I’ve written about the wondrous little downtown Montreal wine bar called Pullman before. At that time, I also noted the wisdom of gleaning tips from those who work in restaurants when it comes to sleuthing a locale’s top spots to nosh.

It was a lovely young waitress in a Kingston (Ont.) pub who directed me and Ross to Pullman while we were dining on her establishment’s excellent fish and chips a year ago. In particular, she recommended the Green Beans with Almonds and Truffle Oil. She turned out to be right on all counts. Read more…