Bouffons!Mtl - Just For Laughs

Street food at its best
– Have a drink, grab a bite at –
July 16-30, 2016
The largest open-air gastronomy village in North America!
From July 16 to July 30, prepare yourself for a
unique summer experience at BOUFFONS!MTL,
the largest open-air gatronomy village in North
America! In the heart of downtown Montreal,
on Ste-Catherine West Street, between StUrbain and St-Laurent, BOUFFONS!MTL offers
an immersive summer vacation environment
replete with a sand beach, boardwalk, rest &
picnic areas, umbrellas, street entertainers, and
DJs night and day!
For this edition, BOUFFONS!MTL’s village
triples its floor space to offer a culinary
experience richer and more diverse than ever.
Come and meet the chefs that will be on site
throughout the event to make you taste their
signature dishes. BOUFFONS!MTL, it’s also
street food to suit all tastes, wine bars, beer
bars, cocktail bars, wines & spirits experts,
artisan products, a market gardener... and food
trucks, of course!
We are sure you will be able to find everything you dream
of tasting at affordable prices. Access to the site and all
events is free.
• Come and meet our two honorary guests •
Martin Juneau & Carles Abellan
“ I am so happy to serve as one honorary guest for this edition of
BOUFFONS!MTL! You’ll see, this year, the festival isn’t kidding
with the quality and diversity of the food! ”
– Mr. Martin Juneau
“ BOUFFONS!MTL’s concept is pure genius! I love gourmand, accessible
vacation-time cuisine. It is similar to what I do in Barcelona at my beach restaurant
La Guingueta. I am very happy to be one honorary guest of this edition of Bouffons!
Can’t wait to make you discover catalan street food and party with you! ”
– Mr. Carles Abellan
Well known for his restaurant La Montée de lait, the innovative Martin Juneau is now the chef and owner of the
renowned Pastaga with his friend Louis-Philippe Breton. In addition to running many projects – such as the cellar
Cul-Sec, the ice cream bar Monsieur Crémeux, and the grocery store Le Petit Coin – Juneau is also the star of several
cooking shows (notably on the Zeste channel). At BOUFFONS!MTL, Martin will be presenting his restaurant/cellar
Cul-sec and his wonderful artisan ice cream bar Monsieur Crémeux.
Carles Abellan is a Michelin-starred chef famous for his creative streak. He studied with the great Ferran Adrià at the
restaurant elBulli in Spain, before revolutionizing the world of tapas. He quickly became the chef and owner of a dozen
restaurants in Barcelona, among them Bravo24 at Hôtel W and La Barra that will open in September 2016. In 2014,
Mr. Abellan opened Tapas, 24, his first restaurant in Montreal, a city he is particularly fond of. At BOUFFONS!MTL, Mr.
Abellan will be present at his tapas bar Tapas, 24 from July 18 to July 23.
• Our special guests •
Messieurs Jérôme Ferrer & François Chartier
“ Bouffons, for me, is about ravishing taste buds in a joyous and cheerful atmosphere,
a colourful and flavourful event during which participants might die of laughter, but never of
hunger ” - Mr. Jérôme Ferrer
“ BOUFFONS!MTL is definitely the coolest terrace in Montreal! The best chefs, food trucks,
winemakers, sommeliers, and mixologists all gathered on a single urban open-air terrace, with an
ultra-cool atmosphere – I’d be hard-pressed to find a better way to celebrate summer gastronomy
in Montreal! ” - Mr. François Chartier
Jérôme Ferrer, a Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux, is also a member of the French Culinary Academy, and a Master Cook
of France. This very special guest will most probably win the hearts (and stomachs) of BOUFFONS!MTL visitors once
again with his Europea mobile and his food truck Chez Jerry!
François Chartier, famous creator of harmonies, author, and vintner, is one of the mainstays of BOUFFONS!MTL. His
presence will be both remarkable and inspiring for sure. He will be bringing back his now famous Chartier Wine Bar
and, for this year, in addition to featuring his brand new François Chartier wines, he has selected his favourite products
from his winemaking friends! These wines will be harmonized with tapas from the renowned restaurant Tapas, 24 whose
stand will be “next door” to the Chartier Wine Bar. And let’s not forget Chartier’s dream team of sommeliers, who will be
on site every day, and an appearance by a surprise winemaker.
