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jfl91

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  1. Lesley, www.rarewineco.com is actually importing Prunatelli wich is 1 olive oil I was talking about. Do you know where to find Prunatelli in Montreal or we always need to order from www.rarewineco.com or from Italy? Prunatelli is a good oil but Manni is just more sofisticated. 100ml bottle is nothing to compare with a 500ml bottle wich is way too big. If you are in a restaurant and you know you will use the bottle in less than a week fine but for personnal use, this is really bad. A open bottle of olive oil will be oxydated really fast, not as fast as wine but still really fast. That's why in small bottles there is less oxygen in contact with oil and you finish it 5 times more quickly. There is also a good synthetic cork on Manni bottles wich is not affecting the oil. I just don't like bottles with real cork (it give sometimes a bad taste to the oil). Prunatelli is good but this is not Manni, far to be. I tasted both blind and Manni oils kick way more and the retro is so flavorfull, it's just the best. Ducasse is maybe not willing to spend that much money for olive oil because he use it at large but for personnal use, Manni is just perfect for me. His 2004 oils (Per Me and Per me Figlio) are even better than the 2003.
  2. Lesley, this oil is something special. This is not the Planeta olive oil that every people consume here in Montréal. I gave a bottle to Hubert from CC&P recently and he was just freaking out. Also, this oil is so powerfull that you don't have to put the same quantity as normal good oil.
  3. I actually pay 250 euros per litter (10 100ml bottles) for Manni oil. That's what I use since 2-3 years already. I know that nobody import it from mtl because Armando told me. But maybe some mtl shops are just bying it from usa?
  4. Thank you for the answers! Araujo and Grace are vineyards that are producing really good Napa wine and they have a little production of extremely flavorfull olive oil. Armando Manni oils are considered to be the best olive oil in the world and many of the best restaurants use it such: Charlie Trotter, The Fat Duck, Per Se, The French Laundry, Jean-Georges, Trois Gros, La Pergola and way more. So I am really suprise to see that every places I went in Montreal (including LDduM, Olive & Olives) even don't know about this oil. Prunatelli is just a other really well reputated olive oil from Italy.
  5. I am freaking out that it's almost impossible to find some well renowed olive oils in Montreal (I mean the brand I want to find). Armando Manni, Grace Family Vineyards, Araujo Estate, Prunatelli just for exemple are impossible to find here. I order by internet Armando Manni oils since 3 years already but this is really boring since you have to buy a minimum of 10 bottles per order. Some other oils are just to difficult to order by internet. Do you know some private importers?
  6. I would like to see a new place with better wines than at Bu (don't get me wrong I like Bu and Pat is a friend). But I am sure there is people ready to pay a little more to have a glass of Cheval Blanc or a glass of a good Meursault. I am sure some people are ready to pay 40-100$ a glass for some good juice.
  7. carswell, do you know some places because at the moment I even don't 1 place where I can roast my little 2-3 pounds of coffee. Also carswell, what do you think of the grinder in the Seaco Incanto Sirius (fully automatic) wich is in ceramic?
  8. You are going to 2 of the best in Montreal in Toqué and Club Chasse et Pêche. As for quebec city, I think the same as François, L'Utopie is the best in my book.
  9. I am looking for a place that will roast my green beans.
  10. So where is Joe Beef located?
  11. carswell, do you where is the best place to roast our own coffee?
  12. I always ordered from The Island of St. Helena Coffee Company but it take so much times for delivery. I was just asking if it's possible to get it in Montreal.
  13. Where it is possible to find St-Helena coffee in Mtl?
  14. I really like La Chronique but... Toqué still the best restaurant in town for me. If you look also for a more friendly service type restaurant, Claude Pelletier at Club Chasse et Pêche is really good too.
  15. Try Babbo if you like Italien. Gotham Bar & Grill is a nice place, really fast service! Grammercy Tavern Aureole As for Sushi Japennese: Sushi Yasuda Nobu Fine cuisine better in MTL than NY??? There is great restaurant in NY in Per Se, Le Bernardin, Jean Georges and more...
  16. Express wine list is not that good, the thing that i so good is the price of the wines that is cheap. But drinking a good wine in these cheap inao glass make me sick.
  17. The difference between NYC and MTL is too big. There is way more money in NYC so many good chefs are there. I think it's not the same for MTL and some restaurants find it difficult.
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