J.P. Karwacki
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.
Montreal, Quebec
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The Harlem of the North, Little Burgundy, raised a legend. It took 100 years to say it as loudly as possible from the city's rooftops.
For nearly 40 years under a canopy of glassware, he brought elegance, humour, and quiet mastery to one of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.
Led by Joe Beef alum Benji Greenberg, this new highway-side deli blends Eastern European roots with fine-dining rigour and a family-first ethos.
For the Games’ 50th anniversary, two new public artworks will rise from the ruins of Montreal’s most controversial structure.
How a group of Le Mousso alumni laid out their own definition of dining in Montreal—all without opening a restaurant.
What began as a personal archive has become one of Montreal’s most quietly compelling design diaries.
Multilingual, weird, and working-class, Plaza St-Hubert is one of the few streets where Montreal’s past and present coexist in a uniquely local way.
A civic monument, a neighbourhood anchor, and a living archive of what Montreal eats since 1933.
The second edition of the SDC Jean-Talon Est’s month-long culinary event celebrates Saint-Léonard’s immigrant cultures through exclusive dishes from 20 local restaurants.
What began as an off-menu experiment at Le Violon is now Mile End’s charming new shop for swirled ice cream.
At Bistro Amerigo and La Spada, the real secret ingredient is who's making it.
The Ville-Marie Expressway cut its city in two. This civic space honouring 21 women with flowers, architecture, and intention stitches it back together.
