October 23rd, 2009
Feast of the East
We have plenty of love for Parc Avenue, but a girl can only eat so much souvlaki in one week.
Our taste buds are cheering the arrival of Kaza Maza, a Middle Eastern resto serving succulent recipes from Lebanon, Armenia and Syria. We adore the airy décor with exposed brick walls and recycled lathe tables, but it’s the food (oh the food!) that had us at salaam.
Start with cold mezze starters (two for $7) like the yummy roasted beet Mutabbal, prepared with tahini, lemon and olive oil. Wash it down (slowly) with Arak, a strong Lebanese pastis, before digging into the Pistachio Kefta beef and lamb meatballs with Aleppo pepper ($8).
At this rate, we might have eaten our last spanakopita. Sorry Tassos.
Kaza Maza, 4629 Parc Ave., Montreal, 514-844-MAZA, www.kazamaza.ca
