September 23, 2011
Montreal Celebrates Autumn with New Restaurants
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Montreal has always been a city with a rich culinary history - and now, more than ever, the second largest French-speaking city in the world celebrates its polyglot cuisine with a spate of new restaurant openings. Here are three of the most anticipated of the new season.
For a taste of something different, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was brought in to update a Montr�al institution, Laurier BBQ. Now called Laurier Gordon Ramsay, the restaurant, which re-opened its doors on August 10, will continue to cater to families, though certain aspects of the menu and the d�cor have been changed under chef Ramsay's direction.
LINK: Laurier Gordon Ramsay
Canadian chef sensation and Iron Chef America winner Chuck Hughes recently opened Le Bremner in Montr�al. Just like his other restaurant, Garde-Manger, Le Bremner is hidden below street level, in picturesque Old Montr�al. A sort of small, cozy "seafood diner", the restaurant's menu features such items as must-try lobster parfait and kimchee snow crab with crispy rice cake, and includes succulent non-seafood related dishes as well. With a growing reservation list, Le Bremner is already one of the hottest foodie spots in town.
The internationally-acclaimed Chef Daniel Boulud (Daniel - a three-star Michelin restaurant in NYC, Caf� Boulud, db Bistro Moderne) will be opening a new restaurant at Montr�al's legendary Ritz-Carlton Hotel in early 2012. Maison Boulud will be uniquely adapted to Montr�al's setting, culture and tastes. Boulud plans to use many local products to create season-inspired menus, and to draw upon his traditional French culinary roots and standards of hospitality to offer a world-class dining experience. As for the atmosphere, Boulud is aiming for an "upscale casual" feel.
LINK: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal, Canada
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
