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.
Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner
Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg are combining dinners with breakfast classics to the 48-seat Arthus Dinette in Monkland Village.
What Happened to Montreal's Red Light District?
Jazz legends, burlesque queens, and organized crime made it one of the most alive corners in North America. Then Montreal decided it had a reputation to protect.
Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work
A quietly confident Little Italy bistrot from Montreal restaurant alum puts chef Darcy Gervais-Wood front and centre.
The Woman Who Taught a City How to Play the Piano
In so many ways, Montreal jazz exists because Daisy Peterson Sweeney both masters and generations of kids in Little Burgundy.
Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple
Meatballs from a family recipe, martinis refreshed before you ask, and a room dressed in heirlooms: eat with your hands and make a mess.
Who Killed the Late-Night Dinner?
Montreal used to be Canada's late-night dining capital. Now more kitchens are closing at 9 p.m., and everyone has a good reason why.
This is How You Design a Space That Slows Down Time
Montreal-based hinter has spent eight years answering that question across a growing collection of architect-designed retreats.
Cécile Puts Fine-Dining Polish on Rotisserie and Acadian Comfort Cooking
The Fleury Ouest newcomer pays tribute to post-war family tables and its chef Benjamin Gilker's Nova Scotian roots.
How a Railway Porter Built Montreal's Most Storied Jazz Club
The story of Rufus Rockhead, the Jamaican-born railway porter who built Montreal's most legendary jazz club—and spent decades defending it.
Should a Restaurant That Took Everything Get a Second Chance?
Omar Zabuair lost everything when Le Coq de l'Est closed in 2022. Three years later, he ran a pop-up to find out if the food still works—and whether that's reason enough to try again.
The Italian Family That Turned a Quebec Sugar Shack into a Restaurant Empire
When Rosa Fuoco's husband wanted to buy a sugar shack, she thought he was crazy. Now their sons run three restaurants, a cheese farm, and one of Quebec's top cabanes à sucre.
What Montreal's 1976 Olympics Left Behind, 50 Years Later
Were the Summer Games a triumph, a total failure, or somewhere in between?