• A flavourful and diverse stroll through gastronomy! •
BOUFFONS!MTL gives you an opportunity to discover everything Montreal’s culinary multiculturalism has
to offer, with specialties from Canada (of course!), Japan, Italy, Vietnam, Mexico, the Caribbean, Spain,
France, and the USA. There will be something for everyone: from mixed grills to vegetarian and vegan
dishes, local products tastings, craft beers, exclusive wines, fresh berries, and luscious ice creams and
slushes! This is the list of all participants to the 2016 edition of the BOUFFONS!MTL village: :
Air de Boeuf / Damon Foodtruck / Au Pied de cochon / Bloume - Barbe à papa
Chartier wine bar / Benny & Co / Boîte à fromage / Cul-sec cave et cantine / Divin Paradis
Érablière Varin / Es-tu gaufré? / Europea Mobile / Ferme Gélinas - Galette de sarazin
Galbani / Gaufrabec / Geloso - Groupe de courtage Omni / Gusta / Imadake – Pub Japonais
Jerry Ferrer / Kiffin / La Panthère verte / La Porchetta / La Salle à manger
Labonté de la pomme Verger & miellerie / Lacrem / Le Burger Shop / Le Minot
Les Gamins Gourmands / Les marques Constellation Québec / Les produits La cuisine 514
L’Express St-Zotique / Lola-Rosa / Lo’s Limonade / Lucille’s / Maïs
Mandy’s / Mills Street/Monsieur Crémeux / Otaku Manga Lounge / Pabst / Patate Malette
Planète poutine / Poutine et cie / Queue de castor Restaurant Sinclair / Route 27
Smoking BBQ / Taberna / Tapas, 24 / Sélections õENõ / Le Marchand de vin
Les Subversifs - Piger Henricus Gin
• Free events at BOUFFONS!MTL •
Happy Hours with Maria Sanz
Every day from 5 to 7 pm, discover, meet, discuss and exchange with major players on the local
and global gastronomy scene as they chat with charismatic TV host Maria Sanz.
Noteworthy appearances :
Les DJ Boom Box • Tuesday, July 19 : Meet & greet with
Mr. Pascal Chatonnet, Doctor of
Sciences in Oenology-Ampelology
at Université de Bordeaux II,
owner and winemaker of the
homestead Vignobles Chatonnet
(vignobleschatonnet.com).
Throughout BOUFFONS!MTL, the BOOM BOX trailer will feature DJ’s
• Wednesday, July 20 : “Party en blanc”
with François Chartier, creator of
harmonies
featuring emerging local and international comedians. Nearby, there
• Thursday, July 21: Meet & greet with
chef Carles Abellan.
for artists and for ULTRAZOOF pass holder.
• Friday, July 22 :
Food trucks on Ste-Poutine Street!
17h : Meet Jean-Louis Marcoux,
brewmaster at Mons brewerie
There will be more than 20 food trucks on site, including Le Pied de
18h : Nico vous mijote of the famous
web series featuring actor Nico
Pinson, with special guest Martin
Juneau
Smoking BBQ, Queue de castor, Patate Malette, and many more!
• Sunday, July 24 : Meet & greet chef
Martin Juneau.
on the best poutine in Canada!
• Thursday, July 28 : Meet & greet
with François Chartier, creator of
harmonies, author, and vintner.
Groupe Geloso, and Les Marques Constellation Québec. Thanks also go
• Friday, July 29 : Gusta’s product
tasting
Québec.
with special evenings of electro-jazz-swing music, reggae, tropicalia, etc.
Great atmospheres every day!
Zoofest
This summer, BOUFFONS!MTL welcomes Spot Zoofest, a lively space
will be play areas with giant games where visitors will be able to play
Pétanque or ping-pong, a ticket booth Zoofest & OFF-JFL and a VIP zone
cochon, La Boîte à fromage, Le Burger shop, Lucille’s, Route 27,
A new feature this year: Ste-Catherine Street will be rechristened
Ste-Poutine Street, since several food trucks will be serving their take
Finally, BOUFFONS!MTL would like to thank its major partners: Galbani,
to our media partners La Presse and Zeste, and to the City of Montreal,
TNM, Café Marius, Maison du développement durable, and Parc Hydro-
July 16-30, 2016, BOUFFONS!MTL makes the most out of summer!
Street food at its best!
Sources
La Tribu / Media Relations
marie-christine@latribu.ca | 514-845-0149 ext. 224
Mélanie Brunelle | melanie@latribu.ca | 514-845-0149 ext. 225
Juste pour rire : Jean-David Pelletier | jdpelletier@hahaha.com
Programming / La tribu
Caroline Johnson caroline@latribu.ca | 514-845-0149 ext. 239
Marie-Christine Champagne
marie-christine@latribu.ca | 514-845-0149 ext. 224