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SCHWARTZ ‘S DELI
An 80 year old deli. Author Mordecai Richler’s hang out.
Plateau Mont-Royal
Delicatessen
WILENSKY’S LIGHT LUNCH
34 Fairmount St. West, Montreal QC H2T 2M1 Canada (view map)
T: 514.271.0247
Their food has not changed in 5 decades. It’s delicious and unreplicatable. It’s unique. They serve a fried salami and bologna sandwich with mustard. The mustard is required and they won’t cut your sandwich, so don’t ask. It’s a lousy sandwich, but it feels like going back in time.
Plateau Mont-Royal
Lunch Counter/ Classic
TOQUÉ
900 Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, Montreal QC H2Z 2B2, Canada (view map)
T: 514.499.2084 (make a reservation)
Chef Normand Laprise is the Alice Waters of Canadian cuisine. The seasons are much tougher in Montreal though.
Downtown
French
JENNY & FRANÇOIS SELECTIONS
Importer of Natural Wines from France
Fort Greene
American
Co-owner Laurent Saillard left to work the vineyards at Clos Roche Blanche in the Touraine, France. His dream is to raise pigs.
KERMIT LYNCH
Wine writer, retailer, importer, distributer
WEYGANDT METZLER
Importing Wines with an extra dimension of character come from special winemakers
LAPIERRE
Red
Beaujolais, France
Wines available in New York at: Astor Wine & Spirits, Chambers Street Wines.
FOILLARD
Red
Beaujolais, France
Wines available in New York at: Astor Wine & Spirits, Chambers Street Wines.
JOSÉ PASTOR SELECTIONS
Importer of Handcrafted Artisanal Spanish Wines
ROSENTHAL WINE MERCHANTS (NEIL ROSENTHAL)
Wine Importer
VATAN, EDMUND
White
Sancerre, Loire, France
Wines available in New York at: Chambers Street Wines.
I am not happy unless Andrew Tarlow is there and he’s feeding me.
Williamsburg
American
Fort Greene
Italian
I am not happy unless Andrew Tarlow is there and he’s feeding me.
1517 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 (view map)
T: 510.548.5049 (make a reservation)
They serve the best radishes I have tasted in the US. Alice and Jonathan Waters have the best taste.
North Berkeley / Oakland
American
www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca
536 Avenue Duluth Est, Montreal, QC H2L 1A9, Canada (view map)
T: 514.281.1114
Plateau Mont-Royal
French Brasserie
When it’s in season, for the plateau de fruits de mer. The chef trained under Norman Laprise at Toqué.
LOUHANS
Louhans, France
The monday market for poultry/chicken - buy Poule de Bresse. There’s a restaurant there that sells 1,000’s of plate of tete de veau starting early in the morning.
Maconnais
Food Market
LUGNY
Lugny, France
Maconnais
Food Market
In the Mâconnais: the Friday market where Marc Grozeiller sells his goat cheese. it’s the only market where he sells his cheese.
MARC GROZEILLER GOAT CHEESE
Blanot, France
Maconnais
Cheese Producer
When we are in the Macon in South Burgundy, we buy cheese from a local farmer in Blanot, Marc Grozeiller, who is a 6th or 8th generation cheese farmer who has about 70 goats. He is a sweet, kind guy. He doesn’t make cheese in the winter; the goats graze on sharp, steep hills, and the high quality of the grass results in a delicious goat cheese. It’s very limited production, real agriculture. He has recently changed to being bio-dynamic, but doesn’t tell any of the locals, because he doesn’t want to scare them.
WINE IMPORTER
Who
A wine importer focused on “Real Wine” from France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.
Why
They represent smaller scale growers/producers making honestly crafted wine.
Louis / Dressner Selections
June 10, 2010
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Kevin McKenna’s recommendations on where to eat in New York, California, Italy, and France.