The Montreal Burger Report 96, La Paryse (Part Three)

Episode 96: La Paryse (Part Three) [14:33]
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Good day and welcome to episode 96 of the Montreal Burger Report. In last week's episode your heroes Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ryk 'E Coli' Edelstein imitated Epic Meal Time, while discussing the architecture of the burger at the Montreal Hamburger Institution known as La Paryse. As we begin this week's installment, Zeke is waiting for his second burger (a Special) to arrive.

Zeke's glass of wine

What was left after Zeke finished his second burger.

La Paryse is located at 302 Ontario East they are open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 AM until 11 PM. Their phone number is (514) 842-2040. And the website is laparyse.com.


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In a nutshell; The Montreal Burger Report is a reality radio show kind of like Top Cat! meets the film Tampopo at Newtown. It is a radio show and podcast where Zeke and E Coli go out have a couple of burgers, some beer and talk about them and to the people who make them. There is a new episode available every Wednesday morning at montrealburgers.com and on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal. If you would like to write to us, our email address is MontrealBurgers@Gmail.com.

The Montreal Burger Report is your source for the most in depth and comprehensive coverage about hamburgers, cheeseburgers, both with and without bacon in Montreal.

This episode of the Montreal Burger Report was written and produced by Chris 'Zeke' Hand. We would like to thank CKUT for their support, The Whitlams for the music, Chris Gobeil and Sabrina Santucci for the voices in your head, and YOU for listening.

The Montreal Burger Report 95, La Paryse (Part Two)

Episode 95: La Paryse (Part Two) [13:29]
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Good day and welcome to episode 95 of the Montreal Burger Report. In last week's episode your heroes Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ryk 'E Coli' Edelstein ordered their burgers at the Montreal Hamburger Institution known as La Paryse (two specials and a double) and it appears that they are just about ready.

The Double at La Paryse

It took 13:34.922 minutes for the burgers to arrive. In comparison, it took 1:24.543 minutes to get seated (Zeke and E Coli were there at 3 o'clock on a Sunday afternoon). 6:50.865 minutes for the waiter to take the order, 6:43.697 minutes for the lemonade and coca cola to arrive and finally a full 10:57.824 minutes for the wine to arrive. E Coli then decides to describe The Special, and then goes all analytical.

The Special at La Paryse

Thank you very much for listening to episode 95 of the Montreal Burger Report where your heroes Zeke and E Coli imitated Epic Meal Time. While discussing the architecture of the burger at La Paryse. How long will it take for Zeke's Second burger to arrive? Will E Coli get something else to drink? And how much did it all cost? Find the answer to these and other questions next week in episode 96 of the Montreal Burger Report. Same Burger time, same burger channel.

The Fries at la Paryse

La Paryse is located at 302 Ontario East they are open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 AM until 11 PM. Their phone number is (514) 842-2040. And the website is laparyse.com.


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In a nutshell; The Montreal Burger Report is a reality radio show kind of like Top Cat! meets the film Tampopo at Newtown. It is a radio show and podcast where Zeke and E Coli go out have a couple of burgers, some beer and talk about them and to the people who make them. There is a new episode available every Wednesday morning at montrealburgers.com and on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal. If you would like to write to us, our email address is MontrealBurgers@Gmail.com.

The Montreal Burger Report is your source for the most in depth and comprehensive coverage about hamburgers, cheeseburgers, both with and without bacon in Montreal.

This episode of the Montreal Burger Report was written and produced by Chris 'Zeke' Hand. We would like to thank CKUT for their support, The Whitlams for the music, Chris Gobeil and Sabrina Santucci for the voices in your head, and YOU for listening.

The Montreal Burger Report 95, La Paryse (Part One)

Episode 94: La Paryse (Part One) [16:05]
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Good day and welcome to episode 94 of the Montreal Burger Report. Where your heroes Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ryk 'E Coli' Edelstein are looking for parking before entering into the Montreal Institution known as La Paryse. They discuss The Special, The Veggie Burger and other menu items. They order and then try to figure out how to describe the restaurant.

The Burgers

The Veggie Burgers

Thank you very much for listening to episode 94 of the Montreal Burger Report where your heroes Zeke and E Coli ordered their burgers at the Montreal Hamburger Institution La Paryse. How long will it take for their burgers to arrive? Will Zeke have a second one? And what about the fries? Find the answer to these and other questions next week in episode 95 of the Montreal Burger Report. Same Burger time, same burger channel.

The Counter

The Wines by the Glass

La Paryse is located at 302 Ontario East they are open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 AM until 11 PM. Their phone number is (514) 842-2040. And the website is laparyse.com.


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In a nutshell; The Montreal Burger Report is a reality radio show kind of like Top Cat! meets the film Tampopo at Newtown. It is a radio show and podcast where Zeke and E Coli go out have a couple of burgers, some beer and talk about them and to the people who make them. There is a new episode available every Wednesday morning at montrealburgers.com and on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal. If you would like to write to us, our email address is MontrealBurgers@Gmail.com.

The Montreal Burger Report is your source for the most in depth and comprehensive coverage about hamburgers, cheeseburgers, both with and without bacon in Montreal.

