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I second the idea to freeze the fish. The best omokase freeze their tuna, sometimes for months. I had a wonderful dinner last April at Yasuda in New York, second perhaps only to Masa, and spoke at length with Yasuda himself about this very subject. He "ages" all of his tuna this way. I have heard that Masa does the same.

So what do we think of the lineup this year? Impressive on paper ... Dan Barber, Daniel Boulud, Gray Kunz, Will Goldfarb, et al. Paul Liebrandt is back in town, which is nice to see. I wonder if Laurent "BLT" Tourondel will pump out any $62 burgers. Two observations. Raza has four events and Barber is at Decca77. The former is of no consequence and make what you will of the latter.

La Paryse ... how could I forget? Best burger joint in town.

New tea house in Old Montreal, on St. Sulpice. Ming Tao Xuan

Indeed. ← And the cheesecake was at Ben Ash ... not Ben's (or Dunn's for that matter).

Indeed.

Rotisserie Laurier used to have one - I would guess they still do. ← That's good to know. Because when the lights go out, there's nothing I crave more than chicken on a spit.

Similarly, which restaurant Maitre'd will plunge an EpiPen in my quadricep in the event I go into anaphylactic shock from a bad mussel? This is information I need to know!

Go see Tri on Laurier Est and ask him nicely who his purveyor his.

Hotel restaurants like Renoir, Verses, S et al most likely have generators. Random question!

When I was a kid my mom would take me to the now defunct Deli City on the Main, just up from Schwartz's (why is it nobody can spell that?) for karnatzel and a stuffed chicken sandwich. God knows what was in that deli meat but man, ignorance was bliss. Lafleur's was another greasy favourite growing up ... the one in Ville St. Pierre near the entrance to the 20. Those fries just love to soak up vinegar and ketchup. Not necessarily in that order. The original Brown Derby in Snowdon was classic. The breakfast was so key, especially with those little challah rolls they would put on the table and the smoked meat "bacon". Yum. A good Dilallo burger. A meatball sub at Momesso's on Upper Lachine. La Binerie. Cote-St-Luc BBQ. The cheesecake at Ben's. Damn I'm hungry. I think I'll go to La Banquise for a poutine right about now.

You're absolutely right ... Esprit is a nice shop.

Camellia Sinensis Don't even bother going anywhere else.

While not a restaurant supply store per se, Ares is in the West Island. Otherwise, Monas on Parc above Mont Royal is good.

Great report OG ... I will just respectfully point out that the talented young lady on apps is named Donna - not Laura.

Do it in Food Media & News ... there's a running thread about the book there.

Press conference next Tuesday at 14h 30 at the InterContinental Hotel to announce the lineup. Les chefs participant a la 8e édition du Festival seront présents pour l'occasion.

I am very confused to see all these things said about me. I have never met anyone from the cube administration and was never approached in any manner by that restaurant. I have heard that rumor before and i can confirm that it isn't true. I really wonder where it comes from... You can still find me every night at Les Chèvres. Stelio Perombelon Still Cheffff Les Chèvres ← Way to set the record straight Chef!

Gotta love Tastet. He has an impeccable sense of timing. Hope the food is as good as their website song choice .

On 5637 Parc between St. Viateur and Bernard. I have not been but I approve of the song choice for the incomplete website ... Sinnerman by Nina Simone.

Did it come that way or did you ask for it? How much extra did you have to pay? Thanks! ← It came that way. And I was too sauced to itemize the bill. Sorry

What's Martin Picard's take on cassoulet. Could you describe the dish a bit? Is it new of this year? Thanks! ← They serve it in the same clay bowl as the cipaille. The cassoulet is chock full of white haricot beans, quite saucy and porky. A confited duck leg was immersed in the bowl and sticking out rather nicely.

Skip the jacket and tie places and go to Joe Beef ... ask them in advance if they still have truffles. Hell, I had delicious slivers of white truffle at APdC this past Sunday in the boudin app. Sick.

I had the cassoulet last night ... wow. Leftovers in the fridge

Thank you for the great report Daniel! Beautiful pictures. I just hope your preference for Snowdon Deli over Schwartz's had more to do with ambiance, the pickles, the service, hell, the salami and eggs ... anything but the smoked meat. Be careful with your spelling of Poutine. "Poutin" is awfully close to "putain" ...