Monday, January 22, 2007

A Brooklyn Moment








NV Chateau du Hureau Saumur Brut, $11.

Next time, really - a couple of 2001 Pinots.


Marcus g58 said...


Hey, why force a Pinot?

I too went out this weekend and bought bagels, which rarely happens (though winter does seem to bring it on) and I actually got two pump bagels at that!

They are Fairmount bagels and someday us two are going to have to have a bagel throwdown because I just don't have a clue -- what is going on with those New York bagels? Every Montrealer will tell you that they are legendary imposters. But before I say anything I oughtn't... Terrace Bagels sounds worth checking out. I think it Murray's I've tried.

I also buy sesame, blueberry, poppy seed and cinnamon and raisin bagels, but the flavour doesn't really matter. It's all in the texture.

Brooklynguy said...

Hey Marcus - If I'm not mistaken, I think I have enjoyed Fairmont bagels before during my one and only trip to Montreal a few years ago. Is it in that neighborhood with some nice Greek specialty food stores, past that big road you'd take to drive up Mont Royale? I LOVED the bagels - smaller, and yes, better texture than in my neck of the woods. I loved the long wooden spatula used to bake and retrieve them from the oven too. Blueberry though, cinnamon raisin, and such...not for me. I'm a purist. Pump, plain, sesame, poppy...occasionally an egg bagel. How do you create links in your comments, by the way, like you did to Fairmont Bagels?

Marcus g58 said...

It's just an html tag, like you would use in your posts to hyperlink.

Fairmount is just down the street from some major Greek Montreal institutions on Parc. But even closer to them is St-Viateur bagel which is even more revered among the bagel purists (because they don't do blueberry, cinnamon etc). People do have their opinions about bagels, don't they?

I have a friend who used to work at Fairmount. I'll have ask whether he was handy with those spatulas!

Enjoy those pumps! It was fun reading about your pairing.

Brooklynguy said...

I guess it may not have been Fairmount then, hard to remember. I remember the area though, and the look of the place, and the neighborhood. I really liked Montreal.

Take it easy,

Dr. Debs said...

Hey, Neil. Thanks for this heads up on the sparkler. I have a 2004 Ch. du Hureau Saumur-Champigny in the cellar that I'm now looking forward to tasting with great eagerness. Never had one of their wines before.

Brooklynguy said...

Hey Debs - I like Hureau still wines too. oddly, like a cru beaujolais, it works well to serve it at a cooler temperature than you might think. You can pull it out of the fridge 15 mins before drinking. See what you think...