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.
An exclusive look at David McMillan and Derek Dammann's upcoming West Island restaurant Grille-Nature
The former Joe Beef co-owner and ex-Maison Publique chef plan to debut a place in Dollard-des-Ormeaux that can “feed everyone (with) true hospitality” in November 2025.
From an influential recording studio to a musical nerve centre of Montreal
Breakglass Studios started with dumpster-dived CBC equipment and ultra-cheap rent. 20 years later, it's expanding into a full creative ecosystem with a record label and immersive installations.
Montreal's live music venue infrastructure is broken at both ends
The city's venue infrastructure gap is driving artists to Toronto, but the thing is: This is a fixable problem.
The unsexy work of building a thriving vintage business
LE NINETY's founders turned years of sourcing, washing, and trading secondhand clothes into two Montreal locations and a reported 99.9% sell-through rate.
Sixty years of haircuts in the same Mile End chairs
When Ralph Bou Jaoude took over Hollywood Barbershop, he could have rebranded. Instead, he became the latest custodian of a Fairmount Street institution that's outlasted five different owners.
Laurent Dagenais builds the restaurant he always wanted
Limousine in Saint-Lambert shows how the Montreal chef's approach to French classics translates from social media to the table.
Coco Disco Club wants to be your neighbourhood everything spot
The Duluth restaurant aims to fill the third place gap with everything from morning coffees and dinners to late-night cocktails.
A Montreal smoked meat deli with Texan inspirations
At Aylwin Deli, Montreal’s most sacred sandwich gets a smoky twist as brisket traditions meet barbecue technique.
Before the world knew his name, Montreal heard him first
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.
Remembering Claude Masson, the philosopher behind the bar of L’Express
For nearly 40 years under a canopy of glassware, he brought elegance, humour, and quiet mastery to one of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.
Old world Jewish noshes meet a new generation of cooking at Yans Deli
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.
The Olympic Park asks: What do you build from a fallen roof?
For the Games’ 50th anniversary, two new public artworks will rise from the ruins of Montreal’s most controversial structure.