Avenue Gourmande 2016: go out and discover Mont-Royal Avenue
In what has become an annual tradition, Gourmet Avenue is returning to the heart of the Plateau for a fifth year. You’re hereby invited by a number of restaurateurs for a long walk along Mont-Royal Avenue on the 17th and 18th of September 2016 to taste local and hand-crafted products, chat with the owners and local producers and attend cooking classes! Here are some of the restaurants taking part.
Garden And Grill
145 Av Du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC H2T 1N9This small chain of organic restaurants (and now also a food truck) has one very specific mission: to provide quality local and environmentally friendly food. So it’s for good reason that you get a discount when you bring your own containers! As part of Gourmet Avenue, stop in at the Mount Royal branch to sample some of their homemade products such as falafel, smoothies and a whole variety of veggie dishes.
Blueboy Frozen Yogurt / Yogourt Glacé
150, av du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC H2T 1P1Fall isn’t officially with us yet (we’re bracing ourselves for September 22) so you can still enjoy the summer and stop in at 150 Mount Royal Avenue East for a cold yogurt, sorbet or maybe even a waffle.
Café La Touche
164, av du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC H2T 1P1We like to wake ourselves up with a nice shot of coffee of the organic (of course!) and fair-trade (what else?) variety from Indonesia and Ethiopia. It’s an opportunity to meet barista and artisan Arsene Naibandian, who will no doubt entertain and educate you on the importance of fair trade coffee.
Miss Choco
Miss Choco will spoil you this weekend with Monarch chocolate tasting sessions in her shop. Also, if you drop by on Saturday, September 17, you’ll have the chance to meet master chocolatier Daniel Haran.
Maison Des Bieres Et Plus Inc
4485, rue de Lanaudière, Montréal, QC H2J 3P3You’ll surely be overjoyed to learn that you can go in for a tasting session here... of beers by Quebec microbreweries. Once the shock has worn off, it’s also worth noting that you’ll have an opportunity to meet a representative from organic microbrewery Beau’s (on Saturday) and another from organic microbrewer Castor (on Sunday).
La Maison Du Rôti
1969, av du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC H2H 1J5It will be well worth your while heading further east to visit this butcher that needs no introduction. Taste some of the homemade products such as black pudding, a homemade sandwich on a pita, and the veal steak prepared with mustard and tarragon.
Le Pétrin Fou Inc
1592 av du Mont-Royal E, Montréal, QC H2J 1Z2This bakery, located right next to the Avenue deLorimier, is offering up several of its baked goods for tasting, as well as a meeting with artisan baker Mario Pariso on Saturday in the early afternoon.
