# Montréal Sugardope **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149 "2003-01-07T15:38:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/41 "2003-01-10T04:28:26Z")
I hope I can finally make to a Dopefest one of these times… ---
**Author:** ![badmana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@badmana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badmana)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/42 "2003-01-10T19:06:03Z")
As long as I don’t need to be able to speak french, I might be able to make it. Haven’t been to Montreal for a while. My SO and myself might be able to make it together, or just me. I can also ferry up fellow travellers to Montreal from Toronto in my trusty Matrix. Although all speeding tickets are to be split between all occupants 😃 😃 😃 I’ll probably do the tourist thing and get a nice hotel room. I can share if my SO doesn’t come with me, and if you don’t mind my snoring 😛 Since I look to be the “newest newbie” here, does that mean I need to bring my stake-proof shirt and asbestos underwear for the sacrifice? ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/43 "2003-01-10T20:34:59Z")
Mapquest sez it’s only six hours, 55 minutes from Lewiston to Montreal. I may have to add “Montreal” to “San Diego” and “Philadelphia” on my list of “Dopefests I have known…” ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/44 "2003-01-11T20:17:13Z")
I guess we’re all good with the weekend of March 21 - 23. 🙂 **detop** , do you have a particular cabane à sucre in mind? We’ll have to reserve for a group once we know how many are coming, which brings me to… \*\*Who’s _actually_ coming? \*\* Any resto suggestions for a late, light Saturday dinner? Sunday activities? Friday night? ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/45 "2003-01-12T00:47:47Z")
Ok, if it’s the 21st, I can’t come. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/46 "2003-01-12T06:17:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by racinchikki \* > \*\*My mother (she gets to call the shots because I haven’t moved out yet) won’t let me go to Montreal unless I bring someone else with me. \*\* Well _technically_ if I show up at your place and we go from there to the dopefest you will be bringing someone with you. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/47 "2003-01-12T17:05:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eonwe \* > \*\ ***Swiddles** , the Hebrew National dude on Church St. is cooking his hot dogs in maple syrup, or at least he was the last time I got one there, two months ago. \*\* Part of me is horrified by that guy (meat from a cart is never a good idea in my book…I know the guy who works for the owner, the redheaded kid. He’s nutty…) and part of me is enraged that I didn’t come up with the idea of selling cheap meat to drunken frat boys. Feh. As far as the mystery of the hotdogs in maple, it was definately still in sap form, as we were also given cups of it to drink, and the grownups were given sanka made with maple sap. All of which had been contaminated with hotdogs. Welcome to small town Vermont. (count me in for the time being, but if I get another job then all bets are off…) ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/48 "2003-01-12T17:11:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eonwe \* > \*\ ***Swiddles** , the Hebrew National dude on Church St. is cooking his hot dogs in maple syrup, or at least he was the last time I got one there, two months ago. \*\* Part of me is horrified by that guy (meat from a cart is never a good idea in my book…I know the guy who works for the owner, the redheaded kid. He’s nutty…) and part of me is enraged that I didn’t come up with the idea of selling cheap meat to drunken frat boys. Feh. As far as the mystery of the hotdogs in maple, it was definately still in sap form, as we were also given cups of it to drink, and the grownups were given sanka made with maple sap. All of which had been contaminated with hotdogs. Welcome to small town Vermont. (count me in for the time being, but if I get another job then all bets are off…) ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/49 "2003-01-12T17:15:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by clayton\_e \* > \*\*Well _technically_ if I show up at your place and we go from there to the dopefest you will be bringing someone with you. \*\* But that means you’d have to drive all the way down to my house, then all the way back up north. Maybe I’ll ask Crazy Tony. He’d be up for Canada, and fine with the idea of meeting a bunch of people from That Crazy Intraweb. ---
**Author:** ![Venoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Venoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venoma)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/50 "2003-01-12T18:39:34Z")
meh. Wish I could come 😉 I’m drooling already! ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/51 "2003-01-12T20:35:02Z")
**Swiddles** , you mean E\*\*\*\*, with long red hair? I lived next door from him in the dorms at UVM for a year. He _is_ nutty. I bump into him occasionally. Nice guy, but very very intense. Good in small doses. 🙂 He seems to know everybody. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/52 "2003-01-13T01:17:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scott evil \* > \*\*I guess we’re all good with the weekend of March 21 - 23. 🙂 > > **detop** , do you have a particular cabane à sucre in mind? We’ll have to reserve for a group once we know how many are coming, which brings me to… > > \*\*Who’s _actually_ coming? \*\* > > Any resto suggestions for a late, light Saturday dinner? Sunday activities? Friday night? \*\* Sorry for the late answer. It’s the first time since Friday morning that I have been able to get online (my roommate hogged the computer). To answer your question **scott** , no I haven’t chosen one yet. I have been looking at several ones though and inquiring about other possibilities though. Also I would like thoser posting with their intention to attend to indicate which week-end would be better. We already know that **racin** would prefer the 15-16, while **Swiddles** would prefer the 22-23. The sooner we know the better planification we could make. As for restaurant suggestions, I have no ideas for the time being (maybe Le Commensal, a vegetarian restaurant where you pay by the gram). ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/53 "2003-01-13T14:10:52Z")
I can make the 22-23, but not the 15-16 weekend. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/54 "2003-01-13T15:08:47Z")
Is that a vegetarian restaurant or a Dutch “cafe”? There’s only one thing usually bought by the gram … heh… anyway, the 22-23 weekend is better for me… ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/55 "2003-01-15T03:09:20Z")
I guess I’m outvoted. Have fun, guys. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/56 "2003-01-15T03:20:25Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Eonwe \* > **Swiddles, you mean E** _\*, with long red hair? I lived next door from him in the dorms at UVM for a year. He _is_ nutty. I bump into him occasionally. Nice guy, but very very intense. Good in small doses. 🙂 > > He seems to know everybody. \*\* [BurlingtonGossip]It’s all coming back to me now, I think we already had this discussion. About how odd that guy is. I just ran into him the other day, he says he’s gonna propose to his girlfriend, who should get a metal for putting up with him for this long. Don’t tell her. [/Burlington Gossip] FWIW, I know a fantastic Dim Sum place in China Town. But I seem to think that already happened at the last MontreDope, the one I missed. I’m all for the vegetarian place. Hi, I’m Swiddles and I’ve been meat-free for 7 years. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/57 "2003-01-15T15:03:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles \* > FWIW, I know a fantastic Dim Sum place in China Town. But I seem to think that already happened at the last MontreDope, the one I missed. I missed the last one, too, and I’m always up for Dim Sum. Can’t get it around here. > [@](#): > > I’m all for the vegetarian place. Hi, I’m Swiddles and I’ve been meat-free for 7 years. [sub]:must resist innuendo…must resist innuendo:[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/58 "2003-01-15T16:04:04Z")
So I’ve tentatively chosen a place : http://english.montrealplus.ca/profile/451987/. Since we have at least one vegetarian, I would like to point out that usual sugaringe off fare involves lots of meat, usually pork-based. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/59 "2003-01-15T16:07:36Z")
Oops sorry for the link. Let’s hope this one works. [http://english.montrealplus.ca/profile/451987/](http://english.montrealplus.ca/profile/451987/) ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149/60 "2003-01-15T16:29:47Z")
Here a link to [Cabane à sucre l’Hermine](http://www.hermine.qc.ca/), including a menu. Of course, it’s in French, so I can only figure out some of what they offer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-sugardope/147149.md?page=4)