Now I Only Want Lobster That's Covered in Gold

Au Pied de Cochon.  The foot of the pig.  So, so much has been written about this landmark of the Montreal food scene, as well as its creator, Chef Martin Picard.  Most of this writing involves superlatives, and after our visit to the restaurant, I can understand why.  

The Bagel Train

After a few great weeks of running around Ontario, we downloaded some ‘learn French’ podcasts and turned the car towards Quebec.  While we didn’t complete a single podcast (we would have had to actually start one to do so....the shame!), we did scrape together enough French to make it through.