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How Nora Gray spun its spicy pepperoncini and focaccia into a Miss Vickie's chip
First, a chip company came calling. Then came a year-long R&D process involving professional tasters and corporate NDAs.
Firing ceramics by hand in the Laurentians with the pottery collective Goregama
Ancient technique, unpredictability, and slow, communal craft: Goregama has gathered twice a year since 2019 to feed wood into an anagama kiln for 40 hours straight.
How Little Portugal carved out its place in the Plateau
From postwar migration to piri piri chicken, Azorean immigrants transformed an iconic Montreal neighbourhood with enduring community.
Things to do in Montreal during November
The best things to do in Montreal during November bring enough festivals, holiday markets, and cultural programming to make you forget the cold.
Illustrator Raymond Biesinger's self-defence guide against getting ripped off
After two decades of wage theft and rip-offs, a Montreal illustrator pens a tactical guide to defending creative work.
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The Bulletin: October is giving us too many good options [Issue #151]
The Bulletin is a collection of what's happened, what’s happening, and what’s to come in and around Montreal.
There’s a reason why this fashion runway’s out in the cold
It’ll be chill: ROYALMOUNT’s Urban Park is hosting seven Montreal-favourite brands and a live Milk & Bone set.
Montreal's got a nightlife policy, so why are venues still at risk?
A year into the city's first-ever nightlife framework, the future of Montreal's independent venues still hangs in the balance.
One of Montreal's few female brewers runs the show at 4 Origines
Sydnee Wilson hauls grain, checks temperatures, and navigates the demanding physical reality of an industry that has largely forgotten its female origins.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos? is a Netflix documentary of an entire city's unresolved grief
Less sports history and more like grief counseling, the Netflix documentary explains why a city still wears the logo of a defunct baseball team 20 years after they disappeared— feels session.
Club DD's revives a Plateau dance floor with lines around the block
From disco balls to daytime kikis, a legendary Saint-Laurent address is reborn as a queer-owned playground for music, drag, and late-night euphoria.
Elena fed rock stars pizza for four years—now Griffintown gets a slice of that pie
After spending summers perfecting a New York-style pizza recipe for festivals' backstages, the Elena team is opening a corner slice shop in Griffintown.
How 24 Stanley Cups turned the Montreal Canadiens into a religion
From dynasty to drought: a brief-ish look at the making of Montreal's most devotional sports franchise.
Baie Saint-Paul might be your best bet for a weekend escape in Quebec
From farm fields to natural wine, Baie-Saint-Paul makes the case for a quick pause away from it all.
