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bethala

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  1. thanks, riboflavinjoe. i had my suspicions about the underground city but wanted to double check. i'll brave the cold and use taxis and public transportation as needed in order to get to the best grub.
  2. Just felt the need to chime in and say that Travis and Monika's new place is called L'Orignal (as in "The Moose"), not L'Original! Have not had dinner, but it's a great spot for late night drinks. ← mlle tatin, thanks for the correction! don't know if i would have ever picked up on that. i tried just now to correct the title of the thread, but it seems it's too late. here's the location, for anyone who's curious. it's in old montreal, by the way: 479 Saint-Alexis, Phone: 514 303 0479. also, haven't confirmed it, but it seems to be open til 3am on several nights, making it, as you say, a great spot for late night drinks. might just try to check it out...
  3. hi, campofiorin. we will be visiting the 13th through the 16th, right before st. patrick's day. i went to marché jean talon last time and loved it. should i try it again, or should i try one of the other markets?
  4. walnuts and alexthecook, thanks for your replies. alexthecook, are you saying that no one at l'original spoke french? my sister and i are planning a visit to montréal next weekend. i think we've decided on leméac (both dinner and brunch), joe beef, jun I, and maybe BU wine bar, but will pass on l'original this time. weatherwise, is it too cold for a wimpy new yorker to be walking around? is a visit to the underground city in order? and if so, any nice cafés underground? thanks, bethala
  5. has anyone been to l'original? i read that it is a new spot opened by monika terlecki and travis champion of garde manger and that the food is québécois.
  6. thanks for all your replies! i’m really looking forward to this trip. the last several years when i’ve visited texas, it’s been for holidays or funerals, so there wasn’t a lot of eating out. my family is chock full of great cooks, but getting out should be fun. kent wang, i won’t be able to compare uchi to nobu or its ilk because i’ve never been to nobu, so i’ll just take it on its own merits. i will, however, enjoy seeing how peacock compares to pegu club and milk and honey, whose cocktails are rightly renowned. pappadeaux is a bit non-negotiable, as it’s my dad’s choice. i’m not too worried about having a stellar gumbo experience, as i am my own best seafood gumbo cook (i've got louisiana roots on both sides). i'm assuming fried items will be safe bets. i had also really wanted to try quality seafood, based on reading your posts, but just don't think there's time. kevin 72, i’d read about babe’s on someone’s blog and had intended to ask about it here. is there supposed to be a new one opening in frisco? that would be great road food for the trip back to austin. planojim and kent, thanks for the bbq recs. i will try to squeeze in some sort of bbq from in or around austin. missing it would be a shame indeed. i also hope to try to stop by one of the taquerias listed in this austin chronicle article. slo_ted, i think joe t garcia's is already in the bag with our dfw hosts, but what alternatives would you recommend? i agree, the outside area is very pleasant – that’s where i sat a few years ago - but i also enjoyed the food a lot. like i said, perhaps i was suffering from tex mex withdrawal at the time. as i am now... thanks again, bethala
  7. hi, i'm bethala, a texan who has become a new yorker. i believe this is my first texas post. my boyfriend, jared, and i will be visiting austin (my hometown) and dallas this weekend. we will be in austin from thursday through saturday, in dallas from saturday through monday, then back in austin on monday. as a new york texan, i'm very excited about the eating that lies ahead, particularly the tex mex food. like many texan egulleters, i love and respect tex mex food, and i miss it madly. here in new york, i scarcely try it, as it almost always disappoints. back in my UT days in the 80's, i went to spots like trudy's, chuy's, taco cabana, gm steakhouse (closed), the filling station (closed?), matt's el rancho, the UT student union (cheap breakfast tacos!), banh's (closed?) and the like, and yes, even to hole in the wall (closed) for the occasional chili dog. i could be nostalgic and go back to some of the old spots, but after lurking around the threads here, i think it will be better to forego nostalgia and sample what the "new" austin has to offer, rather than be disappointed