Dave Cook

Eating In Translation examines interesting, usually inexpensive food in and around New York, and occasionally farther afield.

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Camerise is something "like a blueberry" the counterwoman explained; in Quebec the fruit is also called haskap and various honeysuckle names. The complex flavor of camerise sorbet evokes raspberry and currant, too; vanilla ice cream is an apt foil. At Havres aux Glaces, Montreal.

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Knife and fork really is the way to go: a pair of Michigan hot dogs, accompanied by first one, then the other, of the house spruce beers, at Paul Patates, Montreal

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A basket of Bancroft apples — when maple is all around, it's nice to have something tart, even sour, close at hand — at Les Vergers Alain Dauphinais, Marché Atwater, Montreal. Also shown: the farm's eye-catching display of pumpkins and squashes.

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Nigiri foie gras atop maple-flavored sushi rice, Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal

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"Kimmel" was the name on the sign behind the counter; "carvi" was printed on my receipt. If, like me, you speak little Yiddish and French, "caraway" will also do. At Fairmount Bagel, Montreal

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"This is the one-day coffee shop for Paul's birthday," a present to himself and an invitation to friends and passersby, Dans l'Espace, Montreal

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Poutine à la Schwartz's, topped with smoked-meat trimmings, and several hand-painted murals a short walk from Schwartz's Deli, Montreal

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Not only for seafood lovers: a particularly elegant example of an "only rain down the drain" storm-sewer grate, reminding us to protect the health of our waterways, Montreal

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Fèves au lard are the namesake baked beans included in every breakfast combo (mine: eggs, potatoes, cold roast pork, bread toasted on the stovetop) at La Binerie Mont-Royal. More: a slice of the house tourtière, or meat pie; pouding chômeur, "poor man's pudding."

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The season finale of the Indonesian bazaar at Masjid al-Hikmah highlights my roundup of New York area food events for late October: https://t.co/tEKfXNQ4CS

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A chocolate-cassis soft-serve twist, enjoyed on the warm last weekend of the season at Iconoglace, Montreal

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A smoked meat sandwich outside Lester's Deli, Montreal. Also shown, not far away: artwork on the supports for a roadway overpass that shelters a sprawling recreation area. The southern end is devoted to quiet relaxation; the northern end hosts a skatepark.

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A rosemary and sea salt bagel, more sweet than salty, from St-Viateur Bagel, Montreal. Also shown: a nearby bagel prohibition zone; seating carved out for passers-by.

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Lambi grillé, Haitian-style grilled conch, 3 Pierres 1 Feu, Marché Jean-Talon, Montreal

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Artwork in or near Marché Jean-Talon, Montreal: I Choose to Dance (Laurence Petit, 2026), a sidewalk mosaic; mushrooms at the stall of Eric & Pendy L'Écuyer; a portrait in produce at Épices de Cru; a shaved-ice cart (Yrvelt Charles, 2025) at 3 Pierres 1 Feu, my lunch destination.

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Maple, maple everywhere: a cake square from La Fourneé des Sucreries de l'Erable, Marché Jean-Talon, Montreal

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At dawn: a portion of the namesake Breton "butter cake" at Au Kouign-Amann, Montreal, and a mural across the way

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A pair of locally brewed Boréale beers from Variété Plus du Mont Royal, a dep convenient to my hotel after the long train ride (from which I've already returned) to Montreal

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Burmese, Egyptian, Greek, Indonesian, West African, and a rare opportunity to enjoy Panamanian bofe con hojaldre (shown) https://t.co/IetQpa4BQq

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An exceptional nam khao with pickled pork — exceptional, even after I'd chowed down on a plate of grilled sai oua — at the Lao pop-up Heunkuoa, at Greenpoint, Brooklyn bar Troost, 1011 Manhattan Ave. The pop-up returns today, October 3, 4:30 till sold out.
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