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.
Star Bar is an essential Montreal hangout for Pizza Bouquet slices, cheap drinks, and packed events
How a 15-year promise between friends at a bar transformed into a social sanctuary where trivia nights sell out, the pizza's hot, the beer's cold, and everyone's welcome.
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A local's guide to the best things to do in Montreal [April 2025]
Soak up the first signs of spring and shake off what’s left of winter with the best things to do in Montreal right now.
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The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [April 2025]
A British-French-Italian brasserie, a no-rules pasta counter, and a polished izakaya are just a few of the standouts among the 25 best new restaurants in Montreal this April.
Old Habits fish sauce from Vancouver Island is true Canadian umami
Nathan Gawalko left high-end restaurants across the world to bottle ancient traditions of fish, salt, and time on British Columbia's coast.
The dining theatrics and dark history of Montreal's infamous restaurant Au Lutin qui Bouffe
Fine French cuisine, tableside photo sessions with piglets, and a botched robbery that marked the beginning of an end.
Esti d'franglais podcast captures Montreal's bilingual reality the way politicians won't
Putting the city's code-switching culture on record, one episode's sparked more honest conversation about Quebec identity than most news panels can manage in a season.
Photographer Rose Cormier documents where Montreal's music thrives as venues vanish
Half on stage, half in the crowd: Documenting communities at a crossroads.
Meet the new custodians of Aux 2 Clochers, an Eastern Townships institution of 35 years
When Montreal veterans end up with the keys to a local legend of the region they call home.