Kaza Maza, a Syrian restaurant located on avenue du Parc between Mont-Royal and Saint-Joseph, celebrated its two year anniversary last week. In a city of continuous consctruction, one of the major areas of difficulty in the past two years has been this exact strip of avenue du … [Read more...] about Syrian Cuisine at Kaza Maza: Interview with Fadi Sakrand
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BU and DNA: Molecular Gastronomy and the Price of Fine Dining at Montreal’s Highlights Festival en Lumiere
This morning on CKUT 90.3FM radio I spoke about two dinners I experienced at the Festival en Lumiere this past week. Both were presented by internationally-respected female chefs. Click here to download the audio segment. At DNA Restaurant: Elizabeth Falkner of San Francisco's … [Read more...] about BU and DNA: Molecular Gastronomy and the Price of Fine Dining at Montreal’s Highlights Festival en Lumiere
Ferreira Cafe
Café Ferreira 1446 rue Peel Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●●○○ 8 out of 10 Portuguese Again, I didn't go here to review it, but I wanted to talk about it. This is what I do, talk about food. Periodically I do and talk about other things. Anyway, we show up a tiny, tiny bit late for a … [Read more...] about Ferreira Cafe
MAS Cuisine
Mas Cuisine 3779 Wellington Verdun, Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●●●○ 9 out of 10 French/Local This is not a normal restaurant review. I did not come to this restaurant to review it, but I loved it so much that I just wanted to write about it. These guys are good... First came out a … [Read more...] about MAS Cuisine
Kitchen Galerie
Kitchen Galerie 60 Jean-Talon East Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●☺○○○ 7 1/2 out of 10 Glorified fruit salad. I liked you until you gave me glorified fruit salad. If that's as creative as you can be, oh great chefs, well, you need to try a little harder. I was warned not to get my hopes … [Read more...] about Kitchen Galerie
Cafe Harvard Gourmet
Café Harvard Gourmet 5688 avenue Monkland Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●☺○○○ 7 1/2 out of 10 This neighbourhood is picking up. What used to be a strip of quaint but over-priced, mediocre restaurants now has at least 3 gourmet chocolate shops, 2 vegetarian joints, a mikado sushi restaurant, … [Read more...] about Cafe Harvard Gourmet
Brocante Baleze
Brocante Balèze 2116 rue de Bleury Montreal, QC ●●○○○○○○○○ 2 out of 10 I'm sorry, but when I want to be treated poorly, I'll become a telemarketer. I certainly won't walk into a café I've been curious about for weeks and try to cause trouble. I swear I don't even know how to … [Read more...] about Brocante Baleze
Aix Cuisine du Terroir
Aix Cuisine du Terroir 711, Côte de la Place d'Armes Montreal, QC ●●●●●●●●●☺○ 9 1/2 out of 10 Regional Some nights are just wonderful. The whole meal is an experience. The atmosphere is good, the service is flawless, and even if it weren't so, this would be forgiven by the … [Read more...] about Aix Cuisine du Terroir