The Perfect Neighborhood Bar is in Montreal
Growing up in the 80s, one of my favorite TV shows was Cheers, where "everybody knows your name". Moving around as much as I have, and with the constant desire to travel, that kind of place was always reserved for ...Read More
Pig Out at Au Pied de Cochon
As you may have guessed by now, Tom is the ultimate foodie, and I tag along and eat everything he orders. Three years ago, Tom raved about Au Pied de Cochon and the 20 courses of foie gras, pig, and ...Read More
Bird’s Eye View of Montreal
Flying into Montreal, the plane toured the city by air from the French industrial side, past downtown where old and modern mingle on the riverfront, to the historic Mont Royal.
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The Best Chocolate Shop in Montreal, Chocolaterie Suisse
The best places in life are the ones where we spent time with a loved one or experienced something new or extraordinary. During my childhood in Germany, we shopped in small bakeries and cheese shops, visited the butcher for meat, and ...Read More
Excellent Oysters and Local Feel at Maestro S.V.P.
Before we embark on any of our foodie trips, we consult several websites to find out which restaurants are doing creative things with their cuisine, or who has consistent high rankings in food quality and service. Maestro S.V.P. is listed ...Read More
Window Display in Montreal
New York and London may be the reigning cities for Christmas window displays, but Montreal transformed this storefront window on Rue Sainte Catherine into a menagerie wonderland:
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