James and I went to visit Cafe Myriade (praized page) for their Grand Opening. He grabbed this shot after a friendly latte art challenge:
Myriade is worth visiting if you care about either coffee or chocolate. Baristas Anthony Benda and Scott Rao are both obsessive about coffee: Anthony is a competitive barista and Scott is the author of The Professional Barista’s Handbook.
Seeing them at work refining techniques and recipes is amazing and inspiring; they had received a new type of coffee maker akin to a french press and were testing different quantities and steep times.
For chocolate fanatics this is the only retail spot I know of in Montreal that carries SOMA chocolate, including their hot chocolate. SOMA is one of only 2 chocolatiers in Canada that make their own chocolate; I religiously visit them every time I’m in Toronto.
One of Anthony’s signature drinks is a coffee with melted chocolate. For his last competition he tried over a dozen different chocolates to find the perfect fit. Rather than being satisfied with his choice, it only seems to have ignited another obsession.
Cafe Myriade is located at 1432 Mackay, close to Maisonneuve at Guy-Concordia.
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Inspiring. Passionate barista is just what I would like to have for making my coffee. Its just so rare… Here in Québec city it is like no one care about making nice espresso.
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