Montreal's Best Restaurants [Paperback]

Byron Ayanoglu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 2000

Restaurant critic and food guru Byron Ayanoglu recommends Montreal's best restaurants--only for those which feature a compelling blend of great food and professional, caring service. These are restaurants to visit and visit again.

My most sacred restaurant-scouting duty is to the reader, not the restaurant. My task is to provide informed, unprejudiced, uninfluenced reports. And of all the criteria--décor, service, wine list, cachet--it is the food that I try to judge most carefully.

FEATURES:
- Quick-reference capsule reviews
- Major reviews
- Comprehensive indexes
- Complete information on each restaurant

As an added attraction, Byron Ayanoglu awards "Byrons" for outstanding achievement in Montreal eateries, including Best Antipasti, Best Dim Sum, Best Grilled Fish, Best Chocolate Dessert, Best Terrace, and (even) Best Toilet.

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About the Author

Byron Ayanoglu is the author of Eating My Words (Véhicule) and four cookbooks. He was the controversial food writer / restaurant critic for Toronto's Now magazine, and most recently the critic for the Montreal Gazette.

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Vehicule Press; 1st edition (January 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550651307
• ISBN-13: 978-1550651300
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,965,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Byron Ayanoglu, known as "food-god" among his Hollywood fans, has written fifteen food-related books, including cookbooks, novels and memoirs. He has worked as food-journalist (restaurant reviewer/cuisine commentator/culinary traveling) for thirty years, and eaten his way around the globe. He has always shared his prandial pleasures with his readers if not necessarily his food. He has worked as private chef to the famous (Mick Jagger; Robert De Niro) and the powerful (the Annenberg family) and has been set-caterer to great films (Sergio Leoni's Once Upon A Time in America). Born in Istanbul he grew up in Canada but never quite got used to the winters of his adopted land.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have reference book, April 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Montreal's Best Restaurants (Paperback)

You need this book if you want to know where to eat in Montreal. This book was indispensable when we visited there. Also tells you which are "off-license", or BYOB and let you bring your own wine. The author gives detailed descriptions of the atmosphere, room and cuisine in reviews that run 3-5 pages. Capsule reviews in the front of the book are informative when you don't have time to read the full review.