The week-long poutine festival has returned to Canada and will run from February 1 to 7, 2024 across all 10 provinces in cities including Montreal, Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, and Winnipeg, to name a few.
Cheese, fries and gravy. A classic trio that when combined, creates a mouthwatering dish we all know and love as poutine. Now, grabbing the iconic Quebec meal at one of Montreal's must-try spots is how to really do poutine right. But sometimes, a poutine from one of the big fast-food chains just has to do. I put four chains to the test: McDonald's, Harvey's, A&W and Wendy's to find out which was the most delish dish and when it came to this motley crew of poutine, it was clear that one fast food spot was easily the standout.
On Valentine's Day, the nation's greatest contest ended for the 11th time. Now, La Poutine Week has unveiled its best in show, from publicly voted-upon to privately judged poutines. Four of the five La Poutine Week concoctions that topped the people's choice list are from Montreal.
When you're given the opportunity to dive into not one, not two, but four sinfully delicious poutines at iconic Montreal institutions you don't say no. Quebec content creator and cheese pro, Fred Le Fromager Urbain and I got in the poutine spirit and ventured off to La Banquise and Ma Poule Mouillée two of the top poutine spots in Montreal according to Google Maps.