The legendary Yangtze Chinese Restaurant on Van
Horne Avenue in Montreal, which was destroyed by fire on December 3, will rise
from the ashes. Mel Leitman of Cavendish
Business Consultants has confirmed to me that owner Marco Yau plans to rebuild. That will
take several months, so here is the really big news!
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| Mel Leitman |
Yau
has purchased the Tchang Kiang Chinese Restaurant at 6066 Sherbrooke
Street West in NDG. It closed last July after 35 years in business. Yau will
rename it Tchang Kiang by Yangtze and hopes to have it fully operational before
January 1. New menus are being ordered and the entire Yangtze staff – chefs,
waiters and drivers- will move over to the new location, which seats about 75 people.
The complete Yangtze original menu will be available,
as well as all of the popular choices from Tchang Kiang. When the original
restaurant is restored, they will operate at two different locales. Do this
sound like a chain in the making?
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| Joe Lipkowicz snapped this shot after the fire. |
Last Sunday night I posted an item
about the fire on my Suburban blog. It resulted in the most significant
response to any other blog entry, with people writing to me and leaving comments
from around the world. It is absolutely remarkable what a following the Yangtze
has.
I expect there to be quite a buzz
about the new location. Leitman, by the
way, would love to hear your suggestions. He can be reached at cavbizconsultants@gmail.com.
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| Artist Carole Spandau's beautiful drawing of the original restaurant's facade.
Regarding the above painting, I contacted Carole Spandau who explained: "I painted it when they had the elaborate original marquee. That particular marquee was something that I as an artist was compelled to paint. The uniqueness of its design, the powerful warm colors and the overall towering effect it had on the Van Horne landscape was irresistible to me as a painter. I have painted it many times since and I do miss being able to sketch it from life in all its splendour and glory. That's why we artists are drawn to record the passing face of our city..".
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