It was a first last night for the 3rd Avenue Limoilou neighborhood: a distance of about 100 meters, the event Limoilove managed to hit the streets the leaders of this friendly artery of Quebec ... and gourmands- gourmets!

"It's been at least since the end of winter, beginning of spring as the Business Development Corporation (SDC) and we were working on the concept of a foodie event that we wanted the visual presentation is amazing! "He who speaks thus is Ghislain Turcotte, artistic director at Matièrs, a house of creative-production of the national capital, who likes to create interactive spaces to better spend" an idea, a concept, a theme, a message ".

Matièrs was thus occupied the storefront by installing, for example, high wooden tables, stations with home lights, a stage with singers and DJs, short urban design with sophisticated lighting to animate a party which wanted festibouffe.

Local residents of Quebec and even elsewhere have responded in great numbers to this first. At the point that the event sometimes seemed a bit cramped. Met at the beginning of the evening, Sébastien Chamberland, CEO of 3rd Avenue, the SDC Limoilou, was frankly delighted with the turn of events. "Our goal was to take to the streets the leaders of 3rd Avenue and make their culinary creativity, and frankly, it is going well! "

Original culinary compositions

For this first Limoilove - the name of the event from a hashtag that have appropriated the organizers! - 8 heads and two bars could enjoy a space. As explained Ghislain Turcotte, leaders were invited to embark on the adventure and to be imaginative decor side of their location. Far from the small tents we are accustomed to see in such events, we were treated eg in Miyagi, an Asian restaurant, with a red and black tub filled with goldfish to the delight of children.

culinary side, and affordable, these intensive meetings have resulted in tastings, among others, grilled oysters and tapas at La Planque and Cinderella, two gourmet bistros, fried calamari presented on a sheet of nori seaweed by Miyagi, bistro merging creative Thai cuisine and sushi, or the bites of the Baconnerie, restaurant and grocery store, which reinvents the bacon offering various flavors, like pulled pork, Cajun, honey and balsamic vinegar.

The event he will return for a second edition? Without forward officially, it is obviously the wish that formulating Messieurs Chamberland and Turcotte. Yesterday's event will serve as a business card to attract more leaders next year if Limoilove returns. Mayor Labeaume, present on the spot yesterday, surely made notes on the success of the evening!