Montreal Highlights Festival 2009

It’s out... the schedule of the 10th Anniversary of the Montreal Highlights Festival that is. This annual celebration that livens up our brutal winter includes a spectacular gastronomy program worth considering. Every year, a city is featured and chefs from the selected metropolis are invited to cook side by side with some of Montreal’s finest. A wine region is also featured. As this is a milestone year, they have decided to reinvite Paris and make the focus French wines.

What I particularly enjoy about this event is the opportunity to sample some of the world’s best cuisine, by some of the most talented individuals, and this often for a fraction of the price of what it would cost if I patronized their restaurants. Not to mention that the wine pairings are a great opportunity to try new combinations and varietals one might otherwise shy away from. We often speak of restaurants as being an experience; this is about as amazing of an experience as you can get.

For the full schedule, click on the following link: http://www.montrealenlumiere.com/documents/2009/FML_guide_plaisirs_2009.pdf