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The essentials according to Bossa chef Daniel Lo Manto
From razor-sharp knives to locally made butcher blocks and hunting goods, here’s what Daniel Lo Manto always keeps on hand.
Benoit Tardif: An Illustrator's Guide to Montreal
From spots to work and places to print to undercelebrated artistic curios, few people are better to offer a guide to Montreal from an illustrator’s perspective than this enigmatic artist.
James Kerr / Scorpion Dagger's favourite things in Montreal
The Montreal-based artist known as Scorpion Dagger on things to love and change about the city, fond memories, the importance of walking, and getting mugged for $4 one time.
Manoir Blackswan's Emmanuel Hébert: The international antique and art hustler straight outta Montreal
An antique dealer, builder, artist, designer, entrepreneur, high school dropout and a self-described lover of life—and the 6,500-square-foot hybrid residence-showroom he calls home.
Tate + Yoko: Brandon Svarc’s Favourite Things in Montreal
Montreal’s denim virtuoso talks about subverting the industry and carrying on three generations in the garment business.
Asking Mon Lapin's Vanya Filipovic for a last-minute gift guide
Masters of hospitality are amazing at the best of times, so what happens when we're panicking for gift ideas?
Mile End icon Martha Wainwright on Ursa and coming up a songwriter in Montreal
The singer-songwriter speaks Montreal's scenes through the decades, writing a memoir, building up her Mile End music venue—and a game of 20-ish questions, of course.
"Creatives dictate this city": Inside 20 years of the Montreal designer fair SOUK
The roaming showcase of Montreal designers' work—both recognized and not—and the exceptional modern lifestyle objects they create for the everyday.
Deep in the juice with Zamalek: Blending Egyptian karkadé tea with Mile End culture
How the Mile End scene of the twenty-tens and Egyptian heritage brewed a drink Montreal today couldn't do without.
Turning Montreal’s restaurants into a soup kitchen network for those in need
Share Your Plate’s a new initiative addressing food accessibility by putting local restaurants’ meals in the hands of those that need them most.
Walking among Montreal’s sneakerhead kings at Felix Boutique
How passion and a pair of Jordan Spiz'ikes became brick and mortar reality for Francesco Abbruzzo at Old Montreal's Felix Boutique.
Design according to life in Montreal: The work of MRDK
For Guillaume Ménard and David Dworkind and their Montreal studio MRDK, they're making the city's streets come alive through design.
Miett Chips: The New Potato Chip Everyone Is Talking About
Find out how this Quebec-based producer is turning the potato chip game on its head.
Vinorama: An interview with Montreal's favourite Whinemom
Curator, partner, and oenophile Carolyn Aubry recently sat down with The Main to pour out the full story of her wine shop, Vinorama.
From Garden to Bouquet: The Story of Floramama's Farmed Flowers
We recently sat down with the author and owner of Floramama, Chloé Roy, to hear her story and learn about the magic behind her ecological flower farm—and her upcoming book launch.