Todd and Chuck blog about their trips to Montréal
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.
This [...]
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 trip [...]
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 Montreal [...]
Posted in restos on Mar 22nd, 2007
I’m a pretty devoted reader of a few Chowhound boards, including the discussions around Montreal and Quebec. Some of the most interesting discussions arise from the simplest questions. A one sentence query about the best Indian food in Montreal has resulted in a few dozen replies so far, and the number of growing.
A few highlights: [...]
Posted in 2006 trip on Dec 21st, 2006
Our trip to Montreal today was uneventful – at least in terms of delays or other travel mishaps. For the first leg of our journey, we flew to Toronto through Detroit. We had 3 free hours in Toronto before boarding the train for Montreal, which gave us just enough time to take the subway up [...]