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It should be good to go. Just re-boil it. The levels of toxins required to kill you would have needed a high bacterial/viral load to begin with, so the first tasting would probably have been the worst. Remember, that when you place something in the fridge it does not instantly cool throughout. So, it does sit there for a few hours (depending on the container) at elevated temps. As well, the fridge does not stop bacterial growth, it slows it down. How slow depends on the fridge config and how long you leave it open. Anyone can get a little crazy when it comes to food safety. My wife goes CDC on me, when I'm making anything poultry based.

I see. I personally would not have advertised the site as soon as you will have lost those initial people when the "real" site comes live.

Toqué gets my vote as well. I've been to Le Latini a couple of times very recently and I feel like an outsider. I feel that I need to get ignored a dozen more times before being recognised.

quick look: Looks nice and reminds me some some restos. Lots of style but no flavour. A little (lot) more detail would be required for this to be anything very informative. I guess my question is what are you hoping to do with this site?

A good place to start: http://www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca/dirLoisReglement...ction/index.asp You will need to mainly worry about gaz (if you're using it) and ventilation. Those 2 things will also cover the main work areas where any heat and gases will be produced. As well, you will need to consult the public health site for safe food storage and handling requirements.

To charge 20% more of course.

kinda related: What happened to the Savannah chef? I will miss the brunches.

Not everyone agrees with every criticism. One person's trusted source is hogwash to another. I have friends who live by these types of books and others that completely disagree. Zagat has a certain demographic in mind and perhaps, for the initial editions, anglophones were the target. They are a well-seasoned marketing company and this is surely not an oversight. Certainly, a glovebox review book should not encourage someone to despise a nation nor should said sentiment questions another's integrity. Its a populist book and that's that.

thanks sf&m, this is what I was looking for.

I've mainly tried the "fruit" wines and that rose last summer (I think) and it was okay. It wasn't that expensive so it was a good bbq drink. The ice wines/ciders are pretty good. I find it funny that we can't find a lot of QC wines in the SAQ (at least while I'm browsing). But, now I'll take a look around. I have seen some qc wines on wine lists but I couldn't justify a 200%(plus) mark-up on something with a very high variability that could ruin the meal. Thanks for bringing up the subject as I probably will be steered towards more positive examples. Maybe a winery tour is in order this summer... max

I used to drink d'Antan exclusively...However, with the increased family demands and the paucity of sources in the west island, it has been difficult. So, its limited to picnics on the mountain. I would definitely recommend a try, if not for the protest, for the taste. PS: With all this talk about qc cheeses, I'm getting tempted to try them again. Hopefully I have better luck this year at my annual wine and cheese.

I agree with meaveH on this one. I had done some research and was willing to plunk down some semi-serious money on a machine. I had a couple in mind, but all the stored were terrible. I felt as if I was disturbing them. And heaven forbid I would ask a question or two. So I left and kinda gave up on the whole gourmet coffee insanity. My low end machine is good enough for now. Maybe when I go down to NYC, I'll poke around a few stores. I'm sure the service will be infinitely better. maxanon

woah, is there something personal going on here? Its just the gazette, a local paper. I would have higher stds for a national/international paper, but please remember that it is the gazette. No offense to gazoo employees and fans, but its true.

Its funny that something so rare is used to clean some parts in Brasil. I guess its not high brow enough and native drinkers know that the prices are outrageous. Unfortunately (for the QC tax dept) I brought some back from NYC and even scored some bottles from Brasil on my last trip.....now to only find authentic absinthe....but those caiparinhas tasted really good last weekend....almost an ode to summer. State-ownership has its advantages, but in cases like this it doesn't make sense.

That last line is hilarious.

I thought the same, but I guess if they didn't clean the outside of the glass well enough the "germs" from the hands from other people and their lips would be on the outside. However, backwash is not accounted for. I use straws when its summer drinks. The exception are alcohol containing ones. Bendy ones are the best.

