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| - Celebrity sightings and amazing brunch - had to make sure I really left NYC....
On our last day of a long-weekend visit to Montreal my boyfriend and I decided to find a nice Sunday brunch spot. I found Lawrence here on Yelp and we headed to Mile End.
The neighborhood looked deserted when we arrived, but we quickly realized that everyone was at Lawrence already. We waited patiently in a café across the street, and a quick 45 minutes later we had the option of a seat at the bar, or a cozy 4-seater in the corner next to two girls fervently gossiping in French. We're no strangers to close dining quarters, and chose the table.
We quickly ordered some Bloody Marys (hair of the dog), and I insisted that we start by sharing a scone with jam and clotted cream. YUM.
After putting the order in, our eyes simultaneously wandered over to the bar (probably impatiently awaiting our drinks), and landed on...Spiderman! I was SO close to being seated right next to Tobey Maguire. There's something so much more exciting about seeing a celebrity outside of NYC, and I was instantly annoyed at our seating choice. The Bloody Marys and scone made up for it though, two good decisions outweighing the bad one.
For mains I ordered kedgeree, a fried rice dish with ham, plum tomatoes, hard boiled eggs and other goodies all mixed together. It was savory and comforting. Boyfriend ordered something similar that had shredded meat (pulled pork maybe?), potatoes, hard boiled eggs, and a delicious sardine sauce. This might have been better than New York brunch. Just maybe.
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