Restaurant L’Ambroisie

Oh what a divine experience! Our last dinner was held at l’Ambroisie, a French cuisine restaurant tucked away in the industrial/gentrified part of Petit Bourgone, close to the Lachine Canal. It really is a hidden jewel…some having been lost for over 1hr...

Christmas Dinner: Chez Magnan

So this past Friday was our annual Holiday dinner and also the wrap up for the year 2008. For this year I chose Chez Magnan, our first time more tradional American, if not Quebecois fare. This restaurant has been around for now 76 years and is famous for their roast...

Le Local…..Oh my God so good

Chiogga beet salad, lard, cherry tomatoes, truffle oil, goat cheese and panko breaded poached egg Paleron of Eumatimi 4A beef slowly braised, parsnip purée, Savoie cabbage, lard and Du Puy lentils, lapsang souchong veal juice Salade de betteraves chiogga du...

La Grotte d’Ali Baba

What a wonderful event we had this past evening. After about a year of having mentioned the idea, the Cheap Ethnic Eatz and the Montreal Friends Meetup Group finally had their first joint event.We decided on a Moroccan restaurant that offered live belly dancers,...

Tehran

Last Saturday, we had a lot of fun at Tehran. I’m not ashamed to admit that this is a place I revisit every once in a while. I had my usual, sultani, and I had the soup which is something you should try. The soup is a thick broth with lentils. I always ask what...