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| - Oh lovely lovely lov! How much do I lov thee? Counting the ways here first:
-utterly decadent avocado/mushroom carpaccio with savory crisps. There's a hint of truffle in there as well that is not overbearing. Although we were sharing this (my friend had the mac and cheese which I tasted but didn't lov, so I pretty much kept this plate in front of me the entire time), I might have, no I definitely did, eat the entire thing! Divine!
-Smoked. Beet. Sandwich. With. Pickles. WHAT? I thought I had given up beets forever after ODing on them on a juice fast but this sandwich is utterly incredible. I took a bite, intending only to taste it, but I ended up smashing in an entire half despite myself. Glad my friend could convince me to take a bite. What I loved was the smoky flavor mixed with the tang of pickles. The beets are thinly sliced and piled on and it was a pure lov affair for me.
-crispy giant juicy onion rings. Need I say more? OK, one thing: the creamy dipping sauce could use a kick... I'm a hot sauce fanatic and don't expect others to be, but say a smoky chipotle pepper might be added to spice things up?! Fireworks might ensue?!
As I mention above, not as much lov for the mac and cheese, but I'm a weirdo who doesn't lov mac and cheese at all. Lov's is good, don't get me wrong! The crispy kale makes it interesting & at an edible level so that it's not pure starch and creaminess (not the fault of any restaurant, this is purely a texture thing that doesn't appeal to yours, truly). So while I wouldn't order it again, I absolutely recommend it for mac and cheese lovahs!
No lov for the risotto. Sadly a bit bland and without much bite to the arborio. The salt I added still didn't help, but I'm not gonna dwell on the negative and leave it at that.
I so cannot wait to return to Montréal and get back to the Lov affair. It makes my little vegan heart so happy.
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