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.
Wellness culture has an optimization problem
Wellness promised an escape from productivity culture. Then it became another thing to optimize.
Bossa had a bread problem, so they built a 24-hour bakery to solve it
Inside the warehouse where four bakers shape everything by hand, all night, every night to make 2,000 loaves a day.
Operation Fish: When Montreal hid Britain's fortune during WWII
Billions in gold and securities sat three storeys beneath Sun Life while 5,000 employees worked overhead, completely oblivious.
CAMI's new styling studio is a fashion library of elusive finds
Camille Tremblay's by-appointment showroom brings hard-to-find brands to Montreal to fix the friction of shopping online.
Letter from the Editor: Our favourite stories from 2025
One story for every month of 2025: A year of covering Montreal's culture, history, and the people shaping its future.
What defined Montreal's dining scene in 2025, and what's coming in 2026
From 2025's defining themes to predictions for 2026, here's what Montreal's food insiders are saying about the city's evolving dining culture (and its next Michelin hopefuls).
Montreal's most exciting openings and heartbreaking closures of 2025
The restaurant and bar arrivals that thrilled Montreal writers, photographers, and influencers—and the beloved spots whose closures left lasting gaps.
Where Montreal's food writers and photographers loved to drink in 2025 (and what they ordered)
From cocktails 45 floors above the city streets to neighbourhood wine bars and timeless martinis, here's where the city's insiders raised a glass in 2025.