She's come up to visit a couple of times, so we have a few things that we want to do, though really this trip is going to be all about food, booze, coffee and hanging out with friends. When I say food, I really do mean food, but she is all about the Jean Talon market. We're going to go out for dinner tonight as I have to work till 9 (and I really want to introduce her to Kiss Japanese Grill, though that is also as much about getting her to drink Sake), but tomorrow is going to be all about home cooking.
A couple of years ago, we got her a copy of The Market Chronicles by Susan Semanak for Christmas. She had come up the previous spring and fallen in love with Jean Talon and since she loves to cook, we thought she'd like it. Great little bits of history, with beautiful photos, and really good recipes. I had a hard time mailing out the book (it's pretty!!) so my husband got me one for Christmas too. Wasn't that nice?! What I love is going up there now to shop and seeing the people who have made their lives in bringing fresh, local (and sometimes not so local) and seasonal produce to Montrealers. and guests; knowing a bit about their stories makes shopping there somehow a little more like family.
Okay, so I am going to put the finishing touches on to the parsnip cake I made for her, and then off to work, then sake!!!
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