Upstate NY spots for pout

Check it out! On A Taste of Upstate New York, there is a list of 14 spots to found our beloved poutine. Here's da link. NewYorkUpstate.com

Poutine lip balm?

Now I've seen everything!

To see the link, click here.

Poutine in England

From MTLBLOG, check out this Montrealer who introduced poutine to the British -- and it's an instant hit. Click here to read more.

The Iron Skillet

Review courtesy of Matt, trying a poutine offered as a dessert. Here's what he thought:

Funnel Cake Fry Poutine (Dessert Poutine)

Funnel Cake Fries - Crispy exterior; fluffy, warm interior.

Cream Cheese Curds - Grated frozen cheesecake, melt in your mouth.

Butterscotch "Gravy" - Not too sweet, under fries.

Cinnamon powdered on top - not overpowering, base of flavour.

Raspberry Sauce Garnish - Provides well-needed colour, real raspberries (seeds), nice and sweet.

5/5 curds, left me wanting more.

The Iron Skillet Restaurant & Pub, 20 Balsam Rd. Collingwood, ON
Phone: 705-444-5804
www.theironskillet.ca

M&M poutine

My cousin sent me this pic but she didn't buy it. Has anyone tried this yet? Do let me know if you do. Inquiring minds want to know!

The Daily Planet

Another Vermont-area review from Marcia. Thanks for this!

 Spurred by our success the previous night, the five of us shared a DUCK CONFIT POUTINE for an appetizer at The Daily Planet, a chic little restaurant in Burlington, Vermont.

We were a little disappointed. The hand-cut “frites” were sweet potato (I love the fact that they are called “frites” on the menu), which didn’t have the heft or crunch to sustain the toppings, which included a small-ish schmear of duck confit (if you can shmear a confit, that is), as well as a gravy with “rosemary and candy cap”… being too embarrassed to ask what that was all about, we just ate it. Turns out that they are mushrooms (according to Wikipedia – “Candy cap or curry milkcap is the English-language common name for several closely related edible species of Lactarius; L. camphoratus, L. fragilis, and L. rubidus. These mushrooms are valued for their highly aromatic qualities and are used culinarily as a flavoring rather than as a vegetable.”). Well, we didn’t get the highly aromatic qualities since there was a lot of rosemary as well, but the gravy was very tasty... And the “curds” … again – Vermont cheddar, no squeak. But not a bad effort. We all decided if we went back to this restaurant, we’d explore the menu further and skip a poutine revisit. But, we all recommend that if you have a hankering for a more exotic poutine, you give it a try.

I would give it a 4 out or 5 curds

15 Center Street, Burlington VT

802-862-9647

Website: dailyplanetvt.com

Waterworks Food and Bistro

Lucky us! Reviewer Marcia visited Vermont on a poutine discovery trip and found two worthy contenders. These are our first reviews from that state.Thanks for the reviews Marcia!

 Our group decided to split a LAMB AND MUSHROOM POUTINE WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE CURDS as an appetizer at this lovely river-side restaurant in Winooski, Vermont. Of the five participants, I think I was the only one who had any prior experience with poutine, but everyone was game to try it. And, what a great choice! 

The fries were hot, thin and crispy with a hint of garlic, the gravy was (as they always say on the TV Food Network) unctuous, which is a fancy food word for thick, creamy and tasty. The ground lamb was great… but then there were the curds. Cheddar cheese! Poutine aficionados would likely have scoffed at them – no squeak to be heard (and it wasn’t just because the restaurant was extremely noisy)… they just weren’t the squeaking type of curd. But they were delicious… and the whole plate of poutine disappeared before the fries had a chance to get cold.

I would give it 5 out of 5 curds!

20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski VT

802-497-3525

Website: waterworksvt.com/

Poutine flavoured sausages

Okay, now they've thought of everything! My friend Jen saw poutine flavoured sausages by Johnsonville in Newfoundland this week. I haven't seen them here but am anxious to give them a try. Anyone out there try them? Lemme know!

Bon Appetit's Poutine Burger

Bon Appetit's online feed featured a recipe for a poutine burger. For the link, click here.
If you make it, let us know how it tastes! Looks amazing.

Poutine Anonymous

Check out this very fun site with cheeky reviews of poutine, mostly in southwestern Ontario at this point, but I bet Poutine Anonymous will spread out and taste a poutine near you real soon! Here's the link:poutineanonymous.weebly.com

Pirogi poutine, anyone?

Cunningham's in downtown Ste Anne de Bellevue, QC offers a pirogi poutine.
A friend sent me this menu card and hasn't tried it yet but threatens to next time.
Would you try it?

Poutine at White House State Dinner

Prime minister Trudeau and President Barack Obama dined on many tasty things last night at the state dinner held at the White House with one of the offerings being poutine! Poutine has gone high brow! To see the link to this page click here.

Wedding cake poutine, anyone?

I love poutine, but seriously?

Red Star Tavern

Our reviewer Jack D'Mestiere was none too pleased when he spied this poutine.
His review is brief.

If you would like to go to the only place that serves poutine where the cook apparently has never had or seen poutine, this is your place...

His rating? You guessed it. 0 out of a possible 0 curds.

I mean, come one, how could you even call this poutine?

Red Star Tavern, 503 SW Alder St., Portland, OR 97204
Tel: 503-222-0005

Website: redstartavern.com

Fromagerie St. Albert - Poutine Week

 Yesterday, we headed over to St. Albert, Ontario, to the St. Albert Cheese Factory.

 Several years ago, the factory was destroyed by fire so it was rebuilt and they added a huge restaurant and gift shop.

 It was Poutine Week, so we figured it was a good chance to try a few different pouts!

 We missed the poutine eating contest by only a few hours.

Richard tried the Italian poutine which came with Italian sausage.

 I went for the Montreal smoked meat poutine. The meat was delicious but for me, there was too much added smoked meat spice added on top.

 Richard was shocked but I added a bit of mustard to the pout. That meat was great and it needed the hit.

Our final analysis? The fries were too soggy and not crisp enough. But the gravy was tasty and good and hot. And the curds? Best and freshest ever, natch. We gave them both a 4 out of a possible 5 curds. Extra points for the recyclable cardboard serving box. I guess that boosts them to a 4.5 out of 5.

St. Albert Cheese Co-op, 150 St. Paul St., St. Albert, ON K0A 3C0

Tel: 613-987-2872  Toll free: 1-800-465-1553

Website: fromagestalbert.com

Poutine for each province & territory

Check out Food Network Canada's "Great Canadian Cookbook" where they feature a poutine for each province and territory. Neat! The link is here.

Poutine Pizza anyone?

From MTLBlog, could this be the new trend? Poutine pizza? Lemme know what you think. To read the blog click here.

Big Boy Shawarma

 The first poutine of the year? A shawarma poutine at Big Boy Shawarma in Hawkesbury, Ontario.

 My dining partner chose the somewhat healthier fare.

I threw caution to the wind, and tried Big Boy's shawarma poutine which is garlic roasted potatoes, chicken and beef shaved off a hot spit and melted mozzarella.

Okay, so it's not exactly a classic poutine. No fries? No curds? True! But it was darn yummy! I can't rate it like the other poutines on this site, but if you want something sorta, kinda like a poutine, that's very filling (two can share this baby), I'd give it a thumbs up.

Big Boy Sharwarma, 452 County Rd 15, Unit 30, Hawkesbury, ON
Tel: 613-676-4556