Indian in Montreal.

We were less picky with our restuarant choice tonight as it was lashing down with rain and rather chilly outside! After a few were rejected we ducked into this Indian restuarant as much for shelter as for food in all honesty. And so dinner at the 'Star of India' happened. 

In typical fashion we ordered way too much food in the name of wanting to try some of everything. Needless to say lunch for tomorrow is covered with left overs! I was extremely content dipping freshly made breads (naan and chipati) into the curry sauces. Sauces being a madras (on chicken) and a spinach (on lamb). The vegetable curry had some of everything in it, literally, including corns kernels and cabbage! My absolute favourite part was sharing a kulfi at the end, which is an Indian ice cream. Basically a plain ice cream that has mango pulp in it and pistachios, yum yum yum!

Italian in Montreal.

So it's dinner time on our first night in Montreal and I have a specific food in mind. If I were at home I would have made myself pasta with a rose sauce, with mushrooms and spinach in it. We set off in search of a hopeful whereabouts and end up in 'Guido and Angelinas', which is close to the hotel and serves Italian. Unfortunately as I scour the menu I cannot find exactly what I am looking for, a problem that is somewhat common when you actually spend time envisaging food and listening to your cravings! Anyway, driven by a fear of irritating my husband as I have spent 10minutes going over and over the menu, I decide on a salad and a pasta that will hopefully hit all the right spots and it doesn't disappoint! (There is also the fear of irritating him when I do order food and am sorely, and very vocally, disappointed! P.S. Fear is the wrong word, but I'll stick with it anyway!).

The spinach salad was so lightly and freshly dressed that it let the ingredients do all the talking whilst keeping it all together perfectly. The goat cheese was like none I have tasted before, in big 'crumbles' and very creamy. The sun dried tomatoes weren't over powering and the toasted almonds gave a lovely crunch.  Mushroom and spinach craving satisfied!

I then had a very simple pasta with a rose and vodka sauce with cracked black pepper. It was just what I was hoping it would be. The sauce tasted like my Mum's home made cream of tomato soup, which is a good sign, as it just has tomatoes and cream in it! Very light, very flavourful.

I noticed a cabernet sauvignon sorbet on the dessert menu, which sounded amazing with the 'fruity undertones' but that will have to be for another day...

Keg and cake!

Was at The Keg with friends from out of town tonight...how devine are the garlic baked shrimp!? But then, what isn't devine with all that garlic, butter and cheese?! Good job it is a rare dining experience.

Came across a flyer for a bakery recently and I was gripped by the menu immediately. It is called 'For the love of cake', the website is http://www.fortheloveofcake.ca/, definitely worth checking out even if you aren't local, just reading the descriptions of the dozens of cupcakes they make could brighten your day! Japanese Ginger, with plum sake reduction, Salted Caramel, Guiness Chocolate and Tiramisu to name a few, they even do some gluten free.