little ms foodie

I ATE the cauliflower panna cotta with caviar at TFL, but haven't made it. Post pictures please, have fun!!

The Cheese Cellar in the Fisher Plaza on Denny. They have added tons of new things like oils, salts, chocolates, SALUMI, etc!

ok what about brussel sprouts with bacon and onion? (I'm glad it wasn't lentils because I think lentils served with mac n cheese might be a bit weird! haha!)

Starlight Lounge on 1st is now open, some eG participants and I went there Monday night. They are still working out some kinks.......can't give it a thumbs up or down yet........

oh now I'm also thinking green lentils but that doesn't sound right???

I'm thinking mac and cheese but not sure of the side dish......

I'll be in the area this weekend, can't wait to see things in action!

I like the roast chicken at Pasta & Co. there is one at UVillage

This looks awesome, can I ask what you served with it, maybe just some nice rice? Is this in the recipe gullet? I'm going to make this!

Last night I made crab and corn bisque. The stock was made using the corn cobs and the crab shell as well as some shells I had in my freezer. It was very good.

We've been living on the hot soprasetta, oregano and lomo. Incredible stuff. ← Salumi's stuff?? Where are you getting it Behemoth?? I love the oregano....but my cheese guy didn't have it. Have you had the mole??? YUM!

I haven't posted here in a while as I was on vacation: Montreal but tonight we were back in the kitchen. After a brief stop at my favorite cheese shop which is carrying Salumi salumi now we made a little snack the cheeses are a goat dutch gouda and a spanish 'bucheron' style, yum! Also salumi original, pepperoni and prosciutto. Dayne made Juniperitinos to go with this. The I roasted some fingerlings in some duck fat and tossed them in a salad (sorry for the blurrrrrr) and finally I made crab corn bisque using a bunch of shells I had in the freezer and another whole crab I picked up from the market

I've never had this so I will be following along. Step one, please tell me how to pronounce it!

Susan and Kristin I'm so looking forward to this! I mean I owe to Susan my knowledge and now love of Larb! and I would never have tried pokey were it not for Kris. Can't wait to see what I learn this week! Kristin I remember from one of your other blogs that you do a group Costco run? Do you still do that or do you just use your co op now?

Percy was nice enough to send me his recipe for the chocolate molten cake last year and it was a big hit at one of our dinner parties!

Man I love tuna casserole!!!! looks like you've got some peas in there too!

Percy this has been a wonderful blog! thank you!

It was strange, at first our waitress was very attentive, giving good recommendations, etc. but after the appetizers she started to disappear and then at one point the owner (?) started waiting on us. It seemed really weird. Then we saw her again but it took a long time for her to get us dessert, our bill, etc. Also we ordered espressos and they were burnt. Really horrible. I let her know and she gave me a very weird look. I let her know that I wasn't looking to have it taken off the tab but more so that she could let her bartender know.....she just shrugged and said ok. Oh but we all liked the showerhead on the bathroom sink! haha!

I've posted our snacking report with pictures here. Thanks so much for all the advice!

I've posted my review of Montreal and Quebec City here. Thanks again for all the advice and input!

I have to say that I thought the prices at C&P were really reasonable! I also thougt the portion sizes weregood, we couldn't finish everything. The service just started to suck. I don't know if I can explain it, I'm hoping my friends will chime in.

