Quick answer: Smart Montreal households now use weekly and permanent menu Montreal together: Sunday drop from the weekly menu (order by Wednesday 11:59 p.m., pickup 4:00–7:00 p.m. in Laval or delivery ~50 km) plus mid-week favourites from Our Menu any day. One MAPAQ kitchen at 3954 Bd Leman — two clocks, one fridge plan. This playbook shows how we eat from both lists without double-ordering the same night.
Two menus, one Laval stove
Since 1 October, Pierina is not a fork in the road — it is a Venn diagram. The weekly menu still rotates salmon Wellington weeks, chili and 900 ml soups with a hard Wednesday cutoff. Our Menu keeps standing plates when you forgot to cart before midnight or when teenagers want the same pasta twice in one week.
Good food brings people together; it also fills a Montreal fridge that must survive hockey practice, overtime and Canadian Thanksgiving Monday 12 October.
The household playbook (sample week)
| Day | Source | Example move |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Weekly menu pickup or delivery | Family Thai red curry + 900 ml soup for Oct 4–9 cycle |
| Monday | Weekly leftovers | Individual bowls from Sunday cook |
| Tuesday | Permanent menu order placed Monday | Known lemon ricotta pasta when weekly list moved on |
| Wednesday | Weekly delivery window 3:00–7:00 p.m. if chosen | Mid-week drop; still not pickup at kitchen |
| Thursday | Permanent or weekly leftovers | Soup ml portion lunches |
| Friday | Permanent menu | Friday West Island dinner without waiting for new Sunday list |
| Before next Sunday | Weekly cart | Checkout before Wednesday 11:59 p.m. again |
Adjust for your household size — Individual vs Family (serves 4) on weekly lines; grams and ml on both paths, never kg.
Decision rules so you do not overbuy
- If the dish is only on this Sunday’s board, it is weekly — order before Wednesday night.
- If you want the same plate on a random Tuesday, permanent — after 1 October, no weekly lock.
- If four people eat the same thing twice, Family weekly tray beats four permanent singles — compare prices on the live pages.
- If ten people show up, neither menu — catering quote.
Compare philosophy on weekly menu vs permanent menu Montreal.
Fridge and freezer tactics
Sunday weekly drop lands multiple containers — label shelves “eat by Thursday.” Permanent orders mid-week should fit front-row, not hide behind Wellington leftovers. Soups at 900 ml freeze well in ml-marked portions; mains in grams reheat gently.
Assemble your salad can ride the weekly Sunday cook; permanent greens orders fill gaps when salad bar is open on Our Menu flow.
Geography still one radius
Both menus ship from Laval within ~50 km — examples include Chomedey, Ahuntsic, Brossard, Kirkland. Not separate delivery products. Confirm pins on meal delivery zones.
Weekly pickup stays Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. only. Permanent pickup follows checkout options — still not Wednesday pickup for weekly.
Thanksgiving week layering
Oct 4–9 weekly cook is already in fridges. Permanent menu fills the gap between Sunday drops while you plan Thanksgiving trays via drop-off catering. Family portions feed four; Thanksgiving tables need quoted pans.
Sample carts (not prescriptions)
Couple in Saint-Léonard: weekly Individual x2 Sunday + permanent soup Wednesday order for Friday lunch — two clocks, three nights covered.
Family in Brossard: weekly Family curry Sunday delivery + permanent pasta Tuesday when kids refuse leftovers — honesty about picky eaters saves waste.
Single in Côte-des-Neiges: weekly bowls only, but permanent backup when overtime kills Wednesday cooking plans.
None of these require separate city pages — just different carts from 3954 Bd Leman.
Mistakes we see in the first dual-menu month
Ordering permanent the same day you forgot weekly checkout — then blaming the kitchen for missing Wellington. Fix: two phone reminders, one for each path.
Stacking four Family weekly trays for a office party — use catering quote instead.
Expecting Wednesday pickup because delivery worked last week — pickup remains Sunday only for weekly retail.
FAQ: weekly and permanent menu Montreal
Do I need two accounts?
Use the same Pierina checkout; respect two order clocks.
Can one dinner mix weekly and permanent containers?
Yes on your table — we only ask you order each path correctly before its cutoff.
Does permanent replace Sunday?
No. Weekly still has exclusive rotating dishes.
Subscription?
Neither path auto-renews.
Calendar anchors for October
First full month with both menus: use weekly for discovery (Wellington week, curry week), permanent for repetition (the pasta your kid requests twice). Wednesday 11:59 p.m. still gates weekly — set a recurring alarm. Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. pickup still Laval-only. Wednesday 3:00–7:00 p.m. delivery still mid-week drop for weekly carts. Catering for Thanksgiving stays on quote time, not weekly checkout.
Read about us if you want the Campania-to-Laval story behind both lists. Portions on both menus stay grams for mains and bowls, ml for 900 ml soups — the playbook is about time, not unit changes.
Good food brings people together. Run the weekly Sunday drop and the permanent mid-week safety net — two menus, one kitchen, fewer 8 p.m. delivery apps. When a week feels heavy, default to permanent for one night and weekly for the rest — flexibility is why we opened Our Menu on 1 October without closing Sunday cook. No subscription on either path — just two honest clocks from one Laval stove.