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Mouth Watering Festival – October 9 to 31
An event exclusively for people who can’t get enough of the sexiest seafood. Legend has it that the goddess of love, Aphrodite, emerged from the sea on an oyster before giving birth to Eros… The famous Casanova – synonymous with seduction – liked to start his meals with several dozen oysters…
The oyster’s powers as an aphrodisiac are not a myth. Indulge. $20 per dozen Malpèques.
The following restaurants are participating in the Mouth Watering Festival:
Restaurant Verses
Méchant Bœuf
Aix Cuisine du Terroir
Suite 701 – lounge
Restaurant du Vieux Port
Narcisse Bistro + Bar à vin
Montreal Fashion Week: official hotels
Place d’Armes Hôtel & Suites and Hôtel Nelligan have been selected as the official hotels of the 15th annual Montreal Fashion Week. From October 14 to 17, local and international designers, buyers and fashion mavens will gather in Old Montreal to check out the latest collections from Quebec’s best designers.
Glamour is a way of life at Suite 701, making it the perfect venue for the Fashion Week opening-night party and the after-party thrown by hot local label Soïa & Kyo!
The AIXperience: an exclusive one-night package
Aix Cuisine du Terroir, named one of Canada’s 10 best restaurants by enRoute magazine, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. To mark the occasion, Executive Chef Oliver de Volpi is putting together an AIXceptional gourmet evening for you to savour before retiring to the room that awaits you in the superb Place d’Armes Hôtel & Suites.
To cap off a fantastic stay, why not let us serve you breakfast in bed?
Anniversary evening: November 5, 2008. Reserve today!
Méchant party at Méchant Bœuf!
Photo taken by Pierre Roussel at the restaurant’s first-anniversary party, in September.
Meanwhile, Méchant Bœuf is serving up a spicy “La Fiesta Del Torro” evening complete with piñatas and oodles of candy. |
As part of Mouth Watering Festival , Laurent Prosper, Executive Chef of Verses and Méchant Bœuf, has created a perfect – and perfectly refreshing – salsa to accompany your tray of oysters.
Vegetable Salsa recipe
Finely chopped shallots
1 Celery matignon
1 Carrot matignon
1 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste
2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar, or to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all the ingredients together.
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