Montreal in November

**millar** · 10th February 07, 05:23 AM

merci monsieur, for the information. I never did take the trip. I am hoping to go in April over the kids spring break. Welcome to the board.

**ccga3359** · 10th February 07, 05:38 AM

Welcome to the forum Montreal Kiltie from 7 hours due east - please post in the new member forum for a warm welcome from everyone else.
C152 Poutine is indeed a Montreal invention (LeFleurs I believe). French fries (chips), squeaky cheese curds and gravy what not to love. Its just heart attack in a bowl.
I love going to Montreal, more so than Toronto, and have never had a problem with the language barrier. Be sure to go to Schwartz's or Ben's for Smoked Meat, I usually go home with a brisket because it is the only place to get real Montreal Smoked Meat. Take note of their solutions to the transportation problems, it always amazes me - you're driving along a highway that suddenly dissapears beneath an office building and when you come back out you are on the other side of the island.

**Mike1** · 10th February 07, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Welcome to the forum Montreal Kiltie from 7 hours due east...

That would of course be 7 hours due the 'other' east, right?

Unless you've gone and moved Burlington since my last visit.

**ccga3359** · 10th February 07, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by Mike1

That would of course be 7 hours due the 'other' east, right?

Unless you've gone and moved Burlington since my last visit.

I meant ouest! Oops! It's the metric.

**Ruanaidh** · 10th February 07, 01:45 PM

Bienvenue chez X Marks from West Texas.

**Sylvain** · 11th February 07, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Poutine is indeed a Montreal invention (LeFleurs I believe). French fries (chips), squeaky cheese curds and gravy what not to love. Its just heart attack in a bowl.

Poutine is not a Montreal invention. Two persons are said to be its inventor, one in Warwick, one in Drummondville.
Nobody knows for sure. Lafleur restaurants certainly invented nothing...

**Barclay** · 15th February 07, 08:21 AM

Here's an interesting link on the origins, and proper preparation, of poutine: http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/poutine.html

I love, love, love squeaky cheese curds, but for some reason I just can't wrap my mind (or tongue) around poutine...may have something to do with, as Grant said, it being a heart attack in a bowl.

Of course, the first time I tried them was at a New York Fries shop at a mall in the GTA - probably not the best source for top-shelf poutine.