with the old ones. below is our tentative schedule. i welcome any comments. AUSTIN: thursday lunch: el chile cafe & cantina: for a tex mex feast, with margaritas, OR hoover's: for chicken fried steak, with sweet tea and maybe a slice of chocolate or coconut cream pie. i'm hoping jared will order the catfish sandwich so i can have a bite. thursday dinner: uchi: we love sushi, and i am intrigued by chef tyson cole's use of local texas ingredients in traditional sushi and japanese dishes. i'm also excited about uchi's wine list, which has the rare domaine du viking 2002 vouvray as well as an impressive selection of sakes. friday breakfast hoover's for a breakfast big enough to tide us over to an early (4:15) dinner with my father. the decision: a sweet breakfast of pancakes and sausage, or savory sausage, eggs, and cheese grits with a biscuit? friday dinner: pappadeaux. i've never been. the louisiana part of me is very curious. friday cocktails: the peacock: this seems to be the spot for well-made classic cocktails. saturday breakfast: migas magnolia? trudy's? polvo's? saturday lunch: we'll be driving up I-35 to dallas. any tamale or bbq shacks we should check out along the way? is the chech stop along this route? DALLAS saturday dinner (with lola, my best friend from college): lola: i've heard many good things about the food and wine here. sunday lunch: joe t. garcia's (fort worth). i had lunch here in 2002 (mini chimichangas, chicken flautas) and thought it was some of the best tex mex around. is that the case, or was i just in a state of new york deprivation? sunday dinner: open. we will be visiting a cousin who lives in frisco, so plano or frisco suggestions are welcome. my cousin has also mentioned javier's. we may well be too full from joe t's. AUSTIN Part 2 monday lunch: hoover's or el chile, depending on what we did thursday. monday shopping: rosie's tamale house: for tamales to take home. central market: for austin grand prize hot sauces, recently featured on the Saveur 100 list, and for anything else that might tempt us. texas french bread: for pecan scones, if they still make them. tuesday breakfast: austin bergstrom international airport: i hear you can actually get good migas here. if we can't do a final hoover's stop, this will be our last taste of texas before heading back to brooklyn. some of you might be wondering where bbq enters in. well, much as i love bbq, i don't think we'll be able to cover that texas food group on this visit because it's so short. believe me, an actual tear came to my eye when i was looking at the hoover's menu and realized i wouldn't be able to try everything. if we don't get a chance to go to elgin or lockhart and get some to take back, my dad can get some later, freeze it, and fedex it, as he's done before. i feel a bit guilty asking for your help, as i've been so inactive on egullet over the last few months, but i will do my best to provide a full report when we get back. thanks, bethala
  8. sabarsky, ceci cela, i second both, especially sabarsky.
  9. was this a first date? if so, will there be a second?
  10. gotta love those junior league cookbooks. great for easy parties or everyday cooking. i like the ones put out by the san francisco junior league as well.
  11. nigella's not big on complicated desserts, but she likes her desserts to be delicious and comforting. so i particularly enjoy her dessert recipes, which while being incredibly easy to make, always turn out scrumptious.
  12. poutine is the best. how about day-after poutine with giblets or chicken livers instead of foie?
  13. wow, eric, thanks for another great montréal (and québec) report and first post! you and daniel have sparked in me a need to visit montréal bientôt. and you've made it nearly impossible to attempt any more four-day weekends in the city; a minimun of ten is now required! i understand the temptation to go "heavy on the french" on a visit to montréal and am glad that you and chris ventured out and showed us other options. love your and chris' love of cauliflower, scallops, and panna cotta. and keep up your newfound fondness for chablis - next time you visit joe beef, dave macmillan will not disappoint you with his spot-on chablis choices. hope we can all bug you for san francisco recommendations in the future.
  14. daniel, thanks, great report and photos! someone ALWAYS seems to walk by my desk when i have the porn up on screen, though - just got busted with the huge chicken dinner and poutine shots. now i've got unshakable joe beef and poutine joneses.
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