Comments on: Montreal’s Jean-Talon Market

By: Leah Koenig

Leah Koenig — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:22:31 +0000

Eric, when my boyfriend and I went to Montreal this past winter, we bought a dozen bagels to bring home to freeze. It should’ve been two dozen! For a few days, we ate them greedily - until we realized that, tragically, they were almost gone. We savored those last few toasty, chewy, cakey bagels as if we didn’t live in the city of bagels itself!

By: Paula Keys

Paula Keys — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:10:24 +0000

Do all Vegetarians eat cheese? Ive recently omited meats and dairy from my diet and am going more raw. Probably 75% raw and 25% cooked. Just recently took at raw chef class here in Washington and absolutely loved it. After my bout with cancer 2 yrs ago I decided I had to change my diet and have a family of 4 living at home. My husband in Jewish and we do biblical kosher, but he still eats meat and I don’t. I try to buy all organic if possible, some things are ok though. Ive gotten him to eat more raw and I make green smoothies. They are great for getting more greens into us.

By: Uncle Marty

Uncle Marty — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:32:20 +0000

As I read your article about Montreal….and the bagels etc etc… I am sure you are a MONTREALAIS…down deep..

Uncle marty

By: feygele

feygele — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:20:29 +0000

I’ve been finding the local vegetarian-friendly cheese curds really salty this year. Which is sad. Oh, so sad. It gives the poutine at Pizza Pita (or the poutine I make at home) an extra zing that I’m just not interested in.

I miss my squeeky cheese!

By: Eric Schulmiller

Eric Schulmiller — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:54:47 +0000

I admit it. I’ve had access to the best of both, and I like Montreal bagels better than New York ones!

Like their NY counterparts, Montreal bagels are:

-toastable
-crusty AND chewy

but they edge their south-of-the-(US)border cousins by also being:
-slightly sweet
-just a tiny bit cakey like a good challah
-small enough to eat two in one sitting (thereby doubling your toppings variety potential).

There. I admitted it. That’s a load off of this New Yorker’s chest (and plate).

By: Rabbi Avi Finegold

Rabbi Avi Finegold — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:27:17 +0000

my grandfather actually had the first jewish operated dairy farm in canada, at Ste. Sophie……ahhh the jean talon market. Along with waldman’s for the freshest fish, these are the early food memories of my youth.