Montreal has several farmer's markets, but one of the largest is Jean Talon where there are even stalls open 24 hours a day to accommodate shift workers and students. While the "farm to table" movement in the U.S. is just catching on, it's always been a way of life here and all of the food at the market is grown within 50 km of the city. Even better, all of the stallholders put out samples of their wares so you can try before you buy. One of the most popular stalls is the "corn lady"...not only does she sell her fresh-from-the-stalk ears every day, but she cooks up ears of corn that you can purchase and has tubs of butter and salt shakers on hand. It was truly the best ear of sweet corn I have ever had...summertime on a cob...so tender and wonderfully messy with all the dripping butter. I could have eaten a dozen of those, and in fact, the vendor makes over 15 dozen ears a day for local corn lovers.
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