Ask Men Ask Moishes

We recently sat down to dinner with Peter Schwartz and Ric Poupada of askmen.com, the website that provides a treasure-trove of information about "how to be a better man."

If you haven't checked it out, you should. Ric and his partners have created a real Montreal success story, turning a local start up into a international phenomenon with millions of followers.

The point of the meeting was first and foremost to have an enjoyable dinner, with a couple of nice bottles of wine. Mission accomplished! But we also got together to talk about a few upcoming projects. Ask Men is going to ask moishes for helpful tips on cooking steak, choosing wine and Scotch, and even how to treat a lady on a first date. They'll be shooting the conversations and posting the results on their site.

We think it's the beginning of a beautiful friendship. And as soon as something's posted, you'll be first to know.

Meet the woman who makes our desserts.

Willow is a pastry chef, originally from Ottawa, who came to Montreal with her husband (also a culinarian) after working together in Toronto.

She comes in the morning to prepare our desserts, all of which are made in-house. These include are old favourites like chocolate cake and mille-feuilles (which you can see her prepare in the video we've posted.)

More recently, she's started introducing specials like the blueberry pie you can also see her putting together. She bakes these so she can take advantage of the exceptional local fruit Montrealers enjoy at this time of year. They've been very popular with our customers.

People don't always think "dessert" when they think "Steakhouse," but they should!