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JEAN-TALON MARKET
Petit-Italie
Market
Ottawa, ON
Brooklyn, NY
San Francisco, CA
London, UK
Find | Shops & Markets - Montreal, QC
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BIRRI
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Avenue Henri Julien, Montreal, QC H2S 3S3, Canada
T: 514.277.1379
Petit-Italie
Produce
Consistent and high quality produce, nice people.
Who
Marc Cohen is the chef and co-owner of Lawrence in Montreal, Quebec.
Why
Originally from the U.K., Marc Cohen studied cooking at Leiths School of Food and Wine in London. After moving to Montreal, Marc was the chef and co-owner of The Sparrow before opening Lawrence in 2010. He does his own butchering for his nose-to-tail cooking.
Chef Marc Cohen | Recommendations
October 16, 2012
Photo Credit: Gabriel Couture
Lawrence Restaurant - Montreal, QC - Canada
FROMAGERIE HAMEL
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Avenue Henri Julien, Montreal, QC H2S 3S3, Canada
T: 514.277.1379
Petit-Italie
Cheeses
Great service and a good selection of local cheeses.
JARDIN SAUVAGES
Jean-Talon Market
7070 Avenue Henri Julien, Montreal, QC H2S 3S3, Canada
T: 514.277.1379
Petit-Italie
Mushrooms
Beautiful wild mushrooms, especially in the summer.
2491 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H3J 1N6, Canada
T: 514.935.6504 (make a reservation)
Little Burgundy
Steak / Seafood
Eat | Restaurants - Montreal, QC
They’re an institution. They’ve done a great deal for the Montreal dining scene. They have a huge reputation, but they still follow through with quality and consistency. They have interesting food without it being over-the-top, it’s honest and nicely executed.
SALLE A MANGER
Plateau-Mont-Royal
French
They do what they do well, it’s a comfortable place to eat, and the staff is really friendly. They care where they get their products and they do their own butchering. They’re not trying to show off and they’re not in love with themselves.
CAFE MYRIADE
Downtown
Coffee
Drink | Coffee - Montreal, QC
They provide us with our espresso and answers to our constant barrage of questions. We take our coffee service very seriously here and they are an amazing resource. The owner, Anthony, is one of the top baristas in the country and a great person.
THE WHALESBONE OYSTER HOUSE
430 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 1Y6, Canada
613.231.8569
Retail Shop
504 A Kent Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 2B9, Canada
T: 613.231.3474
Downtown
Seafood
It’s nice to work with a supplier that only provides responsibly sourced products. The product listing is small, but you can have confidence in their products. They also have a restaurant. They are nice people who you can actually speak to when you have questions, and they’ll do what they can to help you out. I prefer that to dealing with a supplier that has some carefully sourced products within a large listing of several other things that are not.
Eat | Restaurants - Ottawa, ON
TARTINE BAKERY
Mission
Bakery
Find | Bakery - San Francisco, CA
Pretty mind-blowing. A croissant made with nice butter, made by a human and probably baked within the hour. Super simple stuff but it’s kind of a revelation to eat something that you probably eat all the time, and then you eat this version and you’re like, ‘Oh, THIS is what that’s supposed to taste like…’
MISSION CHINESE FOOD
Mission
Chinese
They are careful about where they source things, which we don’t see too often for ethnic food. They use small farms, quality organic products where possible or justified, and they don’t brag about it or think that they’re doing something extra special. The dining room is like any other run-down Chinese restaurant, but the food is amazing. It’s unlike any other Chinese food I’ve ever eaten.
Eat | Restaurants - San Francisco, CA
MARLOW AND SONS
Williamsburg
American
Eat | Restaurants - Brooklyn, NY
They care about where they get their stuff, the menu is unpretentious, the atmosphere is fun.
MARLOW AND DAUGHTERS
Williamsburg
Butcher
I really like the butcher shop Marlow & Daughters.
Find | Shops & Markets - Brooklyn, NY
26 St John Street, London EC1M 4AY, United Kingdom
T: +44/(0)20.7251.0848 (make a reservation)
Farringdon
British / English
I keep coming back to that restaurant, but that’s really an example of that sort of cooking for me. St. John is extremely pared down; they use the best products they can find, they pair things really nicely, and they don’t mess around with the ingredients too much. There are two or three things on the plate. It’s so pared down that they have to do it perfectly; if they didn’t nail it, it would be like, seriously? Their cooking is confident and well executed.
MAGDALEN
152 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU, United Kingdom
T: +44/(0)20.7403.1342
Camberwell
British / French
The food is down to earth with gutsy flavors and elegant in style.
Eat | Restaurants - London, UK
