A few years ago my wife and I were eating at Schwartz’s, seated near the rear with an 80 year old anglophone woman from Westmount and her 50ish daughter. The daughter lives in Houston, TX and always takes her mom to Schartz’s when she returns to Montreal. The older woman, upon hearing that we recently moved to Monteal (several years earlier actually), proceeded to recommend various tourist spots in the city. We pretended to be interested because she didn’t hear us tell her that we had already visited most of the places. We enjoyed hearing the pride she still has for this wonderful city.
The daughter told us that she always takes a brisket of smoked meat back to her husband in Texas. She said that the interesting part is going through customs (which you probably know is in the Montreal airport). When they ask her if she has any food, fruit or vegetables – she responds with “just a brisket of Schwartz’s smoked meat”. They always say…oh that’s ok. Have a nice flight!
