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Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 3 (12:42); (MP3 17MB / FLAC 68MB / Ogg Vorbis 10MB / Stream)
In this episode our heroes, Ed Hawco (also known as Blork) and Chris 'Zeke' Hand finish their delicious beers at Le Saint Bock and are magically transported up the hill to L'Amère à boire for the main course.
Since the beers they had at Le Saint Bock were very good, both Blork and Zeke are hoping for the best with respect to the hamburgers at L'Amère à boire. Neither one expects a gourmet experience, but a good burger would complete the night.
Blork uses one of his lifelines to phone a friend and find out what L'Amère à boire means in English and what the pun is, Zeke asks the waiter for a recommendation about which beer to order and gets served the Černá Hora. Blork makes up his own mind and gets the Fin de siècle.
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(Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 1, Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 2.)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amère à Boire Part 2
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Le Saint Bock & Amere à Boire Part 2 (11:45); (MP3 17MB / FLAC 68MB / Ogg Vorbis 10MB / Stream)
In this episode, Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed "Blork" Hawco are having beers at Le Saint Bock anticipating the short trek up the hill to L'Amère à boire for their burgers. But before they leave, they notice the burger menu at Le Saint Bock. It has what appear to be very good burgers, or as Blork would call it, "perfection on a bun." Not quite gourmet burgers, they look like they would be very good burgers. However, our heroes continue with their plan, and make the walk up the hill to eat at L'Amère à boire.
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(Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 1.)
Le Saint Bock & Amere à Boire Part 2 (11:45); (MP3 17MB / FLAC 68MB / Ogg Vorbis 10MB / Stream)
In this episode, Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed "Blork" Hawco are having beers at Le Saint Bock anticipating the short trek up the hill to L'Amère à boire for their burgers. But before they leave, they notice the burger menu at Le Saint Bock. It has what appear to be very good burgers, or as Blork would call it, "perfection on a bun." Not quite gourmet burgers, they look like they would be very good burgers. However, our heroes continue with their plan, and make the walk up the hill to eat at L'Amère à boire.
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(Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 1.)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amère à Boire Part 1
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Le Saint Bock & Amere à Boire Part 1 (10:00); (MP3 14MB / FLAC 59MB / Ogg Vorbis 8MB / Stream)
In this episode our heroes, Blork and Zeke start off at Le Saint Bock a delightful microbrasserie (or as it is called in the part of the world that is not Quebec, a wonderful brewpub). Zeke orders and drinks a Malediction, Blork the Arrogant. Blork tries to goad Zeke, but is unsucsessful as Zeke quickly and gracefully steers the conversation towards more diplomatic waters.
Le Saint Bock is located at 1749 Saint Denis it is open seven days a week from 11 AM on weekdays and 1 PM on weekends the phone number is 514-680-8052 and their website is www.lesaintbock.com
The Montreal Burger Report is a radio show / podcast / blog / something or other where upon Blork and Zeke go out have a couple of burgers, some beer and in very generalized terms try to inform you about the wide and wonderful world of burgers in Montreal.
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Le Saint Bock & Amere à Boire Part 1 (10:00); (MP3 14MB / FLAC 59MB / Ogg Vorbis 8MB / Stream)
In this episode our heroes, Blork and Zeke start off at Le Saint Bock a delightful microbrasserie (or as it is called in the part of the world that is not Quebec, a wonderful brewpub). Zeke orders and drinks a Malediction, Blork the Arrogant. Blork tries to goad Zeke, but is unsucsessful as Zeke quickly and gracefully steers the conversation towards more diplomatic waters.
Le Saint Bock is located at 1749 Saint Denis it is open seven days a week from 11 AM on weekdays and 1 PM on weekends the phone number is 514-680-8052 and their website is www.lesaintbock.com
The Montreal Burger Report is a radio show / podcast / blog / something or other where upon Blork and Zeke go out have a couple of burgers, some beer and in very generalized terms try to inform you about the wide and wonderful world of burgers in Montreal.
View The Montreal Burger Report Map in a larger map
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 5
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Le Faste Fou Part 5 (13:02); (MP3 19MB / FLAC 78MB / Ogg Vorbis 11MB / Stream)
Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed ("Blork") Hawco tuck into their burgers and have a lot to say about mayonnaise, soft buns, beefiness, and parachuting. The burgers, while not lacking in flavor, do have some other lacks. A distinction is made between a critical lack and a non-critical lack. Listen in...
Le Faste Fou's burger was tasty enough, and was presented on a nice soft bun (which I like), but it suffered from two problems: too much mayonnaise and not enough beef. That second problem -- not enough beef -- was the worst offender. After all, I believe that a burger's main attraction should always be the meat, and when that is lacking in flavor or volume, the whole package suffers. Had Le Faste Fou offered a double-burger option, I might have been more thrilled. In the end I'd rate it at as "pretty good" but not great.
It was that sense of lack that to this day stays with me. It wasn't a bad burger per se, but it really didn't have anything going for it, either. I'm not a big fan of any kind of ranking system, and it was only because of Ed's persistence that I answered the questions about which burger was the best burger among the many burgers that we had eaten. Overall, it wasn't a bad burger, but it wasn't a good burger, either.
Address: Various. We went to the location at 6390 rue St-Hubert, Montreal. (See clickable map, below.)
Phone: 514-271-3069 (St. Hubert location)
Web site: fastefou.com
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(Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 1, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 2, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 3, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 4)
Le Faste Fou Part 5 (13:02); (MP3 19MB / FLAC 78MB / Ogg Vorbis 11MB / Stream)
Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed ("Blork") Hawco tuck into their burgers and have a lot to say about mayonnaise, soft buns, beefiness, and parachuting. The burgers, while not lacking in flavor, do have some other lacks. A distinction is made between a critical lack and a non-critical lack. Listen in...
Ed's Verdict
Le Faste Fou's burger was tasty enough, and was presented on a nice soft bun (which I like), but it suffered from two problems: too much mayonnaise and not enough beef. That second problem -- not enough beef -- was the worst offender. After all, I believe that a burger's main attraction should always be the meat, and when that is lacking in flavor or volume, the whole package suffers. Had Le Faste Fou offered a double-burger option, I might have been more thrilled. In the end I'd rate it at as "pretty good" but not great.
Zeke's Verdict
It was that sense of lack that to this day stays with me. It wasn't a bad burger per se, but it really didn't have anything going for it, either. I'm not a big fan of any kind of ranking system, and it was only because of Ed's persistence that I answered the questions about which burger was the best burger among the many burgers that we had eaten. Overall, it wasn't a bad burger, but it wasn't a good burger, either.
Address: Various. We went to the location at 6390 rue St-Hubert, Montreal. (See clickable map, below.)
Phone: 514-271-3069 (St. Hubert location)
Web site: fastefou.com
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(Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 1, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 2, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 3, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 4)
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 4
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Le Faste Fou Part 4 (12:36); (MP3 18MB / FLAC 80MB / Ogg Vorbis 11MB / Stream)
Let's eat! Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed (Bl0rk) Hawco finally get down to choosing what they think is the best burger for each of them and ordering (Bl0rk gets an American, Zeke gets a Mexican).
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(Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 1, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 2, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 3)
Le Faste Fou Part 4 (12:36); (MP3 18MB / FLAC 80MB / Ogg Vorbis 11MB / Stream)
Let's eat! Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed (Bl0rk) Hawco finally get down to choosing what they think is the best burger for each of them and ordering (Bl0rk gets an American, Zeke gets a Mexican).
View The Montreal Burger Report Map in a larger map
(Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 1, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 2, Montreal Burger Report: Le Faste Fou Part 3)
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