Two nights when we were in Montreal for our family reunion, we went to fancy French restaurants - ooolala! Montreal is in the province of Quebec, Canada which was originally colonized by the French. They've kept their French roots and culture in tact and continue to speak French, although many people also learn English as well. Montreal is an amazing city with
beautiful architecture, sculptures, and parks throughout. Because of the mix of French and English, you'll find American looking streets suddenly turning into cobble stone French allies. It is also home to some boast-worthy French cuisine. What I have learned about the French cuisine however, is that they do not favor vegetarians...The first night we went to an amazing restaurant that looked like a wine cellar with candle wax dripping artistically from bricks on the wall and candle light dancing everywhere. The menu looked delicious! The only trouble was that EVERY item included meat. They did their best to be accommodating and the resulting dishes were delicious...
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| Duck and arugula salad (without the duck of course) |
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| Sardines - without Sardines... (so basically tabbouleh in pea and mint puree) |
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| Amazingness is what it should have been called. This desert was delicious strawberries with ice cream over bread pudding and crumble, topped with chocolate sauce and basil - mmmmmm |
The third night we also had French cuisine at another great restaurant.
You have to give them a lot of credit for the ambiance they create. However, again, they only had one vegetarian option on their menu, a salad. Instead I opted for something more exciting!
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| Cheesy risotto with asparagus...mmmmmm so cheesy... |
Two nights when we were in Montreal for our family reunion, we went to fancy French restaurants - ooolala! Montreal is in the province of Quebec, Canada which was originally colonized by the French. They've kept their French roots and culture in tact and continue to speak French, although many people also learn English as well. Montreal is an amazing city with beautiful architecture, sculptures, and parks throughout. Because of the mix of French and English, you'll find American looking streets suddenly turning into cobble stone French allies. It is also home to some boast-worthy French cuisine. What I have learned about the French cuisine however, is that they do not favor vegetarians...The first night we went to an amazing restaurant that looked like a wine cellar with candle wax dripping artistically from bricks on the wall and candle light dancing everywhere. The menu looked delicious! The only trouble was that EVERY item included meat. They did their best to be accommodating and the resulting dishes were delicious...
