Have you heard of Beba? It's the place owned by two Southern Argentinian brothers who grew up in Winnipeg, the place in Verdun that everyone who likes going out in the sud-ouest is talking about recently. It's a neighbourhood spot with a menu that changes just a little every week … [Read more...] about Beba: Verdun’s New Neighbourhood Hotspot
Modern/Contemporary
Provisions Restaurant: An Outremont Restaurant Actually Worth the Price
The problem with living in an up-and-coming neighbourhood is that, eventually, it will up-and-come. Might as well move into one of the most expensive up-and-came ones at the get-go. That's probably what the four owners of Provisions Restaurant thought when they moved into their … [Read more...] about Provisions Restaurant: An Outremont Restaurant Actually Worth the Price
Hot and Spicy Montreal: Restaurants to Warm you up
Last week, I did a TV segment about hot and spicy restaurants. It's the time of year when we need all the heat we can get, I figure. And while Montrealers are notoriously hot pepper-averse, I'm not. So I found a local, high quality hot sauce maker and then hunted down … [Read more...] about Hot and Spicy Montreal: Restaurants to Warm you up
My Best Meals of 2018 (and Restaurants to Try in 2019)
My year in Montreal restaurants started with a short list: Mon Lapin and Pastel. But as the year went on, it turned into a lengthy one, and I'm afraid I haven't quite caught up yet. Which is fine, because that's what 2019 is for. Why try to overstuff restaurants into 12 … [Read more...] about My Best Meals of 2018 (and Restaurants to Try in 2019)
Côte-Nord at Montreal en Lumières: Scallops, Deer and Boreal Flavours at Ikanos
I attended the Montreal en Lumières dinner at Ikanos last night, which featured Chef Glenn Forbes from Tadoussac and Ikanos' chef Constant Mentzas preparing a five-course dinner of seafood, game meats, wild mushrooms and berries. They're repeating the dinner tonight … [Read more...] about Côte-Nord at Montreal en Lumières: Scallops, Deer and Boreal Flavours at Ikanos
Le Diplomate: Small Plates and Natural Wines in Park Ex
This Park Ex restaurants helmed by chef Aaron Langille has been open for a couple years now. It's far from my place and there are always newer places opening, but those aren't excuses for having never gone, especially when the changing, seasonal menu is this exquisite. It's also … [Read more...] about Le Diplomate: Small Plates and Natural Wines in Park Ex
Jellyfish Crudo Charbon: Delicious Ceviche and Cauliflower and a Natural-Leaning Wine List
Jellyfish is one of those places that will sink or swim (no pun intended) depending on whether or not it can build and maintain a loyal following. Once the novelty of being the new restaurant in Montreal's Old Port wears off, it's the experience that will bring people back. Most … [Read more...] about Jellyfish Crudo Charbon: Delicious Ceviche and Cauliflower and a Natural-Leaning Wine List
Jatoba: The Downtown Pan-Asian Restaurant A Few Years Later
Did you notice that Montreal only has one restaurant on the Top 10 of enRoute Magazine's Canada's Best New Restaurants list this year? It was a slow year for la belle province in general. Though Quebec City did take home the #1 spot, there weren't many other strong … [Read more...] about Jatoba: The Downtown Pan-Asian Restaurant A Few Years Later
Herbalicious and Spicy Fish Heads from the Toqué! Restaurant Cookbook
I should subtitle this article "How to successfully use a kitchen torch and fail at decorating fish heads." In the Toqué! restaurant cookbook, the fish heads look all pretty. It's one of the restaurant's most popular (and simplest) dishes, but it turns out that when you take a … [Read more...] about Herbalicious and Spicy Fish Heads from the Toqué! Restaurant Cookbook
Tiradito: The Best Fish Ceviche in Montreal From a Peruvian, Gaston Acurio-Trained Chef
I've spent a ridiculous amount of time in my life hunting for amazing ceviche, and I'm so happy to say Montreal now has a place doing a decent version with fish. Anyone (even me, even you) can do a tasty version with cooked Nordic shrimp or snow crab. But to do a raw version … [Read more...] about Tiradito: The Best Fish Ceviche in Montreal From a Peruvian, Gaston Acurio-Trained Chef