# Who wants to join me for dinner in Montreal on Tue., Aug. 1, 2012? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120 "2012-06-24T02:28:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120/1 "2012-06-24T02:28:33Z")
[Mods - not sure if this goes in Cafe Society or MPSIMS or what…] Supposing I were planning a trip - a pilgrimage, even - from NYC to Montreal in early August, specifically to visit the restaurant [Au Pied de Cochon](http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/). Even more specifically, to sample the _poutine au foie gras_ and “duck in a can” (_Canard en conserve_), preferably with a bottle of burgundy wine. And supposing further that the date for my visit to this restaurant, as yet to be reserved, was to be **Tuesday, August 1st, 2012** , at around 8pm. Who’d be up for joining me? I haven’t yet reserved my table (hopefully they’re not fully booked a month and a half in advance for a Tuesday night) because I hate to dine alone. It’s depressing. But I’ll be traveling alone, so I’ll do it if I have to… But I’d prefer some company, and internet boardmates are at least one cut above total strangers! And if cost is an issue (I can see the place is not like going to St-Hubert), I am willing to cover one or two people to be company. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120/2 "2012-06-24T03:23:43Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > [Mods - not sure if this goes in Cafe Society or MPSIMS or what…] MPSIMS, so I’ve moved it thither. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120/3 "2012-06-24T19:27:18Z")
I’d love to join you, but I’m a thousand miles away and lack the resources to get there. Send me an airline ticket and spring for a hotel room for a night or two and I’m all yours. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![crazydoglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@crazydoglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazydoglady)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120/4 "2012-06-24T19:52:07Z")
Ha, I saw this thread and thought “well I won’t be in town on the firstof August, but I should reply anyway to recommend Au Pied De Cochon”. It’s right around the block from my house and I’ve had the good fortune to eat there a few times, usually with visitors who spend the rest of the trip wondering how it is we are not all massively obese. I’d advise to make a booking ASAP seeing as you’re coming from NYC - walkins are possible on weeknights, especially for parties of 1, but it is the height of summer and this place is extremely popular. To others who may be here for Aug 1: jump on this! Au Pied de Cochon is a one of a kind and completey unpretentious place, one of Anthony Bourdain’s top 5 in the world. Bring you statins! ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120/5 "2012-06-27T14:08:45Z")
Well no takers yet, so I guess I’ll make it a solo venture after all. According to [Chowhound](http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/424558) the vibe is quite casual and boisterous. There is seating at the bar for people eating alone, perhaps I wouldn’t need reservations for that (and perhaps they don’t take reservations for solo people at the bar). ---
**Author:** ![Capt\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-join-me-for-dinner-in-montreal-on-tue-aug-1-2012/626120/6 "2012-06-27T14:54:14Z")
Man I wish I could go, love Montreal and the restaurant sounds fab. Enjoy **CAPT**