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.
A Plateau Chophouse Flips to Bouillon Albert, a 19th-century Paris-inspired Eatery
At traditional bouillon restaurants, food should be quick and affordable. This French address asks: Why mess with a good thing?
The Fish, Fowl, and Finery of NDG's Épicerie Mange-Tout
With a locally-minded line on fish & seafood, meat, booze and dry goods, this fine grocer has good reasons to get high on its own supply.
Rendez-Vous: Pointe-Claire Gets Another Cool Buvette-style Restaurant
Feels like there's never been a more intimate service of international, greatest-hits dishes from a spacious kitchen than at Rendez-Vous in Pointe-Claire.
Le Club: Montreal’s Crossroads for Coffeehouse Culture, Cycling, and Running
When it opened in 2017, Le Club took a different path from traditional bike shops, building new communities around the cultures of cycling and running.
Pavillon: This Downtown Social Club Inside the SAT Can Cook
The latest third floor project for the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) stays true to its cultural ethos: Creating space where food, creativity, music, and community can intersect.
Bad Bones Beer: From a Bone-crushing Car Accident to an Eastern Townships Brewery
How brewer Zack Heuff turned a life-altering car accident off black ice on a country road into something everyone can enjoy.
Mr. Sign: When Montreal’s Main Streets Become a Canvas for Artist Dave Arnold
Talking up the value of old craftsmanship, defining a city’s visual landscapes for 15 years, and new collaborations.
Every Photographer Needs to Shoot in Montreal at Least Once in Their Lifetime
Over a century of historical inspirations and a half-dozen local photographers can't be wrong.
Montreal Melons: A City's Forgotten Fruit, and the Modern Farms Preserving Its Agricultural Heritage
And catching up with David McMillan during a delivery run of Montreal melons to chef Ari Schor's Verdun restaurant Beba.
La Spada: A Love Letter to Rome with a Montreal Osteria
The experiential, Roman-Italian dining of Saint-Henri's La Spada, combining institutional class with electric restaurant theatre.
Le Violon: Stepping into a Painting of Fine Dining in the Plateau
Taking over the address that once housed Maison Publique, Le Violon is a new neighbourhood project that celebrates kinship and thoughtful, ingredient-driven cuisine.
Lieux Communs: Montreal's First Urban Winery
Local wine, cider and piquette makers discovering new terroirs out of their hybrid, urban, and nordic laboratory in Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
