll rendezvous in Toronto on December 20th with Bob and Michael, and they’ll join us on the train to [...]
Posted in 2007 plans, restos on Dec 29th, 2006
You know, it’s never too early to prove one’s obsession with a city. So, in the spirit of obsession, here’s our first pass at lunch and dinner plans for December 2007. Dinner Friday 12/21 – Holder??? Saturday 12/22 – Brunoise??? Sunday 12/23 – Anise??? Christmas Eve 12/24 – Gandhi Christmas Night 12/25 – Niu Kee [...]
Posted in 2006 trip on Dec 26th, 2006
Snow today! Not unexpected, but still a wonderful surprise, since we knew there was a distinct possibility there wouldn’t be any at all on our trip. About an inch fell, and in the city, most of it melted. But it was still welcomed by most we talked to. Boxing Day is generally full of promise, [...]