Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Phong, We had dinner at both Schwartz's and Ben's last summer when we visited Montreal. To keep this on topic: I'll bet you didn't get any photo's of the interior of either establishment? BTW, Schwartz's reputation as having the best smoked meat in Montreal is well earned in my opinion. Regards, Greg Phong wrote: >LOL. SNL, Canadian version. >"Coke" >"No Coke. Cherry Coke" > >Lots of the SNL types came from Canada. >Up until a few weeks ago, I had an office right >across from Ben's on Maisonneuve, so ate there >a lot. The servers there don't insult you as much >as ignore you. They move, or rather seem to float >thru the air, looking like remnants from the 40's >in a ghost movie, befitting the decor. >I too prefer Schwartz's to Ben's. > >- Phong > >NO ARCHIVE > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of frank >>theriault >>Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:57 PM >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Schwartz' was:Quebecois? - Freedom Fries >>[OFF-TOPIC] >> >> >>Hi, Phong, >> >>Yeah, because it just isn't the same if you don't get insulted by >>the waiter in >>person. >> >>I remember the first time I went to Schwartz', and asked for a lean smoked >>meat. "You don't want lean, you want regular", says the waiter. >> >>"No, I want lean", says I. >> >>"I've never seen you here before", he says, "I bet you like lean at Ben's. >>Here, we make smoke meat the old fashioned way. It's dryer. You >>need the fat >>to make it moist. I'll bring you a regular." >> >>"I'll have fries and a coke with that". >> >>"Fries and a cherry coke", he says. >> >>"No, a coke," I said. >> >>"Trust me," he says. >> >>He was right, of course. >> >>cheers, >>frank >> >>Phong wrote: >> >> >> >>><snip>I like poutine too, with smoked meat, from Schwartz's. >>>No make that at Schwartz's. >>> >>>Cheers, >>> >>>- Phong >>> >>>NO ARCHIVE >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>> >>-- >>"Jazz is about capturing the moment" >>-Herbie Hancock >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >> > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html