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New Bofinger Restaurant Pic by @hatchmatik

livemtl — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:27:15 +0000

There’s a new Bofinger restaurant opening on Parc Ave.
I asked @ChefDeck what he thinks about this and here’s what he said:
“The biggest thing to hit Montreal since sliced bread.”

Crudessence is Raw Vegan Organic Juices and Shakes

livemtl — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:17:30 +0000

Crudessence is Montreal’s newest Vegan and Raw foodist’s dream come true. The food service company is well known as a caterer par excellence and they have just opened a cafe located within a close proximity to the Sunday Tam Tam’s, just off Parc Jean Mance, at Esplanade and Rachel.

Lisa Shalom, a friendly staffer, was nice enough to tell me about what goes on at Crudessence, she explained that the theory behind the establishment is to promote healthy lifestyles while proving that eating fast does not have to mean eating badly. The snacks and drinks served at Crudessence look and taste hearty and healthy. Here’s to feeling good. Cheers.

Crudessence Cafe Info:
Crudessence.com
105, Rachel St. West, Plateau Mont-Royal, Montreal
Metro: Mont-Royal
Phone: 514-271-0333
Hours: Monday 8-6pm, Tues – Sun 8-9pm
Paymet: Cash, Debit, only.
Price: 5-15$

Cash and Curry Pad Thai

livemtl — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:33:22 +0000

Nantha from Cash and Curry makes us a Pad Thai in this video.

Cash and Curry:

68 Duluth E., Plateau, Montreal
Phone: 514-284-5696
www.cashandcurry.ca (-the site seems to be down)

Chef Ali Hassan Makes a Frittata for CookandDate.Com

livemtl — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:19:01 +0000

CookandDate.com is a unique socializing concept here in Montreal. The idea is to combine a cooking class with a singles club. The soirées are taught by professional chefs and are categorized by cuisine and sexual preferences. One thing is sure, if you meet someone at Cook and Date the common interest is that you both enjoy food. Hmmm, is that a good thing?

In this video, produced by Watch Mojo, we see chef Ali Hassan of Cook and Date making a Frittata.

Caffè ArtJava Dragon

livemtl — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:51:24 +0000

This is a video displaying the amazing coffee art that is being done on a daily basis at the Caffè ArtJava
located at:
837 Mont-Royal Est.
514-527-9990

Montreal Caffe Art Java

Dilallo is a Burger Joint

livemtl — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:13:47 +0000

Dilallo is a burger joint with a bit of controversy. You see, with multiple locations (and owners) there is inevitably a steady debate over which is the mightiest. A few years back there was an article run (in one of those distributions made from trees… News Papers I think they call them?) on the best burgers in Montreal. Naturally Dilallo was included, but only the Notre-Dame street location, a.k.a. Chez Meloche, none of the other 5 locations were reviewed. Hence the question is begged: which is truly the best Dilallo burger, or are they all equivalently scrumptious??

Dilallo has been around since 1929 and their burgers are home-made and fresh, they have Beef, Chicken, and an excellent Fish (recommended). This is one of the best burger meals for under 10$ in the city.

Dilallo in St Henri is located at:
2523 Notre-Dame Ouest (a few blocks east of Atwater)
514-934-0818

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Shambala

livemtl — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:50:45 +0000

Shambala is Tibetan food.
Had the Momo’s, pan fried. Momo’s are like Tibetan dumplings, they come fried or steamed. Tibetan foods are influeneced by Chinese and Indian cuisines. Excellent. Subtly flavorfull, not very spicy.
The place has a nice atmosphere, very relaxed, with a few benched tables full of cushions for easy dining. Great for getting cumfy with your buddy.
Dinner will go for 12-15$ before booze.

Restaurant Shambala
3439, St-Denis (between Sherbrooke + Cherrier)
514-842-2242

Links:
Image Gallery
Wikipedia: ‘Momo’
Mirror review on Shambala

La Banquise

livemtl — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:12:38 +0000

La Banquise is a full menued 24 hour Casse-Croûte (including a huge list of poutines). Well known within the French community, but not so well known with the Anglophone and University crowds. This is too bad because something that unites people in Montreal has got to be the poutine, of which La banquise has about the best I’ve ever had. In Montreal we are all fascinated by the poutine, and in line with that interest comes a never ending supply of Top Ten Poutine lists. Here is one offered by the Mirror(of course this one’s only a top 5):

Mirror’s Best of Montreal 2005
Best Poutine
1. La Belle Province (various locations)
2. Lafleur (various locations)
3. Casse-Croûte La Banquise (994 Rachel E., 525-2415)
4. McDonald’s (various locations)
5. Mondo Frites (3899 St-Laurent, 281-6521)

Well that pretty much sums up why the Mirror is whack… McDonald’s?? Who voted in this shamefull display of Poutinage!

Casse-Croûte La Banquise
994 Rachel East, pretty close to St Denis and right next to Lafontaine Parc.
514-525-2415
24 hours / 7 days

Links:
Image Gallery
La Banquise in the Mirror Best of Montreal 2005

Malhi Sweet

livemtl — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:44:10 +0000

Malhi is one awsome Indian joint. So awsome that Leelee Sobieski (Eyes Wide Shut) once spent her birthday dinner there. Don’t be confused by the Hollywood lights, Malhi doesn’t pull punches. While the atmosphere is what you might expect from Parc Ex, the food is phenomenal. You will not find Indian that beats this anywhere in Montreal.
In the image gallery you’ll see pics of Beef Saag(spinach), Lamb Vindaloo(spicy), Chicken Biryani(rice dish), rice, Daal, eggplant, and mmmm…. the perfect Nan Bread.

Restaurant Malhi
880 Jarry W. (off Acadie)
514-273-0407
closed Tuesday

Links:
Image Gallery
Malhi’s web site
Leelee on IMDB
Malhi article in the Mirror

Resto du Village

livemtl — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:32:05 +0000

Resto du Village is the spot for all night eats. They serve all the usual fare, including breakfast 24/7. Prices are reasonable too, about 10$ for poutine, coke and burger.

Le Resto du Village
514-524-5404
1310, rue Wolfe (one street east of Amherst), off St.Catherine.
Montréal, QC H2L 3J3

Links:
Image Gallery