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    Sample Is a Cocktail Bar Built For Sound
    J.P. Karwacki

    Sample Is a Cocktail Bar Built For Sound

    An Old Montreal bar where hi-fi sound, curated records, and conversation take precedence. There are still plenty of highballs, though.

    One Pizzaiolo's Eleven-Year Obsession Is NDG's Best-Kept Secret
    J.P. Karwacki

    One Pizzaiolo's Eleven-Year Obsession Is NDG's Best-Kept Secret

    Years of studying Roman tradition led Giuseppe Sacchetti to an unexpected conclusion: the pizza he wanted to make wasn’t purely Italian, but it was unmistakably Montreal.

    The Instagram DM Era of Hospitality Hiring Is Over
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Instagram DM Era of Hospitality Hiring Is Over

    Between flooded inboxes, ghost interviews, and AI-spam CVs, hospitality hiring has been broken for years. A new app wants to fix it.

    "We Built This Place to Party": Chuck Hughes on Twenty Years of Garde Manger
    J.P. Karwacki

    "We Built This Place to Party": Chuck Hughes on Twenty Years of Garde Manger

    Two decades in, the chef and co-owner on sobriety, restaurant math, and how to run a twenty-year-old restaurant without becoming a museum.

    Bistrot Fortune Cooks Straight Out of Montreal’s Cultural Crossroads
    J.P. Karwacki

    Bistrot Fortune Cooks Straight Out of Montreal’s Cultural Crossroads

    A modern Vietnamese bistro from three longtime hospitality veterans, where diaspora identity and Latin American influences shape a distinctly Montreal menu.

    Four Montreal Restaurants Make North America’s 50 Best List
    J.P. Karwacki

    Four Montreal Restaurants Make North America’s 50 Best List

    Canada placed 14 restaurants on the 2026 list, five of them in the top ten.

    The Plateau Restaurant That Feeds the City on Its Own Dime
    J.P. Karwacki

    The Plateau Restaurant That Feeds the City on Its Own Dime

    Mama Khan's Abdul Raziq Khan wouldn't have it any other way.

    The Life and Death (and Afterlife) of Lucie Lafleur
    Hugo Meunier @ URBANIA

    The Life and Death (and Afterlife) of Lucie Lafleur

    How a fictional Lafleur employee became a Quebec social-media sensation before a fake death sparked backlash, confusion, and an unexpected second act for the actress behind the character.

    30 Years Later, Ferreira Is Building a Portuguese Hospitality Dynasty
    Ivy Lerner-Frank

    30 Years Later, Ferreira Is Building a Portuguese Hospitality Dynasty

    Carlos Ferreira built his Peel Street restaurant to represent a larger vision of Portugal. Three decades later, his daughters are helping carry that ambition into its next era.

    Café BRUT Wants to Be Griffintown’s Living Room
    J.P. Karwacki

    Café BRUT Wants to Be Griffintown’s Living Room

    Inside a raw concrete space on Murray Street, banana-infused espresso and matcha drinks anchor a broader ambition to become part of the neighbourhood’s daily rhythm.

    Plume Was Built the Old-Fashioned Way
    J.P. Karwacki

    Plume Was Built the Old-Fashioned Way

    Set inside a former Mile End bakery, two Bouillon Bilk alumni are pairing French-influenced cooking with private import wines and a handcrafted dining room.

    Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond
    J.P. Karwacki

    Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond

    Michelin’s second Québec selection adds four new One Stars while continuing to push the guide beyond Montreal’s usual fine dining conversation.

    Inside the 2026 Lauriers Gala, Quebec’s Culinary Red Carpet
    Ariane Gonzalez

    Inside the 2026 Lauriers Gala, Quebec’s Culinary Red Carpet

    From producers and artisans to chefs and sommeliers, the industry gathered in Montreal to celebrate its own ecosystem and signal where the province's gastronomy is heading next.

    Montreal Wanted the Michelin Guide. Now It Has to Live With It.
    J.P. Karwacki

    Montreal Wanted the Michelin Guide. Now It Has to Live With It.

    As Quebec’s second Michelin Guide approaches, longtime critic Lesley Chesterman questions whether the city’s restaurants are built for what the guide rewards—and what chasing stars really costs.

    Montreal Owns Canada's 100 Best Restaurants List This Year
    J.P. Karwacki

    Montreal Owns Canada's 100 Best Restaurants List This Year

    With 28 restaurants on the 2026 list, the city outpaces the rest of the country (yup, Toronto and Vancouver included).

    La Tratt Is the West Island’s Defining Deli
    J.P. Karwacki

    La Tratt Is the West Island’s Defining Deli

    Built from scratch in a Kirkland strip mall, La Tratt has spent 20 years playing the long game to earn loyalty, and it shows.

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