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.
The Mile End's Dalmata Gelateria started out with one rogue soft-serve machine
What began as an off-menu experiment at Le Violon is now Mile End’s charming new shop for swirled ice cream.
Demons, wonders, and 100 films worth watching at the Cinémathèque québécoise this summer
A two-month journey through fantasy cinema in Montreal, from Méliès to Miyazaki: What a century of films tells us about imagination, myth, and moviegoing.
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The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [July 2025]
From classic sandwich shops to wood-fired pizza and superb pasta counters, plus some off-island surprises.
This recipe, and the man behind it, remains the same from NDG to Saint-Henri
At Bistro Amerigo and La Spada, the real secret ingredient is who's making it.
The urban meadow rewriting the map and memory of Montreal
The Ville-Marie Expressway cut its city in two. This civic space honouring 21 women with flowers, architecture, and intention stitches it back together.
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The Best New Cafés in Montreal [June 2025]
Montreal’s new wave of cafés is here—these 28 spots are bold, creative, and built for more than just caffeine.
Our definitive history of Montreal's Rialto Theatre
A near-forgotten movie palace that's outlasted demolition plans, disco dreams, and decades of decline to become one of Montreal’s most resilient cultural landmarks.
A Montreal veteran on what the DJ scene’s lost—and what’s still worth saving
There’s a soul of DJing worth preserving that’s getting lost in the algorithm age, says JoJo Flores.