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Air Canada Opens Pop-Up Poutinerie And More Tastes from Around the Globe

Air Canada delights DC residence with their pop-up Poutinerie.

The airline has set up a select menu from their destinations around the world. Besides the delicious food, the money raised from the event will go to a wonderful organization  – Martha’s Table that gives back to DC residence every day.  

Here are the deets:

Where:1351 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036  

Dates: November 9 – 15th

Times: 12 – 10pm

Full Poutinerie Menu

Poutine $5/Drinks $4

• Montreal’s Classic (GF) | Hand-cut fries, traditional cheese curds, gravy

• Toronto’s The Six (GF) | Sweet potato fries, pork belly, cheese curds, whole grain maple mustard, fresh herb confetti

• São Paulo’s Sweet Chimi-Churrasco (GF) | Sweet potato fries, grilled carne asada, green chimichurri, queso blanco

• Rome’s Eternal City Eggplant (Vegetarian, GF) | Garlic fries, Napoletana sauce, mozzarella cheese, eggplant ragu, basil chiffonade

• Paris’ Brasserie-Born Braised Beef (GF) | Hand-cut fries, braised beef, mushrooms, horseradish cream

• London’s Corner Pub Fish & Chips | Malt vinegar dusted chips, crispy fried cod, dill & caper tartar gravy

• Seoul’s Twice the Spice Kimchi (Vegan) | Hand-cut fries, kimchi, kohlrabi Asian pear relish, sriracha gravy, cilantro

• Mumbai’s Baked & Buttered (GF) | Hand-cut fries, tender butter chicken, grated paneer cheese, diced tomatoes, fresh herbs  

• Shanghai’s Neon Street BBQ | Shoestring fries, Asian BBQ pulled pork, hoisin gravy, sesame seeds, scallions, vegetable slaw

• Dubai’s Late Night Shawarma (GF) | Shoestring fries, chicken shawarma, cucumber & tomato salad, tzatziki-garlic gravy

But that’s not all – visitors are invited to “take off” on an Air Canada flight through a virtual reality, on-board experience and enter an Instagram and Twitter contest to win a pair of Economy Class tickets from DCA, IAD or BWI to any one of Air Canada’s destinations.

by Elizabeth Atkinson