Tuesdays with TT: Mad. Sq. Eats Spring 2012

A couple weeks ago, it was announced that Mad. Sq. Eats was coming back once again this Spring. CT and I have both enjoyed it a lot during past iterations, so it wasn’t a question of whether we would return. As it has become quite popular, it is all about when you go. We decided to go for brunch this past Sunday hoping to beat the crowds on what turned out to be one of the nicest days of the year. This time around there were a bunch of new vendors than in the past, which helped freshen things up [...]

Patati Patata

A short while after eating Fairmount Bagels, we headed over to Patati Patata for – you guessed it – poutine.  By this time, DLS had discovered that he preferred poutine in its classic form – that it was perfect as is, and additions tended to cloud its taste or were simply unnecessary.  So he chose to get the plain here – wondered why an olive was on top – and proceeded to devour it.  I know he enjoyed this one, though I believe he liked La Banquise slightly better.  Crisp frites, savory gravy, and lots of cheese curds.  Yum!  Since [...]

Resto La Banquise

Why did we go to Montreal?  I’m nothing if not an indulgent friend, so when DLS said “I really like poutine” – yes, we went to Montreal to eat poutine.  (Background: we were having yet another ‘argument’ about why NYC is awesome and if he dislikes it that much, he should just move back to the West Coast already… and I said “think of all the things you can get here that you can’t get anywhere else! Name a food! Just name it, and I bet we have it, but not Mexican, I’m tired of hearing Mexican is better on [...]