Fellow eG'ers Della and Adiabatic traveled with Dayne and I to Montreal last week, we had a really great time, what a beautiful city. We took a lot of advice from this board so here's a little report! We stayed at the Omni Hotel right next to the Peel metro stop. Very nice hotel which gives you complimentary morning coffee and juice if you sign up for their Select Guest membership. We arrived quite late but Dayne and I were anxious to get out so we walked down the street and had a late night snack at Alexandres on Peel- onion soup, mussels, beers. Our meal was pretty good, not the best not the worst. Each morning to start our day we would have breakfast at the Au Pain Dore on Peel. Great place for cafe au lait and a chocolatine or croissant. The first day we spent in Vieux Montreal for sightseeing, the archeological museum and lunch on the main place , at the Adventure Café. Obviously very touristy but fun and nice to sit outside with the sun out and have lunch. Later while Della and I did some shopping on St Catherine the guys had beers at Trios Brassieres Dinner on Friday night was at Toque, the chef was in the house which was nice and we all had the chef's tasting menu with paired wines: amuse- chrysanthemum and greens and grey salt with pepper Fresh north coast sea urchin served in the shell served with Sancerre 2004, La Moussiere, A. Mellot Bluefin tuna belly served on bread and tomato salad with house mayo served with Vins de Pays d'Oc, Viognier Domaine Cazal Viel seared foie gras of duck with puree of Geneva apples, grapes, almonds, fried breadcrumbs and honey and port vinaigrette served with Vin de Table, Romorantin, Les Cailloux du Paradis Braised pork belly with matsutke mushrooms, beets and artichokes and bacon foam served with Sancerre 2003, domaine Vacheron Roast pigon with braised meat ravioli, chanterelles, puree of white chocolate, garlic chips and baby bok choy served with Barbera d'asti Superiore 1997, Stradivario, Bava Lots of cheeses not pictured carmelized figs and vanilla ice cream, balsamic reduction, chocolate baton with pear and pistacio white chocolate and yogurt mousse with 'bluets' We had drinks after at Suite 701 (I think it was called?) The next day we finished up some sightseeing in the old town and decided to stop for a snack before heading to the Latin Quarter. Yum, our first poutine! I don't know why people say this is gross, we loved it! On to our lunch at Schwartz’s Deli! Even though it was around 3pm by now there was still a line. Our waiter was fantastic! he recommended the medium fatty smoked meat sandwich. We also had pickles and a side of cole slaw. I didn't care much for the slaw but Della and Adiabatic loved it. Dinner that night was at Chasseurs and Peche. We forgot the camera so no pictures, sorry. I had the foie gras appetizer and the surf and turf which was butter poached lobster and black pork. Both were very good. Our service started out really good but continued to go down hill through out the night. We all really wanted to love C&P but by the time we left we were pretty disappointed. I'll let Della and Adiabatic add their own comments. Headed to the casino for some craps after dinner. Bagles at St. Viatour café the next morning before heading to Quebec City for the day. Great bagles, I loved that they were firmer and smaller than the huge pillowy ones we get out here. In Quebec City we walked around the lower and upper towns.So beautiful! Lunch at a little touristy cafe, we tried the traditional Quebec meat pie which was pretty good. Drinks at the Fairmont Hotel for a little rest, this is the icewine martini. Dinner at L’Eschaud that night. What a fantastic restaurant! I had the mushroom tart to start and then the duck confit which was soooo good!! The next day we visited the Jean Talon Market and had lunch at an Italian place next to the butcher, I can't recall the name but we had great pasta and Dayne had fantastic mussels with Sambuca in the sauce. Dinner at L’Express for our last night, this may have been my favorite place! Bone marrow with grey salt appetizer for me Dayne had the octopus salad Della and Adiabatic both had the quail with wild rice for dinner, this was the standout dish of the night! I had the duck breast with figs which was just ok Dayne had the lamb shank which was also really good the house chocolates We walked to the Go Go lounge for drinks after, great bar!! On our last afternoon we had lunch back at Alexandre's on Peel. We all had steak frites with shallot butter while sitting outside. Adiabatic had cassoulet. The lunch here was really good! A perfect way to end our trip.

Percy, my husband just walked by as I was looking at your panini pictures and stopped dead in his tracks... "ohhh! YUM!" great blog, your pictures of the market brought back memories of when I visited it with my mom a few years back before she passed away. Yep, we were 2 of the tourists eating steak sandwiches at the stall!

yes, in fact when he saw us taking photos he sent out the tasting menus for us to take with us (the tasting menu was a 'surprise', items weren't called out on the restaurant menu) Friday night, 8:30 res. I didn't see any empty tables. Excution wasn't a problem, it was done just as well as what I've had at Taillevant or the French Laundry. The fois gras was amazing. I was referring to creativity. The dishes are being done elsewhere which is fine, my favorite dish was our 1st course of sea urchin served in the shell, I hadn't had this before and thought it really fun. I wouldn't personally return as I don't get to Montreal so I would want to try out different places the next time I have a chance to visit. But I would recommend it to anyone looking for a very nice evening of beautiful food. Not really although our tuna was on a tomato bread pudding..... I'll be posting pictures with full menu this weekend when I get a chance.

Well this girl ate at Toque last Friday night and I definately wasn't served crap. And my service was excellent. Quality of food and presentation was also excellent. Was it on the cutting edge? No, the Spanish chef's still reign supreme in this category. Was it beautiful and tasty? YES! I'll be posting a full trip report soon but just wanted you to know that it was no disappointment