tiny newsletter #30: montreal recap

hi friends!

happy friday! this past weekend i visited cousins in montreal, a super walkable city with great food and socialist-leaning views. i came back with a full stomach and a full heart too, after observing my cousins' loving, fair, and we're-all-in-coach attitude to marriage and parenthood.

while i was there, i...

🥯 ate dueling bagels. there's a 70+ year rivalry between two montreal bagel shops: fairmount and st-viateur. conveniently located in the same neighborhood, it's easy to try both. montreal bagels are different – smaller and sweeter, since they're boiled in honey water. if you go, make sure to ask for whichever flavor is hot, there's a huge difference in taste!

⛰️ walked to the lookout point in mount royal park. this absolutely enormous park includes a gorgeous view at the top. you can see the whole city, the st. lawrence river around it, and the mountains on the other side of it all. 

👶 hung out with my baby cousin ilan. at 14 months, he loves dancing to music (esp this song, which i also love lol), eating cottage cheese, and blowing kisses. i have to say, this is the first baby i've ever met who i genuinely liked spending time with. s/o to this baby for winning said accolade in my life.

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🍴 other montreal recs for bites + sips 🍴 the fried chicken and pancakes at buzzy brunch spot arthur's nosh, any cocktail at the beautiful wood-clad bar george, and booking a reservation months in advance for a very special italian dinner at beatrice. have you been to montreal? do you have a fav spot? lmk for next time! 

💌 and that's the tiny letter! thank you for reading, xo aud