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 [...]
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Posted in Howard, restos on Jan 14th, 2008
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.
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Opening Night: Toque!
As an eating team, we should have been dubbed The High Flying Locusts, for truly it was [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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