Smoke's Poutinerie

Smoke's Poutinerie is a Canadian nationwide poutine franchise founded by entrepreneur Ryan Smolkin.

History

Founded in Toronto in 2008, its premiere location was the first poutine-exclusive restaurant in that town. Smolkin was inspired by Montreal restaurant La Banquise, which serves many different kinds of poutine. Smolkin frequents La Banquise whenever he visits Montreal.

The restaurant offers over 30 different kinds of poutine and has locations in Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Oshawa, London, Guelph, Winnipeg, Kingston, Ottawa, Waterloo, Sault Ste. Marie, Mont-Tremblant, Fredericton, Halifax, Montreal, Calgary, Moose Jaw, Kelowna, Vancouver and St. John’s and with new franchises in the works in Kingston, Barrie, Edmonton and Whistler.

In December 2014, Smoke's opened a location in Berkeley, California, its first in the United States.

Smoke's signed a multi-unit franchise agreement to open locations on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.A. Each of the first eastern U.S. locations planned to open next to the region's colleges and universities. Imperial Restaurant Group, a team of restaurateurs with more than 25 years of experience in the mid-Atlantic region, will open the new locations.

Smoke

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Smoke inhalation is the primary cause of death in victims of indoor fires. The smoke kills by a combination of thermal damage, poisoning and pulmonary irritation caused by carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and other combustion products.

La Banquise

La Banquise is a restaurant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which specializes in the dish of poutine. It serves over thirty different kinds of poutine and is open 24 hours. Its address is 994 Rachel Street East in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal.

History

La Banquise was founded in 1968 by Pierre Barsalou, a firefighter. It was originally an ice cream shop, although it became a snack bar later in the year and served mostly hot dogs and French fries. Poutine was not served at La Banquise until the beginning of the 1980s. Only two flavours were served at the beginning although due to customer demand, that number was increased to twenty five. Today the restaurant is owned by Barsalou's daughter Annie and her partner Marc Latendresse.

Reception

On his television program, No Reservations, American chef Anthony Bourdain recommended La Banquise as one of his favourite meals in Montreal.

In the Montreal Mirror's Best of Montreal Readers Poll 2011, La Banquise won the title of Best Late Night Eat in addition to Best Poutine.

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