We've got a thick slab of granite for a table. It's a massive beast that can easily seat 6. It's about 32inches high and solid enough that we do a lot of prep on it. Pasta and pastry of course. We also chop and mix and experiment. I love the table. The only problem is the coldness of the marble. But a decent cloth fixes that. But I would definitely echo the advice of a std table and then raise the surface. It may make more sense. Good luck.

I would go for either. As long as it tastes good. The only problem I have with faux meat is if the person was an unwilling vegetarian and required the faux to be willing to eat it. Everyone here who's ever dated a vegetarian, has most probably lived through this. I have a buddy who once said that the greens that they put on your plate beside the potato and meat is what te meat ate. The better the veggie sides, the better that steak-to-be ate annd ultimately tastes. Odd. But, kinda makes sense to me.

It looks like a great site Anthony. If you get enough people hooked, the database will be great. I guess you need to stay connected to this site (and the other mtl resto site) and they normally do discuss new places about to open. I'm sure that most people will not run to your site to update it (unless its the owners). Do a complete search through the archives and glean as much info as possible. Most of the posts are amusing. Good luck.

I usually call it "sac" when I pay more than 500$ at the cash. I love those 10-15$ bottles during bbq's. The bottles tend to go fast, and it can be the difference between spending 100$ for a party or 300$. I once took a bottle from my "special" reserve (about 50$) and then we loved it so much I opened another. Ouch, that kinda hurt. Wines like Borsao are going to be the new party drink. If there were more acceptable wines like that people would reduce beer consumption and start drinking more wine. The only problem now is that a twofour is as much a bottle (or 2), which most people don't think is value. Hopefully, the low end gets a little more developed and we'll start seeing more action. Perhaps we should start a low end wine tasting thread, where we try out a couple of sub 17$ wines and report back. We could get a real resource going.

I've walked out of places before ordering because of "excessive" smoke. People are free to suck on cancer sticks, but I would like to make the choice as well (and so would the thousands of resto/bar workers). It can't come any sooner.

so, how was the APD pie?

Food is not worth the trip. Its on the BBQ barbie bent and not the doll. I think this is required to maintain copyright or something.

The middle slice of a warm fresh baked bread loaf (or fresh, hot, Montreal bagel) with Kraft crunchy peanut butter, salted butter and a slice of strong cheese. With a cold glass of milk. mmmm.... that gets me everytime. Close seconds: Expensive dark chocolate BBQ chicken that has been long marinated and has that crispy skin on top Sliced warm garden tomato with a little fleur du sel and a great bottle of wine the best part about mouthgasms for me is that I'm ready for another in less than 5 minutes...heehee...

It's funny, I wrote this about 6 months ago and I'm still a little lost (or delusioned). I've slowly discovered all those places and a few more. The fantastic amount of free parking is great since everything is so far away from each other (still getting used to all the driving as walking along overpasses is a little hair-raising). While Marche de L'Ouest is good, it pales (although the cheese place is very good and the butcher is okay). Adonis/Mourelatos/440 is absolutely great. I go to Maiko to think I'm still downtown. Nice atmosphere, and good Sushi for the WI. There are some decent eats, but terraces besides major thoroughfares just isn't right. Da Armando sounds interesting, thanks for the tip. Even with all my complaining, the country life is agreeing with me. Those long drives through traffic to work is non-existant and that's worth the price of admission alone. More space and quiet nights with beautiful sky-views add to the ambience. I still find myself going to JT and Atwater markets. I sip overpriced lattes in interesting cafes in town. I buy bagels in the plateau, I eat ice-cream from B.Boquet ( I can't bring myself to buy the pints) and go for nice long walks on Mount Royal. And I still tell myself that the drive from Beaconsfield to Beaubien isn't that much. Maybe the summer will bring some more great finds. Thanks for all the tips. PS: Does anyone else think that MB&Co at Fairview is just bad taste/scandalous?