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    A chef's perspective: How pop-ups are keeping Montreal's food scene aliveFood & Drink
    Emilie Madeleine

    A chef's perspective: How pop-ups are keeping Montreal's food scene alive

    Rent's wild, opening a restaurant feels like a gamble—but it's one-night-only dinners where new chefs test ideas without going broke.

    Elevating Mexican traditions with the 'fonda fina' Bar LuzFood & Drink
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    Elevating Mexican traditions with the 'fonda fina' Bar Luz

    Bar Luz offers an intimate and elevated expression of Mexico's traditional eateries with hand-pressed tortillas and dishes inspired by one chef's matriarchs.

    New takes on Chinese tea culture from a roaming all-female teahouseFood & Drink
    Alexa Toguri-Laurin

    New takes on Chinese tea culture from a roaming all-female teahouse

    Thé Jinjin blends traditional Chinese tea culture with the culinary and food science backgrounds of its founder Wenhui Zhang.

    This is what a burger says about a restaurantSponsoredFood & Drink
    The Main

    This is what a burger says about a restaurant

    Burger Week 2025 entries that flex, tell stories about staff meals and family memories, and announce the revival of a beloved local project.

    Laurent Dagenais builds the restaurant he always wantedFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Laurent Dagenais builds the restaurant he always wanted

    Limousine in Saint-Lambert shows how the Montreal chef's approach to French classics translates from social media to the table.

    Coco Disco Club wants to be your neighbourhood everything spotFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Coco Disco Club wants to be your neighbourhood everything spot

    The Duluth restaurant aims to fill the third place gap with everything from morning coffees and dinners to late-night cocktails.

    A Montreal smoked meat deli with Texan inspirationsFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    A Montreal smoked meat deli with Texan inspirations

    At Aylwin Deli, Montreal’s most sacred sandwich gets a smoky twist as brisket traditions meet barbecue technique.

    Remembering Claude Masson, the philosopher behind the bar of L’ExpressFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Remembering Claude Masson, the philosopher behind the bar of L’Express

    For nearly 40 years under a canopy of glassware, he brought elegance, humour, and quiet mastery to one of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.

    The name above Burgundy Lion's door is now a line being crossedFood & Drink
    The Main

    The name above Burgundy Lion's door is now a line being crossed

    An OQLF francization check becomes a fight over place names, proportion rules, and who gets to define Little Burgundy/Petite-Bourgogne.

    Old world Jewish noshes meet a new generation of cooking at Yans DeliFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Old world Jewish noshes meet a new generation of cooking at Yans Deli

    Led by Joe Beef alum Benji Greenberg, this new highway-side deli blends Eastern European roots with fine-dining rigour and a family-first ethos.

    "A restaurant is fixed in time and place—Menu Extra is not."Food & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    "A restaurant is fixed in time and place—Menu Extra is not."

    How a group of Le Mousso alumni laid out their own definition of dining in Montreal—all without opening a restaurant.

    Fast culture is making you sick. Slow food is your rebellion.Food & Drink
    Emilie Madeleine

    Fast culture is making you sick. Slow food is your rebellion.

    I used to clock long days where time was currency: Every email was urgent, seven approval rounds, no mistakes, and it was needed yesterday. Now? I make pasta.

    Saint-Léonard’s Fringale food festival is back for its second editionFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    Saint-Léonard’s Fringale food festival is back for its second edition

    The second edition of the SDC Jean-Talon Est’s month-long culinary event celebrates Saint-Léonard’s immigrant cultures through exclusive dishes from 20 local restaurants.

    Les Filles Fattoush brings Syrian home cooking to stay at Jean-Talon MarketFood & Drink
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    Les Filles Fattoush brings Syrian home cooking to stay at Jean-Talon Market

    A lifeline for women rebuilding their lives through food, this Montreal social enterprise now has a permanent space for its dishes and stories.

    The Mile End's Dalmata Gelateria started out with one rogue soft-serve machineFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Mile End's Dalmata Gelateria started out with one rogue soft-serve machine

    What began as an off-menu experiment at Le Violon is now Mile End’s charming new shop for swirled ice cream.

    This recipe, and the man behind it, remains the same from NDG to Saint-HenriFood & Drink
    J.P. Karwacki

    This recipe, and the man behind it, remains the same from NDG to Saint-Henri

    At Bistro Amerigo and La Spada, the real secret ingredient is who's making it.

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