Casino restaurant to be probed
Questions have lingered about the Joël Robuchon restaurant at the Casino since it opened in 2016 with a large but unstated infusion of public money. Now both the Liberals and SQ have demanded Quebec’s auditor-general investigate the restaurant’s “mécanisme pouvant être utilisé à des fins d’évitement fiscal” as revealed by Le Devoir this week.
Ephraim 14:54 on 2019-11-17 Permalink
The restaurant is in one of the worst locations… you have to walk through to the Quebec pavilion and then down an elevator to get there. And yet, it’s full and frankly… it’s delicious, it’s really showing food as artwork and despite the name of Robuchon, the chefs there, under the tutelage of the Robuchon organization are creating fantastic work.
Quebec’s cuisine may be wonderfully tasty, but it is definitely not as much of a piece of artwork as this is. And I think that it will only help with the next generation, as they move from there into their own kitchens that we will start to see more Montreal chef’s who can create such dishes. Not that it is a place that I can really afford to go to, other than once a year on a splurge… but it was definitely worth it compared to some other Montreal high end restaurants that I have been to, over the years. And I so far haven’t seen a plate in Montreal that equals that chef’s table at Robuchon.
Kate 10:40 on 2019-11-18 Permalink
Ephraim, the New Year menu on the site ($150 or $250) includes elements like “Cauliflower in a silky orchestration with vegan caviar” and “Scampi and caviar embraced by a spaghetti crown champagne emulsion” – I bet it looks great, though.