Au Pied de Cochon

In the previous posting, I said I would elaborate on the restaurant Au Pied de Cochon, our favorite restaurant in Montreal.

First: give yourself some time to watch Anthony Bourdain in his attempt to sample the menu. Even he almost died of a heart attack:



That said, here is the menu (I will explain what we ate below it):

Avec l'apéro Cromesquis de foie gras Saucissettes fumées marinées Langue dans le vinaigre Accras de morue Assiette de cochonnailles Entrées Langue de bison à l'estragon Verdure Tarte de tomates Soupe à l'oignon gratinée Mousse de foie de pintade Salade de croustillant de PDC Salade de Bleu, pommes, endives Salade de betteraves et chèvre Maquereau fumé à l'érable Tartare de bison Carpaccio de canard Rôti de porcelet Foie gras Tarte de foie gras cru au sel Foie gras tout nu Poutine au foie gras Hamburger de foie gras Foie gras aux pommes Terrine Foie gras au maïs Plogue à Champlain Tarte de boudin et foie gras au sel Duo de foie gras Cochon Boudin Maison Tarte de boudin Potée du PDC Pied de cochon Côte de cochon heureux La Coupe PDC (0.5 kg) PDC farci au foie gras Volaille Magret aux champignons Canard en conserve Pot au feu pour 2 Pintade pour 2 Bison & Cerf Champvallon Tartare Steak & frites Côtes levées Agneau Jarret d'agneau confit Abats Foie de cerf Rognons de cerf Pizza auz tripes Poisson Arrivage du jour de Nouvelle-écosse Les à-côtés Frites (au gras de canard) Poutine Purée de pommes de terre Purée du PDC	3.50 $ 3.50 $ 4.00 $ 6.00 $ 6.50 $ 5.50 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 $ 6.50 $ 7.00 $ 8.00 $ 8.50 $ 9.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.50 $ 11.00 $ 12.00 $ 19.00 $ 21.00 $ 23.00 $ 23.00 $ 23.00 $ 24.00 $ 24.00 $ 25.00 $ 28.00 $ 35.00 $ 12.50 $ 15.50 $ 19.00 $ 20.00 $ 21.00 $ 33.00 $ 45.00 $ 24.00 $ 36.00 $ 75.00 $ 80.00 $ 22.00 $ 23.00 $ 23.00 $ 25.00 $ 26.00 $ 14.00 $ 15.00 $ 25.00 $ p.m. 4.75 $ 7.00 $ 5.75 $ 7.50 $
Desserts Crème caramel Poire pochée et glace vanille Tarte au citron Glace vanille Pomme au four à l'érable Gâteau au fromage Crème brûlée Pouding chômeur Fondant au chocolat Pot de crème au chocolat noir tarte au sucre pour 2 Tarte aux fruits pour 2 tarte à l'érable pour 2 tarte aux pacanes pour 2 Churros à l'érable & Café Robidoux	4.75 $ 5.50 $ 5.75 $ 6.00 $ 6.00 $ 6.50 $ 7.00 $ 7.00 $ 8.00 $ 8.00 $ 10.00$ 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 12.00 $ 13.50 $
Boissons Boissons gazeuses Eau Eska plate Eau Eska pétillante Cafés Espresso, espresso allonge Espresso double Cappuccino Caffe latte infusions filtre Cafés alcolisés (supplément de 0,25$ décafféiné)	3.75 $ 6.00 $ 6.00 $ 2.75 $ 4.00 $ 3.75 $ 3.75 $ 2.25 $ 2.25 $ 8.00 $
Bières Pied de Cochon Griffon Extra Blonde Griffon Rousse St-Ambroise blonde St-Ambroise Stout Cream Ale Tuborg Moosehead Cidre du Minot	5 " " " " " 5.75 " 6

I had an oatmeal stout that isn't listed that was delicious and Canadian made.

We went in thinking it would be like Cochon in Nola. We enthusiastically scanned the list of nine foie gras appetizers, not knowing that each of which could easily serve as meal. We ordered foie gras tout nu and cochonnailles(an assortment of pork delicacies) to start. The foie gras came out as two 3/4 inch slabs (lightly seared) on a plate probably measuring 2.5 x 4 or 5 inches.

We could barely make it to the main course and for those of you who know us, that has never happened before.

I had the cassoulet (or about two delicious spoonfuls) and Billy had the PDC Melting Pot, a combination/sampling of several different dishes. These were beyond delicious but I was like a walking piece of foie gras at that point.

There was a couple seated next to us who obviously knew the chef. They ate appetizers like ours and then were served this large broiler pan sized heaping pile of meat -like 6 inches high. They dug in as is they hadn't eaten in days and polished it off with nothing left over. They were the tiniest little people, too. We felt pantsed by their gusto. When we engaged them in a conversation we found out that they are from Toronto and always come to Au Pied de Cochon, it also turned out that we had been bumped up to the room that they had reserved and cancelled at the hotel Gault because the group of people they were visiting with wanted to stay in the hip Plateau neighborhood rather than Old Montreal. Now that's a small world. Speaking of, did I mention that the concierge at The Hotel Gault used to be the concierge for the Ritz New Orleans before the storm?

We were very very pleased and almost comatose when we were finished with our hours long dining experience. We sat at the bar and watched the cooks which only added to our enjoyment. Ask for this seating arrangement when you make a reservation. And be ready to crawl home.