It was obvious, though, from the writings of the cognoscenti, that a true sampling of poutine would require a trip to Montreal. That is how I came to be eating so much of it with Emily Birnbaum and her boyfriend, James Braithwaite, and their friend Richard Parks, and a revolving selection of special-guest eaters.
from “Calvin Trillin Eats Poutine with Richard Parks,” the New Yorker, 11/23/09
I don’t even actually know your friend and my head still exploded.