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.
Leila serves up a no-hype approach to the Mediterranean in the Mile End
Chef Amine Laabi puts social media aside to focus on a restaurant of trust, simplicity, and solid cooking.
The story of Montreal’s Joe Beef (the man, not the restaurant)
How an eccentric tavern keeper became a working-class hero of Montreal—and one of its unlikeliest legends.
The best donuts in Montreal aren't on the island, they're at Deux Becs
Call 'em inventive pastries, call 'em killer donuts from a Californian Montrealer.
Taglio revives the old butchery ways with a 50-year-old Pointe-Saint-Charles smokehouse
Honouring old-school techniques with a hands-on approach, Taglio's butchery and Montreal smoked meat keep the city's food heritage alive.
Alt-country club Muni tees up a social golfing hideaway in Pointe-Saint-Charles
An indoor golf club ditches country club pretense for high-tech swings, Southern-style eats, and a bar that actually gets it.
Oncle Lee's Kǎo puts modern Chinese-American on the menu in Old Montreal
Taking inspiration from Chinese street-style shaokao barbecue, this deeply personal project reflects what its chef loves about cooking.
What muralist and artist Kevin Ledo sees in the walls of Montreal
On bold portraitures with thoughtful abstraction, fixtures of Montreal’s streetscape, celebrating a city’s stories, and grappling with the form's impermanence.
Wild catches and Japanese imports with Sushi Nishinokaze in the Mile End
With just eight seats, curated ceramics, and a commitment to both tradition and local sourcing, this omakase is where every detail tells a story.
How Montreal falls in and out of love with Brutalist architecture
How Montreal’s unapologetic concrete giants went from symbols of modernist utopia to polarizing relics—and why the city just can’t quit them.
Birbante imports the Italian abundance of Milan to Montreal's Mile End
It's all about northern Italian culinary traditions with osteria hospitality here, where the owners of La Panzeria invite diners to enjoy the mischievous charm of “la dolce vita.”
Rôtisserie La Lune is a masterclass in classic Quebecois chicken dinners
Applying the expertise and rigour of the lauded Montreal restaurant Mon Lapin and its team to a classic Quebecois experience: Rotisserie chicken.
Your local design re-education starts with these Montreal creatives & artists
Spotlighting 20 Montreal trailblazers reshaping fashion, art, and design with sustainable practices, bold craftsmanship, and boundary-pushing creativity.