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For our final meal we decided on a blow-out dinner at the rustic and chic le Boeuf et le Cochon, where Quebecois chef Luc Roy brings fancy French peasant food to the Montreal masses by making it both comforting and extremely decadent. Like foie gras poutine with squeaky curds from his own dairy farm and seared duck breast with foraged chanterelles, all set amidst a simple room of rough-hewn beams and exposed brick.
After much deliberation, here's what we ended up ordering:
•seafood tower featuring crab legs, oysters, clams, shrimp, mussels, snails, and conch--- much of it culled from the nearby St. Lawrence River (The furry conch shell was a tad challenging.)
•foie gras poutine (The consensus was "disturbingly delicious".)
•two-pound lobster stuffed with fall vegetables and doused in Béarnaise (Lilly's favorite" "Can you make this for me on my birthday?" she asked between mouthfuls. I'll have to remember. It'll be a nice surprise.)
•hanger steak with a sidecar of mushroom Bordelaise (Trish's favorite. She's super into protein these days.)
•lamb shank with green lentils ("Unappealing color combo" was the verdict.)
•pouding chômeur (Warm, mapley heaven! New favorite dessert alert!)
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