Café Myriade is located in Montreal and this website is driven by the creativity of its baristas and coffee lovers. The Twitter application to the right is updated “on the fly,” so to speak, to reflect the featured coffee we have on drip. Enjoy the site, feedback is welcome and encouraged.
-->Jun 28
We will be open from 9AM - 6PM on Wednesday July 1st, known to most as Canada Day. We’re shortening hours not so much for the holiday, but to make some additions and renovations to our bar and shelving.
Our terrasse is nearly complete and, weather permitting, should be ready to go this week.
Jun 22
Myriade Tea Tasting
Sunday, June 28th
R.S.V.P. Mandatory
by phone: 514.939.1717
by email: info@cafemyriade.com
Most likely led by Scott Rao and most likely to feature some more uber-fresh world class teas, we’re hosting another tea tasting this coming weekend. Confirm your presence soon as the last one filled to capacity by week’s end and we’re limited to ten spaces. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Jun 21
Thanks to everyone who came to today’s tasting, it was a great deal of fun and as always I was happy to walk away learning something new about our coffees and clientele. Tomorrow or Tuesday I’ll post details about this Sunday’s tasting, which we may or may not be able to host on our new terrasse. Our carpenter extraordinaire is onsite to effect construction of the terrasse as well as complete a few projects inside the cafe. Myriade is less than a year old and already it’s getting a few nips and tucks.
Some details on the terrasse itself; it will feature traditional and bench seating on a level platform trimmed with dark wood flower boxes. Progress will be swift and I anticipate by the first week of July we’ll have a fully functional and beautiful patio on which to serve you. There’s also whispers of a special event to celebrate its inauguaration, which may or may not include Scott Rao serving something more substantial than coffee.
It’s also worth mentioning that barista competition season is upon us once again. I’ve registered for the Eastern Regional Barista Competiton which takes place in Montreal at the Cabaret Juste Pour Rire on August 23rd. Space permitting, at least one more Myriader will compete alongside me against other baristas from Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax and any other city east of Ottawa in Canada. I’ll begin and most likely post about some of my preparations in the coming weeks, if anyone has any questions I’m happy to answer them here or in the cafe.
Last and maybe least to the casual observer, we’ll be putting into service a new grinder this week. I’m super excited.
Jun 16
As much as I want to keep pretending we’re a teahouse instead of a cafe, our next tasting will get back to our roots and focus on coffee. On Sunday, June 21st we’ll examine the differences between batch brewing versus single-cup brewing and how they affect flavour in particular. We’ll select three coffees to taste and will brew them both ways before sampling the three flights head-to-head. Below are the important details in summary for those tired of reading overly verbose blogging about coffee.
Batch Brew vs. Single Cup Brew
Sunday June 21st, 10:00AM
R.S.V.P. Mandatory
by phone: 514.939.1717
by email: info@cafemyriade.com
Jun 15
The Tea Tasting was packed and a great deal of fun, thank you to all who took the time to participate. We tasted five of the six new teas and Scott led a discussion about tasting notes, production methods, origins, and extraction variables. For those who may be kicking themselves right now for missing out, don’t despair; this afternoon’s Tea Social is still very muchhappening at 4:00PM, where for only $4.0o you can sample a variety of teas and discuss with a Myriader the finer points of tea (or whatever’s on your mind, really).
Also, as an aside, we do have plenty of Epic Espresso to sell to those of you who read Lesley Chesterman’s mention of it in this weekend’s Gazette. We’ll also be receiving plenty more of the single-origin Brazilian Espresso as well for those of you looking to shake it up a little bit.
More information will be posted shortly about next week’s tasting which will be centered on coffee as well as some information about our newer coffees and teas. Hope to see you later for the the Tea Social!
Jun 13
I swear we serve coffee too, but at the moment tea is in fashion. So in keeping with the recent barrage I’d like to note that along with our selection of iced coffees, we’re now brewing iced tea. Unsweetened and brewed in house, we have varying Chinese blends abundant in flavour with notes of florals and tropical fruit. Ask your barista for more information.
Jun 10
Super Fresh Tea Tasting
Sunday June 14th, 10:00AM
THIS WEEK’S TASTING IS FULL, CHECK BACK MONDAY FOR INFO ON NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING
$10.00
R.S.V.P. Mandatory
by phone: 514.939.1717
by email: info@cafemyriade.com
Join us for a rare tea tasting this Sunday to experience truly fresh teas picked and delivered this week from China. A selection of white, green, and black teas will be on offer to taste, discuss, and enjoy on an early Summer Sunday. If available, Scott will lead this tasting and answer your questions.
Jun 10
We’re excited about teas these days in the cafe, having just received super-fresh tea picked and delvered from China this week. Given that we don’t usually keep things to ourselves, we’d like to share this excitement with two different tea-themed events. The first is a formal tasting of the traditional Myriade variety this Sunday at 10AM. We’ll try most of (if not all) the six new teas we can’t stop talking about and offer some information and insight into each. We’re limiting the tasting to a small number of people so RSVP as soon as you can. As usual, there is a $10 fee which will also function as a deposit to guarantee your space.
For those not able to make it Sunday morning, we’re going to augment the tasting by adding what we’re calling a Tea Social on Monday evening at 4PM. Here we’ll offer one or two of the new teas along with some current favourites on the menu and add some discourse and discussion for tea enthusiasts. There will be four or five teas to be sampled for a fee of $4.00. If all goes well, we’ll make this a weekly or semi-weekly occurence to meet new people and share ideas about tea and other passions alike.
In Summary:
Myriade Tea Tasting: Sunday June 14th @ 10:00AM - RSVP $10.00
Myriade Tea Social: Monday June 15th @ 4:00PM - $4.00
For immediate reservations, you can leave a comment with a valid email address where I can confirm your reservation with you, or you can submit via email to info@cafemyriade.com (now confirmed to be actively working). Hope to see you soon!
Jun 10
At long last, we have a proper website. I’d like to thank my friends Ysmael and Derek at Drizzy for putting in a lot of hard work and putting up with my constant revisions and second thoughts. We’ll be adding to this layout slowly in the months to come, but our website will always be simple with an emphasis on easy access to information. If there’s anything you would enjoy seeing on the site, please let us know. Thank you for your patience!