breakfast blogger

I cannot believe I didn’t have my camera with me.

This morning I ate at THE Montreal Breakfast LEGEND!

The Lady and I had some free time this morning, so we cruised westward to NDG and hit Cosmos. I had recently written a small piece on Cosmos for Hour Magazine and I figured I owed them another visit - this time to show my Toronto-born ladyfriend what a Montreal breakfast is all about.

I walked in and was instantly greeted by Tony’s son, who remembers just about every face that sits at his counter, although it helped that I’ve been eating there since the late 80s. I wish I could remember his name but all those years of eating all those greasy potatoes have robbed my memory of his name. I was also very glad to see Tony at the flat-top. There were rumors that Tony had retired, but there he was, silently minding the flat-top, which was weighted down by a very large mound of Cosmos famous potatoes.

Since it was my Very Special Ladyfriend’s first time there, I wanted to order everything on the menu, but settled on a “creation” on challah and a salami/cheese omelet. The “Creation” is one of the best breakfast sandwiches you will ever come across. This super-sandwich is made on your choice of bread (some eggsellent examples would be a bagel, black bread or marble) and is stuffed with fried egg, grilled salami, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. I was so overwhelmed that I can’t remember if it also contained bacon, but either way - this was a fabulous experience. The omelet was exactly what you would expect - grilled salami folded inside some eggs and melted cheese.

I guess we’ll have the “mishmash” next time, and I promise to remember my camera.

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