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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 7:39 pm
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Taiwaned
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So our trip to Montreal and Quebec City has come to an end.

Thanks for all your suggestions.

In Montreal as recommeneded we went to Martin Picard's "Au Peid de Cochon", what a treat. Portion size was huge. I had the Bison rib which made me feel like Fred Flinstone and my wife had the lamb which both was perfectly cooked.

We had an array of appetizers, one which was amazing was the "lightly sauteed chantrelle mushrooms" and a fois gras appetizer. It was neat to see Martin Picard and his wife running around. It was a full restaurant and the atmosphere was casual enough to feel comfortable in shorts. An experience I will remember. Only one thing to be critical and it wasn't that bad, was the food service was slow. Appetizers came out fairly quickly but dinner was 25 -30 minutes later but the restaurant environment kept us entertained.

We also went to Toque. Had the tasting menue with wine pairing.
Some of the entries were fantastic, some were so so and the wine pairings were suspect (according to our non trained palete) That chunk of foie gras was sinfully, the amuse boche was an highlight for me. Corn foam that tasted just like buttered popcorn. However it was fairly expensive.

Montreal was a fantastic dining experience. Thank you all for your suggestions.

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