Stories for local explorers
If you’re looking for places to go, people to see, and things to buy, look no further than The Main’s weekly curated list of top-notch events. See the full list below, spanning from July 28th to August 3, and stay tuned for your weekly update every Friday. Friday, July 28 10:00 pm – 3:00 am: DJ…
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If you’re looking for places to go, people to see, things to buy, and food to eat, look no further than The Main’s weekly curated list of top-notch events. See the full list below, spanning from July 14th to July 20th, and stay tuned for your weekly update every Friday. Friday, July 14 5:00 –…
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When Desjardins asked The Main to find a local professional whose work would be inspirational to aspiring entrepreneurs, we were happy to help. In keeping with their desire to inspire and support young people in realizing their own passion projects, we sought to tell the story of a self-made local businessperson who’s taken a creative approach to building their own business, picking…
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On a long, hot summer day, the clanging sounds of a train ricochet across garage doors and metal-sided buildings, filling the space between the integrated warehouses on the north end of l’Esplanade. It’s 4:50 p.m., and by no coincidence, the trickling in of bicycles, of transit-takers, of neighbourhood friends and fringe folk begins. Ten minutes to…
Read MoreTo spend a day inside the mind of Brynley Leach, the bartender at Le Slang, would be like taking the wildest roller coaster ride imaginable. Or at least it would be, if that roller coaster served some of the best booze this side of the Rockies and looked like it came straight off a Gaelic…
Read MoreThe identity and location of Mile-Ex, and certainly its name, is a complicated investigation. For some, Mile-Ex may simply be a trendier nickname for the neighbourhood of Marconi-Alexandra. Others may see it as the no-man’s land portmanteau of two bordering neighbourhoods. Not quite the residential melting-pot of Parc-Ex, yet not quite the hip Mile-End, Mile-Ex falls in-between…
Read MoreIn Montreal’s Saint-Henri district, there exists a place that remains both famous and unknown, revered for their homemade Southeast Asian specialties, yet overlooked by their hawker stall in the Atwater Market food court in the summer or their small, unmarked winter location on Rue Saint-Jacques. Inspired by Singaporean and Malaysian street food classics such as…
Read MoreJeffrey Finkelstein is widely known as the man behind some of the best bread in the city, as well as the awesome bakery Hof Kelsten.
Read MoreAs Japanese pubs continue to explode on the Montreal scene, savvy diners have become increasingly aware of the full range of Japanese cuisine. And while it unfortunately took longer for our own humble island to catch on to the izakaya trend, we’ve been slowly gaining ground on Toronto and Vancouver. “To the Japanese, ramen is…
Read MoreThe Marché Branche d’Olivier has resided on Verdun’s main strip, Wellington Street, for over 20 years now, becoming one of the neighbourhood’s best-loved shops. Before gentrification brought hip restaurants and specialty cafés to the areas, the owners of Branche d’Olivier were offering a panoply of items from the Middle East, North Africa and South America,…
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