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Vinfidel, thewineaddict.com
The 2 previous times I was at Le Bernardin, it was just fabulous.
And not crazy expensive like Per Se or Ducasse.
cool i will check it
btw i the last few times i eat at DUCASSE was during the essex house reno
it was not expensive in fact discount
during this time ducasse was fixing the menu
also our friends for DUBAI bought essex house to make it jumeirah
the room was amazing and the food intense and beautiful
good luck on your new site!
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no i did not see it. is this the wine series with superstars with Club Chasse? Who is coming next
please share the link
good luck with bernardin; i did not eat there in some time but when i worked in nyc this was the place for special occasions. i feel lucky to have attended a montrachet tasting in the salon upstairs with a special menu of very simple dishes prepared by eric
with all these good things about la chronique and with the warm weather now i will book a lunch soon and try the fish tasting
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LC - maybe she had the same impression as me
whats the big deal?!
we have to be a bit more careful with the phrase 'great restaurant'
certainly it do not have the consistentcy of LE BERNARDIN and for sure there is not the same genius at work
to make a fish tasting menu is to be able to make a perfect fish each time which is very hard
even for the michelin stars in france
i will say that i had some of the best dessert in montreal there and also a good wine list
and the room itself is special and intimate and basic strait forward - very montreal
i do not remember the tasting menu of $195, but if they pour GREAT wines then maybe this is ok
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LC review in gazette today
2.5 stars
Quote: "we need chefs like Taro's who can take suhi from ordinary to extraordinary"
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Forgot to say - me too I like tartare with white wine... especially white bordaux or even champagne
cuts the richness and let you eat the whole plate
good with the garlic as well
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I can't help thinking that terraces will be smokers havens this summer. I wonder if non-smokers are going to complain that they are surrounded by smokers.Notice to all resto owners:
i would like byob terrasse
thank you
Why don't you open one yourself, and see how lucrative it can be.
for what? i am not a resto entrepreneur
the opposite, i am a good resto COSTUMER
why would you say such a thing?
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careful selection of seasonal fresh fish is very important i agree
small selection - i have no problem as long as it is fresh and tasty
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Notice to all resto owners:
i would like byob terrasse
thank you
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I've been published !
My letter to the editor about the Montréal issue was published in the may issue !
I feel like a small celebrity !
nice work M. Lutins
what did you letter say?
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lemeac terrasse is nice and small enough not to over work the waiting staff; specially for weekend brunches.
I like Boris Bistro's terrasse, but with the actual road work on McGill, it's a bit too noisy and dusty; went there last friday for lunch and it was packed !! no one inside, everyone outside.
unfortunatly, I'm missing street-side terrasses, couple of small tables on the sidewalk, simple settings on crowded streets; there a some larger oneson Bernard st. but I wished we could have some on St-Laurent, Mont-Royal or St-Denis ( even if there are a few ones ).
this summer will see a new change
a new law is passed to allow more sidewalk cafe
like in italy or france
like this many more places will have a small terasse
this is good
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I think you boys spend too much time comparing sushi scenes. Instead, why not look at each restaurant for what it is, rather than what it is not.
This "your sashimi is better than my sashimi" approach is so tired.
no man or resto is an island
i doubt that you do not compare one duck confit of one resto to another in your profession
or one frite to another
or one chef to another
or one resto to another with your rating system
like that, i compare one sushi to another
anyway, i will check out Taro. Even if the food does not make me think again about montreal poor sushi quality at least the girls will distract me!
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lharrison
i am in new york half the year. yasuda is near my house
i eat at yasuda 2 or 3x a week
my banker (he is 60 year of a certain age) he eat there every day 5x a week
for me and my wife, we eat a lot, for lunch never more than $180 including taxes and tip and sake and desset and tea
for dinner maybe $250 and this is for too much food
all this also include a free lecon about fish and biodiversity
one time i did a special tasting for my company with 12 types of unagi
fresh awater and seawater
you cannot compare to anything in montreal sorry
i will go check TARO more for the models than the fish
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let us know
i have zero hope for montreal sushi
sadly they cannot afford good fishes
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what point are you trying to make? that wines with terroir cannot have expressive fruit?
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Alex, slurping sauce on top of pasta is a no-no.....When I see that (at friend's houses), I actually pass and just eat bread. For me that is one of the biggest insults. Immediately after being drained, pasta is very hot and ready to absorb any liquid. That's why you need to dump it into the sauce asap. As it's cooling in the sauce, it is absorbing a lot of the sauce, thus taste. Given that it is absorbing so much sauce, I always keep 1/2 cup of the drained water in case the sauce dries up a bit too much.
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What is this to do with JOE BEEF?
somebody please tell me if they increase the price at JOE BEEF
also do we have some dish light for printemps
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you come from texas YOU DO NOT want montreal beef
lamb another story
go in the archives and read the magic words of mr. CARSWELL
he has many tours and special guide including SMOKED MEAT including CONFIT DE CANARD including our excellent markets
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I had the white pizza at Prato on St Laurent recently and very much enjoyed it.
(creme fraiche, bacon, onions, rosemary)
mmm
hmmm, sounds more like Flammekueche or Tarte Flambe. i will definately check it out.
as for pizza, i have to second the vote for Amelio's, when I was at McGill it was practically a stable in our research group.
Thomas
dont forget amelio = byow which is very nice
also options of whole wheat crust which is nice
of course it is not 'real' pizza like you see in italy but very tasty anyway
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It's very refreshing to not see the Hooches trying to get the greasy lawyers to buy them drinks and dinner.
please to be correct: it is HOOCHIES, not hooches.
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Pizzeria Napoletana on Dante is the place to go in MTL
because in the land of the blind the one eye man is king
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Good service, bad service.... I guess I'd better zip it up and go away, since all I seem to acomplish is getting threads closed. And poor Carswell mangled.
Sorry folks!!
It's lurkin' time.
Over and Out.
why what happedn to carswell? i am back in town now looking for more good tips from him and others
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SHELORA
dont forget if you froze the butter you can use a MICROPLANE to shave it very nicely on the breads to get a good spread
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expensive: renoir in sofitel. but amazing.
medium: vaudeville eggs bendict
cheap: COSMOS heartattack in a plate
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Is Joe Beef open for lunch? Thank you.
no
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