The blanket scarf and Montreal - Things we ate

 

 

 

Sunnies: Vince Camuto (option) | Scarf: Zara (option) | Dress: Bailey 44 | Booties: Hinge

This is what I wore yesterday in Montreal. As I said before - the husband had a work conference to go to. I was meeting him for a reception after the conference was over yesterday, so I wanted to make sure I packed something other than jeans that would be appropriate for a work reception. This dress was the perfect canvas for layering - I ended up adding my oxblood moto jacket for extra warmth. 

I am extra obsessed with this scarf! I bought an H&M dupe to the infamous Zara scarf last year, which spawned my scarf tying obsession as seen here with video tutorial here. A few weeks go, I browsed Zara's website to see if they had any current versions of the infamous scarf, and when I saw this burgundy version, I ordered it without another thought! It truly is a blanket scarf - it's a square shape, so it's even easier to tie than the other plaid one from H&M. Below is the graphic showing how I tied today's scarf.

 

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And to finish out my little recap of Montreal (part 1 here), I thought I would entice you with all the yummy things we ate on our trip. It's so great that we didn't have a car and just walked everywhere because I certainly needed to walk off the calories! For reals!

 

Our room wasn't quite ready when we came to check in at the hotel, so we had a couple cocktails in the hotel restaurant along with a snack. I lovvvvvve French onion soup, so you know I have to try it in an actual French city! And holy crap it was amazing!

Everyone kept telling us we *had* to go to Poutineville, so naturally, we obliged. For those that don't know what Poutine is - it's basically potatoes (or fries) topped with gravy and cheese curds plus whatever other topping you want. Comfort food at its finest! I'm a purest, so I just got their house special which was everything I listed above plus braised beef. It was amazing, to say the least.

  

We ate at a brunch place called Le Cartet for brunch on Sunday. I love me some brunch, and the husband knows this, so he found this place on Yelp, which got excellent reviews, and I now know why! I ordered the L'Atlantique, which is basically smoked salmon served 3 ways - with scrambled eggs, with cream cheese on half a bagel, and then as a salmon cake (like a crabcake but with salmon instead.) Uh yeah, delicious, and I died.

 

Our dinner reservations on Sunday weren't until 8pm, and since we had two free cocktails to use at the hotel, we had a couple of rounds of drinks at the hotel restaurant (called Suite 701) and snacked on this cheese platter. Also, I would not be surprised if I alone have eaten 23 loaves of bread since I've been here. Bread and butter is my weakness. 

 

We made reservations at Gibby's, which is a steakhouse. I am kicking myself for not taking a pic of my food - I ended up not getting steak, instead I ordered the Scampi which was about 3 small lobster tails served over some rice pilaf and a side of asparagus. Yes, I love my seafood. It was interesting though because as you wait, they not only served us bread, but also homemade pickles and a side of bacon bits. Don't mind if I do!

 

I was flying solo for lunch yesterday since the husband had his conference, so I went ahead and just ate at the hotel restaurant again. I know, not really adventurous, but I really didn't have time to go venture out, unfortunately. It's ok though because on top of eating MORE bread and butter, I had some pork tacos and creme brulee that actually had chocolate chips in it. 

For our last dinner, I was wanting some smaller bites since everything we had been eating so far was so heavy. The concierge told us about a new tapas place that was getting some good reviews, so we decided to try it. It was called Tapas 24. It was excellent! Definitely a great way to finish off our eating tour of Montreal! Clockwise from top left you are seeing: Croquette stuffed with meat and potatoes, fried eggs with chorizo and potatoes, fries with aioli and brava sauce, two kinds of oysters, chocolate fritters, boneless chicken wings.

Do you see why I'm worried about calories!?? It's been such a fun and productive trip! Glad we were able to cram so much stuff in just a handful of days! Yesterday I recapped the places we saw. Today I recapped the things we ate. Naturally, the only thing left to recap is everything I packed and what I wore. Hope you'll be back to finish off this mini vacation series!

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