WSJ Loves Joe Beef, APdC Pop-Tourts and More

LITTLE BURGUNDY— While Joe Beef is not a steakhouse (but still gets mistaken as such from time to time), a recent call by The Wall Street Journal to brand the restaurant as "possibly the most influential meatery in North America" must still please partners Dave McMillan and Fred Morin. In "Say Goodbye to the Same Old Steakhouse", the top newspaper in the U.S. by circulation also gives props to Au Pied de Cochon and Hugue Dufour's M. Wells Steakhouse in Queens. [WSJ]

FOOD TRUCKS— Behold, the Pop-Tourt, a new handheld tourtière from the Au Pied de Cochon food truck. [Twitter]

FOOD MEDIA— Just a master list of Montreal restaurants from Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern. [AndrewZimmern.com]

CHARITY WIRE— Maison Publique's Derek Dammann will join the likes of Vikram Vij, Mark McEwan and Giada de Laurentiis for a charity event in support of women's cancer research at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto next month. [Twitter]

PASTRY WIRE— Have a personal pastry Epiphany this January 6 with these Montreal galette des rois a.k.a. King cake purveyors. [QuartiersGourmands.com]

MILE EX— Dinette Triple Crown re-opens on January 11 after a holiday hiatus. [Twitter]

CHEF ADVENTURES— -40 Celsius? Hof Kelsten's Jeffrey Finkelstein has an escape plan. [Instagram]

CHEF ADVENTURES— Madre chef Mario Navarrete Jr. too. [Instagram]

HELP WANTED— Les 400 Coups is still on the hunt for a new cuisinier and sous chef. [Twitter]