fig. a: petit aïoli monstreTomorrow, Thursday, August 14, 2014, le grand aïoli is back, and this time it's even grander than before. In fact, it's going to be so huge, so extraordinary, that this time around they're billing it as un aïoli monstre (!).
Once again, this grand aïoli pools together the prodigious talents of the Foodlab, Oenopole, and the Birri Bros.
And once again, this aïoli monstre is inspired by and dedicated to our patron saints of Provençal cuisine: Lulu Peyraud and Richard Olney.
If you're not exactly clear on the concept, the good folks at Oenopole have summarized it this way: mange tes légumes et bois du rosé ("eat your vegetables and drink some rosé!"). In other words, all of Birri's most beautiful August vegetables, lovingly prepared by Michelle and Seth and served with generous amounts of Lulu's legendary aïoli, plus all of Oenopole's most delicious rosés. But I have it on good authority that there will also be Provençal-style shrimp and Atlantic lobster on offer to sweeten the deal even further.
Aïoli Monstre
SAT Foodlab / Labo Culinaire
1201 boulevard St-Laurent
Montreal, QC
Thursday, August 14, 2014
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
rain or shine! (but it's always sunny when a grand aïoli is being served)
Michelle's so excited about this grand aïoli that I heard her say, "You'd be a fool to miss it." I'm not sure if she meant me personally, or whether she meant "you" more generally. Either way, I'm not taking any chances. I know where I'm going to be tomorrow night.
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