It's a (Joe) Mallozzi Christmas tradition! Dinner at one of my favorite restaurants - Au Pied de Cochon - with my sister and Daisy. But beware! It's not for the fainthearted! Akemi and I being affectionate. Les cromesquis - deep-fried morsels bursting with liquid foie gras. And, for Akemi - the mackerel. The French onion…
April 5, 2010: Au Pied de Cochon! One final round with the relatives! And yet another mailbag!
Last night, we hit Au Pied de Cochon, a restaurant that easily makes my Top Ten list for its rustic Cuisine Quebecoise covering everything from foie gras and tongue to pig's feet and bison ribs. Every visit is like going to a friend's cottage for dinner, if you're friend happens to be an outdoorsman with…
July 10, 2009: Playing Pop-A-Weasel In Church. Au Pied De Cochon.
I had only planned on attending one funeral while in town and, thus, packed accordingly. The news that I would have to attend a second took me by surprise and left me feeling like that guy who only owns a single suit, dress shirt, and tie he wears to every momentous occasion be it a…
December 27, 2008: Au Pied de Cochon
Holy crap it’s cold here! In just the few minutes it took my sister and I to walk my mother’s dog, Felix, around the block, my ears had turned a bright, festive pink and felt like someone had sanded them down to the cartilage. A far cry from Vancouver that, while snowy, was positively…