Most Expensive Poutine

At this point i might fancy myself a bit of a “poutine-esseur”, having made an effort a poutine basically everywhere i can find it, so when i saw this fancy gourmet poutine at the new Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel lounge I jumped at the chance. It didn’t really dawn on me until after that I had spent $14 on poutine — something that would normally a carry a $3-6 street price tag.

24 hour braised is what sold me but then I realized that is probably restaurant lingo for leftovers.

As far as poutine goes the Fairmont poutine was definitely up to snuff and the slow cooked beef was a nice addition, but at the end of the day it was still poutine, albeit really good poutine. If it had been served to me in a French Canadian accent I probably would have bought into the concept a little more.

Moreover, I think the $14 price tag runs counter to the true meaning of poutine which should be a dirty, down-home, gravy soaked Montreal equivalent to street meat. Cheap, cheerful, and bad for you. That’s how it’s meant to be.

If anyone has another gourmet attempt at poutine I welcome your suggestions.