This episode of the Montreal Burger Report was written and produced by Chris 'Zeke' Hand. We would like to thank CKUT for their support, The Whitlams for the music, Chris Gobeil for the voices in your head, and YOU for listening.

Episode 45: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe (3/5) [12:04]
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Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed Hawco (also known as Blork) are preparing to leave Le Cheval Blanc so that they can eat some hamburgers at the Legendary Montreal Institution Restaurant Philippe. Julie Rondeau, one of the best chefs in town has joined them because she has been making changes to the menu at Le Cheval Blanc.

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In today's episode, while thay are walking down the street Zeke explains what a smashburger is, Blork gets all misty eyed and poetic about how wonderful and great the hamburgers at Restaurant Philippe are. And our heroes recognize it will be a momentous occasion because the previous time they had visited they had brought the restaurant reviewer from the Montreal Gazette with them and it was good.

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Le Cheval Blanc
Address: 809 Ontario E.
Phone: (514) 522-0211

Restaurant Philippe
Address: 1877 Amherst
Phone: (514) 528-5957

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[Previous Episodes:
Episode 43: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe (1/5),
Episode 44: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe (2/5)]

Montreal Burger Report Episode 44: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe

Episode 44: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe (2/5) [13:10]
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This week Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed Hawco (also known as Blork) are still at Le Cheval Blanc, the oldest microbrasserie in Quebec. Julie Rondeau, one of the best chefs in Montreal has joined them and they have serious plans to go to the Legendary Montreal Institution Restaurant Philippe which is just down the street.

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They discuss Julie's changes to the menu at Le Cheval Blanc and how beer is ordered in Quebec.

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Le Cheval Blanc
Address: 809 Ontario E.
Phone: (514) 522-0211

Restaurant Philippe
Address: 1877 Amherst
Phone: (514) 528-5957

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[Previous Episodes:
Episode 43: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe (1/5)]

Montreal Burger Report Episode 43: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe

Episode 43: Le Cheval Blanc & Restaurant Philippe (1/5) [13:45]
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This week Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed Hawco (also known as Blork) start off at Le Cheval Blanc before walking down the street to the legendary Montreal institution Restaurant Philippe. And by a happy coincidence they are joined by one of Montreal's best chefs, Julie Rondeau.

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Zeke ended up arriving early and as you would expect immediately started talking to himself. Julie spots Zeke from across the bar and joins him. Blork shows up slightly later.

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Le Cheval Blanc
Address: 809 Ontario E.
Phone: (514) 522-0211

Restaurant Philippe
Address: 1877 Amherst
Phone: (514) 528-5957

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Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 5

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Le Saint Bock & L’Amere à Boire Part 5 (13:35); (MP3 20MB / FLAC 145MB / Ogg Vorbis 11MB / Stream)



In the final part of the Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire episode, Chris 'Zeke' Hand and Ed "Blork" Hawco eat their burgers and in the end are not overly impressed. Blork's burger had a dirty grease flavor that was so strong he didn't even notice the bacon. In the end, the talk turns back to beer, which in this case delivered more pleasure than the burgers.

Blork's Verdict

The more I ate my burger, the more I noticed a foul taste that seems to have come from a greasy grill that hasn't been cleaned. In the end, it was the dominant flavor, and it left a bad taste in my mouth that I could still sense the next day. Perhaps it was a bad night, because this place's reputation would sink like a lead canoe if all of the burgers tasted like that. Otherwise, it was a reasonably good sandwich, but not remarkable. The kind of thing you snarf down on a beery night out because you know you ought to eat something. Since I have been known to have the occasional beery night out, I might give this place another try -- just to see if that dirty taste is still there. But ultimately, L'Amere à Boire makes my beer list, but not my burger list.

Zeke's Verdict

As I said, initially I was anticipating something extremely good especially after reading the all the rave reviews on Chowhound about the Lamb Burger at L'Amere à Boire (one, two, three, four). Unfortunately what I didn't realize at the time was that they were all written by the same person. I should have known better, I didn't enjoy my lamb burger or my beer at L'Amere à Boire at all, and unlike Blork, I'm not likely to go back. Thankfully we had started the night at Le Saint Bock where the beer was delicious and the burger menu looked to be the same.

Le Saint Bock
Address: 1749 Saint Denis
Phone: (514) 680-8052

L'Amère à boire
Address: 2049 Saint Denis
Phone: (514) 282-7448


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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, Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 3. Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 4)

Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 4

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Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 4 (11:37); (MP3 17MB / FLAC 124MB / Ogg Vorbis 10MB / Stream)



In this episode our heroes, Ed Hawco (also known as Blork) and Chris 'Zeke' Hand have left Le Saint Bock and order their burgers at L'Amere à Boire. Zeke wants his rare, Blork wants ketchup. Zeke doesn't know it but he will be disappointed, Blork won't be. While waiting for their burgers Blork and Zeke discuss how the Montreal Burger Report came into existence, and its reason for existing. Blork clamors for recognition, and then the burgers arrive.


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Montreal Burger Report: Le Saint Bock & L'Amere à Boire Part 3

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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.)

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.)

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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