Generic Lexapro Forum, Generic Lexapro Equivalent ++ Purchase With No Prescription Escitalopram head off to dinner. Even though I only made it to Cocagne the next night, that anecdote nicely encapsulates my feelings about the meal. There was a lot of Chef Patino parading around the front of house in immaculate whites and posing for pictures but the meal itself suffered from a lack of attention.  Not to say that there weren’t any high points. The tostada was crisp and savory: topped with rounds of firm octopus, a nicely balanced pico de gallo and micro coriander. This isn’t what you expect when you think of fine dining, but it came together very well. The accompanying  amuse-sized spoonful of scallop, cucumber, onion and pepper on the other hand has a washed out flavor and an overly fishy taste. Much less interesting. The quality of the seafood is an issue again for me with the sauteed shrimp, a generous helping served on a bed of guacamole that incorporates radish and apple, together with a spicy tamarind sauce and served with a warm whole wheat tortilla. This could have been a great dish as the components were really quite good, but the shrimp had an overpowering taste of iodine. While one can understand the problem of sourcing ingredients for a meal 2,000 miles from home, there is no excuse for serving something like this.

Another highlight for me was the black bean soup, which was poured over cubes of olive oil fried potatoes, cured ham and a tangle of greens. The soup had a beautifully smooth consistency and a great complexity, together with a touch of heat. It was served with a chili pepper and peanut condiment that I thought added nothing but confusion to the dish, but was fantastic without it.  The main is an upscale version of puerco pibil, a braised pork loin redolent of annato, served in this case on a thick corn tortilla with a wedge of caramelized pineapple and  chilmole (a bitter black mole made from charred peppers). I like the flavor of this dish, but the meat itself is a little mealy, perhaps from overexposure to the marinade. Not a bad dish, but not one that knocks the lights out either. The description of the pannacotta in the menu was the highlight of dessert, with the actual dessert being very one-tone and topped with an uncomfortably pebbly granita.

If the meal was a bit of a wash, the Cocagne service was really just quite poor. No wine pouring,  no water despite repeated requests (one of my dining companions finally just walked up to the service stand and got the pitcher himself) and getting our hands on the bill was like re-negotiating the treaty of Ghent. All the more annoying, when a gaggle of front of house staff appeared to be hanging out at the bar most of the evening. Montreal Highlights is a chance for restaurateurs to showcase their restaurant, if not their food. With a full house and a set menu, service should be relatively straightforward, but Cocagne failed to rise to expectations this time.

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