Introducing Laura

I moved to Montreal in August 2008 in hopes of finding small cafes to drink coffee at and delicious bread. I was not let down, but I had a mix of pleasant surprises ad disappoitments foodwise. I really was thrilled by the new selection of food available to me and deeply let down by the loss of familiar foods,comforts, also sticker shock ($6.00 for Ben and Jerry's, seriously?!). Before I met Kay, I was wandering the streets of Montreal aimlessly looking for brunch, drinking gallons of green tea at home was confused by some Montrealer food conventions and spent way too much time in the Plateau, looking for food.
Now, I still aimlessly wonder the streets of Montreal, but I have a regular food buddy and with other friends we sometimes call ourselves Team Buffet, when we hit "all you can eat" sushi places. Kay has introduced me to various delicious black teas and between her, Dev and Maureen, my loose green teas have been feeling neglected.

I alternate between cooking new/tweaking old recipes, and dining out, so you'll see some of my kitchen creations as well as food forays. Philosophically, I enjoy fine dining and fastfood, fairly equally. Our appetites are scary, our palates somewhat on point, we are Foreign Foodies.

Kay's Introduction

So this idea was birthed whist sharing an apple shisha one evening with a couple of friends. I was taking pictures of the place, the shisha, and the snacks we ordered when my friend Sam turns to be and says,” you’re always taking pictures of everything, especially food. U should just make a blog.” I thought about it for a moment, and then realized he had a point. I have hundreds of pictures taken from my travels and many of them involve food. Different places I’ve eaten, different foods I found interesting, unique décor, packaging that made me laugh, just really anything that struck my fancy. Oh did I mention how much I love to cook! So I enlisted the help of Laura, someone who also loves food just as much as I and created a joint blog. Currently we are experiencing all there is to offer in Montreal, but in just a few short weeks she will be heading back to the states. Whilst it will be sad too loose my restaurant buddy and friend, this should prove to be great as for the diversity of the blog (not to mention a new NYC connection for me!). With the back stock of photos and the continuous stream of new experiences to come this summer, I think this will provide us with a cornucopia of inspiring subjects!
Bonne appétit!

*Pictured: Laura