For La Poutine Week 2014, I ate one new poutine a day, 7 total. During that week, the idea of only eating poutine for La Poutine Week 2015 was jokingly brought up. However, this idea stayed with me for the next year, and with minimal planning, this was the resultant video. My initial plan involved a greater focus on the poutines (i.e. describing them, showing the cooking process, etc.) but it didn’t work out. Plus, hearing myself talk for more than a few sentences is not ideal. Instead this turned out to be a video about one 'wintery' week in Montreal (with poutine). La Poutine Week takes place during the first week of February. This year happened to be the coldest winter in recorded history for Montreal. For those that have not lived here, it’s difficult to describe. It’s relentless and long. Many people cannot handle it and need to leave for part of the winter. However, if you dress appropriately, plan your trips, and focus on all the free things the city has to offer it’s really not bad and actually quite fun. The Poutines: http://lapoutineweek.com/montreal 1) “The Peoples’ Waffle” – Fabergé 2) Regular Poutine – Comptoir21 3) “Thursday’s Poutine” – Thursday’s 4) “Le Méchant Boeuf” – Mange Moi 5) “Shawarmaz Manic” – Shawarmaz 6) “Caveman Meat Poutine” – ART:BRGR 7) “McKibbin’s Beer Braised Short Ribs Chili Poutine” – McKibbin’s Irish Pub 8) “Burger Royal Poutine” – Burger Royal 9) “Jägerfirepoutine” – Bar Brutus 10) “Sugar Shack” - Poutineville 11) “Healthy Vegan Poutine” – Copper Branch 12) “Just Veal With It” – Burger Bar Crescent 13) “Moroccan-Lebanese Olive Relish Poutine” – IBM Watson 14) “Viet-Thai Green Curry Poutine” – IBM Watson 15) “The Boss Poutine” – Dirty Dogs 16) “Poutinaise” – Le Gourmet Burger 17) “La Folie” – La Banquise 18) “Taco Poutine” - Frite Alors! 19) “Poutine Pulled Pork PQL” – Pub Quartier Latin 20) “Vladimir Végétarienovich Poutine” – Chez Boris 21) Regular Poutine – Chez Claudette Other Questions: Q: Did you eat all of them? A: Even though it was one of my favorites, I could not finish #12 (25% left), likely because I had #11 10 minutes before. Except for a few shared bites, all the eating was done by me. Q: Favorite poutine? A: Anyone that was shared with friends! Also #14, #18, #20 Q: Could you think of a more boring title? A: How about, “Grad student goes out to eat 21 times in a week and calls it a challenge” Q: Did you really set up your camera and film yourself eating? A: Yes. I was 'that guy'. No one asked what I was doing though… Q: What else did you eat that week? A: A grilled cheese, >40 Ruffles, >12 beers, some whiskey, >5 bananas, 3 apples, lots of water. Q: Digestion problems? A: None. Q: Heart Problems? A: Talk to me in a few years… Q: What was the hardest part about this week? A: It got a little tiresome filming everything all the time, but this was hardest on my wallet, not body. Camera: Panasonic LX7 Music: "Raining in my Heart" - Buddy Holly "Seasons" (Waiting on you) - Future Islands "Silver" - Caribou
