Montreal Culinary Event Not to be Missed

Some of the best restaurants in the Old Port will be offering Prix Fixe menus at drastically reduced prices from January 12-31. I took advantage of Happening Gourmand last year and tried Méchant Boeuf for the first time. It was great. I've already reserved two restaurants for this year. Check out the press release below.

Second Annual Happening Gourmand Features $17, $22 or $27
Prix-Fixe Menus at Eight Old Montreal Restaurants

MONTREAL, QC, January 7, 2009 – Back by popular demand, the second
annual Happening Gourmand will run January 12 to 31, 2009. Inspired by
New York’s famed Restaurant Week, Happening Gourmand offers restaurant goers the chance to enjoy $17, $22 or $27 prix-fixe dinners at eight diverse
establishments throughout Old Montreal. Additional details and restaurant
menus are available at www.happeninggourmand.com.

“Response to the first Happening Gourmand was so overwhelming, we
decided to extend the second edition by an extra week,” said Dimitri
Antonopoulos, Vice President of Marketing, Hotels and Restaurant
Development for the Antonopoulos Group. “And as guests save more than 40
per cent off the bill, now is the perfect time to explore some of Old Montreal’s
exceptional trendy and fine dining options.”

For three weeks in January, diners may take advantage of $17 dinner menus
at Galianos, Narcisse Bistro + Bar à vin, and Suite 701; $22 menus at
Méchant Boeuf Bar & Brasserie, Modavie Restaurant Wine Bar and the
Restaurant du Vieux-Port Steakhouse; and $27 menus at Aix Cuisine du
Terroir and Verses Restaurant.

The tempting three-course menus will showcase the specialties of each
restaurant—from Roasted Quebec Duck Breast or Beef Bavette with Bordelais
Sauce to Striped Bass with Lemon Sauce or Deer Spare Rib with Barley
Risotto. Menus will feature a choice of at least two entrées, three main
courses and two desserts. Beverages, taxes and gratuities are extra.

Reservations are strongly recommended. Paid parking is accessible near all
participating restaurants, with valet parking available at Aix Cuisine du
Terroir, Méchant Boeuf, Narcisse, the Restaurant du Vieux-Port Steakhouse,
Suite 701 and Verses upon request. For additional restaurant contact details
or menus, please visit www.happeninggourmand.com.