J.P. Karwacki

J.P. Karwacki

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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.

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Little Burgundy’s HENI is opening Montreal up to a whole underexplored wine culture

Heni’s expanding Montreal’s wine scene with bottles and food celebrating the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region of the world.

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Montreal's most painful closures in 2023 according to local food writers and photographers

The places Montreal's food writers and photographers are going to miss the most that closed in the last year.

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These were the most exciting pop-ups of Montreal's dining scene in 2023

Pop-ups in Montreal may have been brief in 2023, but they made a big impact.

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Looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 in Montreal's dining scene

How the city's writers and photographers viewed the past year, and what they think is coming next for Montreal's dining scene.

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Where and what Montreal's writers and photographers loved to drink in 2023

A range of institutions in the making, speakeasies, and classic bars—even cafés—numbered among the best places to drink this past year.

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Montreal's most exciting places to eat in 2023 according to the city's food writers and photographers

Where Montreal's food writers, bloggers, and photographers loved to eat most in 2023.

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Food and drink predictions for 2024 from a Montreal food stylist

Future-gazing about food and crystal balling booze with Montreal-based food stylist Daniel Chen.

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In the rearview mirror: The biggest headlines from Montreal in 2023

From ChatGPT experiments and institutions shuttering to ice storms, floods, fires, and protests, here's a look back on some of the biggest stories of 2023.

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Asking Mon Lapin's Vanya Filipovic for a last-minute gift guide

Masters of hospitality are amazing at the best of times, so what happens when we're panicking for gift ideas?

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The best restaurants for winter dining in Montreal

Where to dispel the darkness and crack the cold of winter with Montreal's restaurants and chefs.

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Ferme Quinn: Farming DTC Christmas trees on the edges of the city

The Christmas tree industry's experiencing massive changes in supply—we caught up with a farm that's out there growing and chopping to find out how.

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The creative process behind the menus of Montreal's chefs

Listening in to Montreal's chefs on where their menu creation begins, and what their philosophies of food are.