2022 Montreal: The Restaurant Enthusiast’s Discriminating Guide

By Andrew Delaplaine

Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Restaurant Enthusiast.

 

With decades in the food writing business, he has been everywhere and eaten (almost) everything.

 

“Unlike the ‘honest’ reviews on sites like Yelp, this writer knows what he’s talking about. He’s a professional,  with decades in the business, not a well-intentioned but clueless amateur.”

= Holly Titler, Los Angeles

 

 

“This concise guidebook was exactly what I needed to make the most of my limited time in town.”

= Tanner Davis, Milwaukee

 

This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town. Some will merit only a line or two, just to bring them to your attention. Others deserve a half page or more. 

 

“The fact that he doesn’t accept free meals in exchange for a good review makes all the difference in his sometimes brutally accurate reviews.”

= Jerry Adams, El Paso

 

“Exciting” does not necessarily mean expensive. The area’s top spots get the recognition they so richly deserve (and that they so loudly demand), but there are plenty of “sensible alternatives” for those looking for good food handsomely prepared by cooks and chefs who really care what they “plate up” in the kitchen.

 

 

For those with a touch of Guy Fieri, Delaplaine ferrets out the best food for those on a budget. That dingy looking dive bar around the corner may serve up one of the juiciest burgers in town, perfect to wash down with a locally brewed craft beer.

 

 

Whatever your predilection or taste, cuisine of choice or your budget, you may rely on Andrew Delaplaine not to disappoint.

 

 

Delaplaine dines anonymously at the Publisher’s expense. No restaurant listed in this series has paid a penny or given so much as a free meal to be included.

 

 

Bon Appétit!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gramercy Park Press
• Release date: Nov 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781641874090

Andrew Delaplaine

Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: [e-mail] He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.  DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.

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2022

MONTREAL

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The Restaurant Enthusiast’s

Discriminating Guide

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Andrew Delaplaine

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Andrew Delaplaine is the Food Enthusiast.

When he’s not playing tennis,

he dines anonymously

at the Publisher’s (considerable) expense.

Senior Editor – James Cubby

Gramercy Park Press

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Copyright © by Gramercy Park Press - All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Introduction

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The A to Z Listings

Ridiculously Extravagant

Sensible Alternatives

Quality Bargain Spots

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Food Markets

Introduction

Montreal 2021: Best of Montreal, Quebec Tourism - Tripadvisor

Though Quebec has all those quaint little streets and more properly looks like it belongs in a theme park than in the real world, Montreal is really where all the action is in this mostly French-speaking Canadian province.

This location has always been an economic center, first settled by the Iroquois, and then by the French when they arrived in 1535.

Two hundred years later, the English took control when they defeated the French, giving Montreal a fascinating cultural history that is reflected in the enormous diversity we find there today.

Despite the British victory in the field, the French part of Canada couldn’t be stronger. This city has more native-born French speakers than any city in the world besides Paris.

Certain specialties you’ll want to seek out: poutine (which is basically French fries with a generous dollop of gravy-sauce with cheese curds added), deep-fried foie gras, Portuguese chicken, bagels made in the distinctive Montreal style and smoked meats.

Montreal - Destinations | TAP Air Portugal

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POUTINE

This dish is served as a fast food in Canada (even in the hockey arenas and at certain McDonald’s), and can be almost as revolting as its description sounds, but when done with care and creativity, it’s a masterpiece of simple culinary joy. When it’s done right, the fries will be crispy (not leaden, thick and mealy), and the sauce-gravy will be rich and flavorful.

Montreal's Best Poutine Restaurants

3 Poutines

Good places to get it are:

Patati Patata

4177 Blvd St-Laurent, 514-844-0216

No web site

and

La Banquise

994 Rue Rachel East, 514-525-2415

http://labanquise.com/

The portions are larger here, and they’re open 24 hours.

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