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The best restaurants for winter dining in Montreal
J.P. Karwacki

The best restaurants for winter dining in Montreal

Where to dispel the darkness and crack the cold of winter with Montreal's restaurants and chefs.

Start (and end) your night in Toronto with these local bartenders
Amy Carlberg

Start (and end) your night in Toronto with these local bartenders

Here’s where to find some expert mixology in Toronto with especially stunning cocktail lists.

The creative process behind the menus of Montreal's chefs
J.P. Karwacki

The creative process behind the menus of Montreal's chefs

Listening in to Montreal's chefs on where their menu creation begins, and what their philosophies of food are.

Inside the walk-ins of three Montreal restaurants
J.P. Karwacki

Inside the walk-ins of three Montreal restaurants

Inventory management's integral to a restaurant's survival—so why don't we talk about it?

The Canadian Roasting Society: At the crossroads of Montreal's coffee culture [Watch]
J.P. Karwacki

The Canadian Roasting Society: At the crossroads of Montreal's coffee culture [Watch]

There's vibrant and thriving community brewing in the CRS, a unique place to engage with coffee in ways you can’t find elsewhere in the city (or Canada).

The cellars and sommeliers that make Montreal an amazing city for wine
Clay Sandhu

The cellars and sommeliers that make Montreal an amazing city for wine

Their lists are thoughtful, plentiful and run the gamut from quaffable and quenching to brooding and intellectual—in other words, something for everyone.

How has the Michelin Guide changed the game for Toronto?
Dylan Freeman-Grist

How has the Michelin Guide changed the game for Toronto?

One year into the Michelin Guide's arrival in Toronto, we caught up with local chefs to see how its allure is impacting kitchens.

How restaurants stand up and out in Canada’s most diverse city
Amy Carlberg

How restaurants stand up and out in Canada’s most diverse city

The 6ix's dining scene represents a vast array of cultures—what are restaurants doing to be loud and proud about who they are through what they offer?

Deep in the juice with Zamalek: Blending Egyptian karkadé tea with Mile End culture
J.P. Karwacki

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
The Main

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.

A (mostly) spoken history of Clarke Café, Montreal’s home of the sangwich
J.P. Karwacki

A (mostly) spoken history of Clarke Café, Montreal’s home of the sangwich

Italo family history, a Mile End legend, and building a modern institution in the Pointe, as told by Frank Servedio

MTLàTABLE is lighting a torch for a city's emblematic scene
J.P. Karwacki

MTLàTABLE is lighting a torch for a city's emblematic scene

An economic activator, a hospitality advocate, a game-changing concierge, a remedy to what ails a tough season for Montreal's restaurant industry—however you slice it, MTLàTABLE is what this city needs.

Bar Dominion & keeping spirits up in downtown Montreal
J.P. Karwacki

Bar Dominion & keeping spirits up in downtown Montreal

A downtown Montreal destination once closed during the pandemic, Dominion Square Tavern's been revived as Bar Dominion—a timeless classic by design.

5 Montreal dépanneurs worth eating at
J.P. Karwacki

5 Montreal dépanneurs worth eating at

These Montreal depanneurs go beyond beers, smokes and munchies with amazing (and sometimes improbable) kitchens.

Farm to Table: The True Influence of Public Markets in Montreal's Dining Scene
Mayssam Samaha

Farm to Table: The True Influence of Public Markets in Montreal's Dining Scene

What kind of role do public markets play in Montreal's food culture? Food writer Mayssam Samaha spoke to vendors and chefs at the Jean-Talon Market to find out.

No Shows Continue to Plague Some of Montreal's Best Restaurants
Ivy Lerner-Frank

No Shows Continue to Plague Some of Montreal's Best Restaurants

Montreal DINR partners open up about the impact no-shows have on their business, from the seating plan to the bottom line.