Category Archives: Designer Poutine Reviews
Vietnamese Poutine in Los Angeles
After winning on reality show Top Chef a few years back, Ilan Hall opened up a well-reviewed restaurant in Los Angeles’ edgy downtown. The Gorbals takes its name from the old Jewish neighbourhood in Glasgow where Hall’s father came from. … Continue reading
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Norwegian Poutine at Café Ellefsen
You don’t need to be Scandinavian to run a good Scandinavian restaurant. In fact, some of the best Scandinavian food I ever had was at Fika, a “Swedish Halal” café run by Malay Muslims in Singapore. Café Ellefsen is run … Continue reading
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DIY Poutine at Resto Chef Café
“I don’t do poutine,” said Chef with a grin that showed off the gums of his loose dentures. “A poutine is just a snack. I do poutine meals.” Chef is full of such pithy aphorisms. Chef looks like an outcast … Continue reading
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Review: Méchant Boeuf
Mechant Boeuf offers another variation on the Pied de Cochon theme of shamelessly unhealthy comfort food revamped with quality ingredients. This dimly-lit Vieux Montreal gastropub looks better than most of the overpriced tourist junk in the surrounding streets. Despite the … Continue reading
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Review: Poutineville
A newcomer to the Montreal poutine scene, this place comes with many good reviews. Located in an former Mediterranean restaurant in Rosemont, the arched doorways and stucco ceilings still betray its former occupants. The faded Parthenon posters have been replaced … Continue reading
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Review: Pied de Poule
Forget Au Pied de Cochon and its overhyped over-lardy foie gras poutine. This blog entry takes you off the beaten track to the lesser-known Pied de Poule. This recent addition around Carré Saint Louis beckoned me with its chic minimalist … Continue reading
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Review: Irish Poutine at McKibbins Irish Pub
McKibbins Irish pub is one of the nicer pubs around Concordia University. Like most Irish pubs there is a hokey element to the place. However, the turn-of-the-century sandstone building and wood-paneled interior takes it a notch above. In recent years, … Continue reading
Filed under Designer Poutine Reviews, Montreal
