Montreal Part VII: Old Montreal

There is an area in the city near the port which transports you to somewhere you might mistake for a city in Europe. That is Old Montreal. Think narrow cobblestone streets and stone shop fronts, low buildings and Parisian architecture. It is beautiful especially around sunset, which is when we went to explore. There are ...

Montreal Part VI: Garde Manger

There are very very few Food Network tv chefs we really enjoy watching (and not because the show is a train wreck and you just…can’t…look…away…). The great presenters include Anna Olson, Michael Smith, Nadia G, Alton Brown, Ina Garten, and of course- Chuck Hughes! If you have not heard of Chuck Hughes before, he is ...

Montreal Part V: Out & About in Montreal

Below: trying to beat the heat with some frozen yogurt. Ever since New York where we frequented the froyo cafe 16 Handles almost every night, we have fallen head over heels with places where you make your own froyo, including flavour and toppings. So good!!! Cars in Montreal (and greater province of Quebec) don’t have ...

Montreal Part IV: Bagels

Did you know that there are two schools of bagel thought in North America? There is the New York bagel, and the Montreal bagel. They’re both fantastic but definitely different! The New York bagel is dense and very very chewy, whilst the Montreal bagel is a happy medium between dense and bready. The Montreal bagels ...

Montreal Part III: The Plateau

Montreal Part II: Montreal Smoked Meat

Smoked. Meat. Schwartz’s had Kran at ‘meat’, and then ‘smoked’. Having first come across Montreal smoked meat at the supermarket deli, we were intrigued as to what this mystery meat was. Turns out that it’s Montreal’s answer to New York deli pastrami, made of deliciously brined and smoked beef brisket. We clearly underestimated the popularity ...