As Montreal's City Editor, Martin is interested in everything the city has to offer. Since eating is another one of his favourite pastimes, he decided to combine pleasure with pleasure and also write about food. Can you please pass him the salt?
Can you feel the excitement? Yes, it’s that time of year again, when the festivities kick into high gear on Promenade Wellington for the 6th edition of Cabane Panache et bois rond. Running from March 18-20, the event celebrates traditional music, dance and good grub. There’s also a general store and a unique lumberjack camp. Here’s a list of the great restaurateurs on board for this year’s Cabane Panache!
Is there anything more comforting than macaroni and cheese on a winter day? The answer is a resounding NO. That's why, just last year, restaurant team Le Cheese Truck created Mac & Cheese Week in Montreal. The second annual edition of this tradition takes place from March 7 to 13, 2016. If you’re a fan, check out the following handful of participating restaurants.
If you close your eyes and you think "cabane à sucre" (sugar shack), you will probably think of a large wooden shack/cabin in the middle of the forest. But did you know that it is not necessary to cross a bridge to calm your fancy for eggs in maple syrup, taffy, and everything else that is not good for health but works wonders for the morale? Here are some places to visit in our beautiful sweet metropolis.
Here's the interesting offer proposed by several great Montreal restaurants as part of Montreal en Lumiere: kids 16 and under eat gourmet fare for the price of their age. Although sadly not for the older crowd, it does mean that your 6-year-old enjoys a gourmet meal for, yes, $6! So, during spring break (from February 29 to March 5, 2016), treat your kids to a veritable gourmet feast. Here are the participating restaurants.
Weekend or Spring Break! What better opportunity to get to Space for Life than when the kids are on holidays and have them discover the Biodome, the Botanical Garden, the Insectarium and the Planetarium? You could even finish the day with a cheeky film at Starcité. But at some point the sprogs are going to get hungry. Thankfully, there are more restaurants around the Olympic Stadium than you’d think. [Image: iStock]
It’s well past midnight, you’re coming back from the bar, an evening with friends, or you’ve been working late ... and you are hungry. No way you’re going to take the time to cook something, and you’ve seen enough frozen meals to last a lifetime. Clearly, you’re headed for a restaurant. But where do you go late at night? Here are some good suggestions to fill your belly when the hour is late.
Often under construction, Montreal is a city where orange cones are king. Motorists aren’t the only ones who suffer – on Saint-Denis St., between Duluth and Marie-Anne, merchants worry customers will avoid the area due to major construction planned throughout the year. We are very happy to offer you this list of restaurants to remind you that no matter how disruptive construction may be, they are always open. Support them!
Poutine is serious business. Why else would this delicacy be given its own official week? Prepare your stomach, because from February the 1st to 7th, you will be putting it through a whole host of emotions and flavours! And this year, Poutine Week will also be celebrated elsewhere on the planet... even as far as Australia! But there's no need to go that far. Here is our top 25 picks to be found in Montreal restaurants.
It’s time to warm up for a good cause! Few things could be more enjoyable than participating in La grande tournée du chocolat chaud. Chocolatiers and pastry chefs welcome you from January 16-24, 2016, with a very special range of Valrhona hot chocolates, sold for $3 a cup. From this amount, 50 cents will go to la Tablée des chefs, whose mission is to provide food to people in need and provide culinary education to youth.
If you are not familiar with Happening Gourmand, it’s worth discovering what this great event, already in its 9th year, has to offer! What is it exactly? For an entire month – until February 7, 2016, some of the best restaurants in town reduce their prices and offer a table d'hôte ranging from $22 to $29. Any resistance is futile, as even your wallet agrees. Here is the list of the 8 participating restaurants this year.
This 16th century village is today the name of a popular Montreal neighbourhood that is home to an increasingly diverse population. With this diversity comes a welcome increase in the quantity of high quality restaurants and cafés. The next time you are in the area, visit one of these great places to enjoy a nice, hot beverage and have something to eat.
Through hard work, perseverance and tenacity, these famous women chefs have managed to break through, making a name for themselves in a world that is less and less dominated by their male colleagues. Here are some of the best venues in Montreal where they will welcome you.