Yearly Archives: 2010

5
Nov

I had been anticipating the opening of Les 400 coups for a few weeks now. I was especially anticipating tasting some of pastry chef Patrice Demers‘s desserts. I couldn’t get there soon enough so I made reservations for their second day of opening this past Tuesday night. The restaurant is located on Notre-Dame street in …

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24
Oct
posted in : MONTREAL, brunch

Does having breakfast in a jewelry store that sells jewels in little blue boxes ring any bells? Well, let’s just say that I’m no Audrey Hepburn but the ambiance at Birks does make you feel like a princess, if only for a few hours… And for me, it was all about the ambiance and the …

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20
Oct

This past Sunday evening, after a long day of eating my way through downtown Montreal with Marcella, we ended up at Kazu‘s door at around 5pm for some more eating! I had been wanting to try out this tiny Japanese izakaya retaurant for a while now and had been disappointed to find it closed the …

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14
Oct
posted in : events, MONTREAL

Wednesday night was the 3rd Alsace au menu evening. I hadn’t been to any of them yet and it was time to fix that, especially that this evening was going to be a Latino one, and I absolutely love Spanish and Latino food! The evening took place at Pica Pica, a fusion Spanish and Latino …

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29
Sep
posted in : events, MONTREAL

Tonight was the opening of Birks Café – the lovely new venture by Europea chef Jérôme Ferrer – on the top floor of the Birks jewelery store. It is a gorgeous place to have lunch or a traditional afternoon tea. In keeping with the theme, the sweet treats are displayed like jewels around the beautiful …

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