Every year, Le Festival en Lumiere offers us a glimmer of hope in winter where restaurants throughout the city serve up some incredible meals and for us the big bonus is that some who normally never do brunch offer a brunch menu. This year was no different and we got a chance to check out the legendary Toque. If you aren’t familiar with Toque, it is the restaurant of world famous chef and godfather of Montreal cuisine, Normand Laprise. This is the guy who put Montreal and ultimately Quebec on the culinary food map. A meal here is usually outside of most people’s casual dining budget. Their wine list is impressive; and, their meals are a roller coaster ride for your taste buds. The only issue is that they don’t do brunch. So, when we saw that they were offering up brunch this year we made sure to book a table.
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The 411 For those who may not know, Toqué is one of the city’s most prestigious restaurants. It’s the stuff legends are made of and Normand Laprise is the man
who put it, and the Montreal food scene, on the map. Places like this do not do brunch. I stopped dreaming about brunch being on the menu here years ago, but there is one power in the city so great it can make restaurants dabble in brunch for one glorious day, and that force is Festival Montreal en Lumiere. Over the last few years I have been able to sample some specialty brunches thanks to Festival en Lumiere – places that would never serve brunch offer it for this magical event. So, when I saw that Toqué was doing brunch I had to look twice.

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