Liquid Lunch

We dont encourage regular twelve-o-clock cocktails, but some Friday
lunches beg for a bevvie.

For these we head to Gazette,
the Le Westins natty new eatery in Old Montreal. The name pays homage to
the newspapers printing presses that once stood here, while the sublime
cuisine honors this citys love of market fare.

The lunch menu includes a marvelous mesclun salad with Benedictine blue
cheese ($10), and a to-die-for smoked salmon and egg sandwich ($16).
Choose a table overlooking Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, and order the Urban
Spice ($9.50) bloody caesar with fresh horseradish, marinated string
bean and a hint of LBV port.

Finally, head upstairs to the Reporter lounge for a bespoke martini
($12.50)your recipe is put on file for future visitsand call in sick for
the rest of the day.

Gazette, 270 St. Antoine W., Montreal, 514-380-3333, ext. 5444, www.westin.com/montreal