De La Rue aux Etoiles – The Burgers
Howdy!
Last night I participated in the Dans La Rue fundraiser, De La Rue aux Etoiles as a judge because they were serving burgers. Or so I was told. In fact it was a phenomenal event, basically a cocktail dinatoire (doesn’t it sound much better in French?) where they served a bunch of appetizers (or as is the current style, tapas) that just so happened to be on a bun.
Thankfully, no one called them sliders. After 10 of them, I was just a tad stuffed.
We (Ryk ‘E Coli’ Edelstein, Jean-Philippe Tastet, Lesley Chesterman and Peter Iliopoulos) were served our burgers without knowing which restaurant made them. Although in certain cases it was fairly easy to identify a certain chef’s handiwork, however in other cases we were completely and utterly wrong.
From Le Boucan: A Jalapeño smoked burger. Stuffed smoked jalapeño wrapped in bacon and served in a bun with homemade condiments
From Le Boucan: A Jalapeño smoked burger. Stuffed smoked jalapeño wrapped in bacon and served in a bun with homemade condiments
From Barroco; a pork and truffle burger. Braised pork served on a homemade bun, topped with peppercorn pecorino cheese and a truffle and cauliflower remoulade
From Barroco; a pork and truffle burger. Braised pork served on a homemade bun, topped with peppercorn pecorino cheese and a truffle and cauliflower remoulade
From Le St-Urbain: An Osso bucco burger. Braised veal shank burger on a smoked duck fat and pecorino bun
From Le St-Urbain: An Osso bucco burger. Braised veal shank burger on a smoked duck fat and pecorino bun
From Le grain de sel: A boudin mini-hamburger with banana chutney, aioli, chocolate and ancho chiles
From Le grain de sel: A boudin mini-hamburger with banana chutney, aioli, chocolate and ancho chiles
From Pintxo: Foie gras burger
From Pintxo: Foie gras burger
From Bice. Angus beef and mozzarella burger
From Bice. Angus beef and mozzarella burger
This was the first ‘real’ burger…
From Chez l'Épicier: A double burger of seasoned duck and foie gras with figs
From Chez l'Épicier: A double burger of seasoned duck and foie gras with figs
From Kitchenette: Fried chicken chili cheeseburger
From Kitchenette: Fried chicken chili cheeseburger
The roasted peppers with cheese were delicious.
Fom Café Ferreira: A spicy three meat burger with Serra cheese on a Portuguese bun
Fom Café Ferreira: A spicy three meat burger with Serra cheese on a Portuguese bun
From Le Jolifou: Smoked apple wood salmon with sweet cherry bomb pepper crystals and an aioli chipotle sauce
From Le Jolifou: Smoked apple wood salmon with sweet cherry bomb pepper crystals and an aioli chipotle sauce
Ryk ‘E Coli’ Edelstein ended up in knots as his vote was the tie-breaker between Barroco and Ferreira. Le St-Urbain, Kitchenette and Barroco were the top vote getters by the public.
Published: September 22nd, 2011 Author: zeke Categories: Food, Montreal Burger Report, Photo Essay, Ramble Tags: Barroco, Bice, Café Ferreira, Chez l'Épicier, Kitchenette, Le Boucan, Le grain de sel, Le Jolifou, Le St-Urbain, Pintxo | Comments Off