Ivy Lerner-Frank
Ivy’s been obsessed with telling people what to eat and where as long as she can remember. Born in the US, she’s called China, India, Hong Kong and the Philippines home, but loves Montreal the best.
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China's food culture never stopped evolving. Montreal's did. These are the chefs closing the gap.
What's taken shape on Montreal's Sainte-Catherine West is something entirely distinct from the old Chinatown.
The celebrated Quebec chef closes out his New York chapter with a collaboration at Molenne and a new restaurant in Baie-Saint-Paul on the horizon.
The Little Italy bakery that could: Still hand-rolling loaves in its original 1910 brick oven, still telling real estate speculators it's not for sale, just for bread.
First, a chip company came calling. Then came a year-long R&D process involving professional tasters and corporate NDAs.
Bar Luz offers an intimate and elevated expression of Mexico's traditional eateries with hand-pressed tortillas and dishes inspired by one chef's matriarchs.
A lifeline for women rebuilding their lives through food, this Montreal social enterprise now has a permanent space for its dishes and stories.
Celebrated Sichuan épicerie J’ai Feng has been closed since September 2024—now, the Feng family’s renewing it with a takeaway noodle shop.
A dining project that brings together seasoned veterans and local artists in a space of culinary explorations of French, Italian and British flavours and techniques.
What happens when two bartenders experiment in their kitchen during a pandemic lockdown?
Hospitality veterans Véronique Lacoursière and Florence Pelland-Goyer bring a luxurious yet down-to-earth twist to a heritage B&B 90 minutes east of Montreal.
Montreal's a queer-friendly city. How does that influence its hospitality industry and the safe spaces of its restaurants, cafés and bars?
