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During my trip to WorldCon in Montreal, a group of ten of us made our way to Au Pied de Cochon. We were a group from around the world: the UK, Israel, Australia, Seattle, the Bay Area. It was an amazing group and it led to fantastic conversation. The place is much smaller than I expected, but it was rough, not at all polished. There were visible boxes of stuff all over the place. That's a nice touch. it makes it feel less refined, which makes the food even better.
We had a huge selection of stuff. My extremely tall buddy Niall had the Bison Rib. it looked like it would tip over the Flintstone's car for sure. The Lovely & Talented Linda had the Hot Pot. It was amazing. We had Duck in a Can, Duck Carpaccio, the fried cubes of fois gras, amazing poutine and I had a Shepard's Pie.
My first bite and I nearly cried.
No, seriously, it was that good. I had to stop, set down my fork and let myself get centered. I couldn't show weakness in front of the Brits. They may just try and run us over again. I loved the potatoes, the light cheese, the meat. It was all so perfect together.
I absolutely loved it all. I couldn't speed through it. I had to go slow, had to come around slowly, take every bite, let it roll around. It was fantastic.
I kept saying "this is the most amazing meal of my life" and it was
The only downside to this place is that it gets crowded and noisy. The night I was there we were joined by Connie Willis, George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois and the folks from Locus Magazine. It was loud enough that we had trouble hearing our own conversaations.
But no words were needed: it was the most amazing meal of my life.
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