J.P. Karwacki

Montreal, Quebec

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JP Karwacki is the managing editor of The Main. His work has previously appeared in Time Magazine, the Montreal Gazette, Time Out, NUVO, and more.

The essentials according to: Bossa chef Daniel Lo Manto

Tastemakers

The essentials according to: Bossa chef Daniel Lo Manto

From razor-sharp knives to locally made butcher blocks and hunting goods, here’s what keeps Daniel Lo Manto like to keep on hand at all times.

How Montreal found its place in Quebec’s long embrace of Cowboy Core

Arts & Culture

How Montreal found its place in Quebec’s long embrace of Cowboy Core

Country music and cowboy core, long a rural staple in Quebec, have made urban inroads into Montreal—and they aren't going anywhere.

Bona Fide now supplies Villeray with a bistro combining Rome, New York, and Montreal

Food & Drink

Bona Fide now supplies Villeray with a bistro combining Rome, New York, and Montreal

A seasoned crew's come together to serve classic Italian goods with their own brand of Montreal hospitality.

A Peruvian kitchen meets an Italian social club in Old Montreal with Capisco's bachiche cuisine

Food & Drink

A Peruvian kitchen meets an Italian social club in Old Montreal with Capisco's bachiche cuisine

This restaurant from chef Marcel Olivier Larrea and company is all about a rich cultural and culinary crossroads that's found between heritage and invention.

Montreal tops Air Canada & enRoute's Best New Restaurants for 2024

Food & Drink

Montreal tops Air Canada & enRoute's Best New Restaurants for 2024

Two names have taken up top 10 spots in the annual cross-country restaurant rankings from Air Canada's enRoute magazine.

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [November 2024]

Food & Drink

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [November 2024]

32 names make up the best new restaurants in Montreal right now, including Italian-Peruvian dining, clay pot Chinese cooking, Lebanese shawarma, and more.

Why doesn't Montreal have its own Halloween parade?

Arts & Culture

Why doesn't Montreal have its own Halloween parade?

Halloween parades are a staple in cities like New York, Chicago, Salem, and Atlanta—not to mention a litany of small towns—so why not Montreal?

Family and the weight of change in Montreal's West End: Arjun Basu's latest novel, The Reeds

Arts & Culture

Family and the weight of change in Montreal's West End: Arjun Basu's latest novel, The Reeds

In The Reeds, novelist Arjun Basu turns his eye toward Montreal’s West End for an introspective family novel set during a summer of seismic personal shifts.