Visiting Ottawa anytime soon? Here are my latest tips on the dining scene mikecohen September 25, 2024 564 MtlRestoRap OTTAWA- The culinary scene in our nation’s capital is in full bloom, with a thriving community of Ottawa chefs and diverse restaurants making names for themselves both at home and abroad. Here are ...
The “new” Moishes Steakhouse has unveiled an attractive terrasse mikecohen August 19, 2024 943 MtlRestoRap It has been more than a year now since the iconic Moishes Steakhouse reopened at its new Victoria Square location. Recently, I enjoyed my first meal there coinciding with the debut of a beautiful ...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Duc de Lorraine for dinner, 40 Westt & L’Oeufrier mikecohen August 18, 2024 933 Readers will be familiar with the fact that Duc de Lorraine, the magnificent French bistro, bakery, pastry shop and caterer, is one of my favorite spots in Montreal. It first opened in 1952 at the corner of Côt...
Check out Lulu’s: Montreal’s newest pasta bar in trendy Griffintown mikecohen July 13, 2024 774 MtlRestoRap Lulu’s Pasta Bar, located in trendy Griffintown, had made a very good impression thus far. The husband and wife team of Jimmy Petropoulos and Anthy Siounis are the visionaries behind this project....
Mike’s Resto Notes: Porto Poulet serves up great Portuguese chicken mikecohen July 10, 2024 557 Every now and then I discover a terrific restaurant in an unfamiliar location. Such is the case for Porto Poulet at 1612 Fleury East in Ahuntsic, which specializes in Portuguese chicken. It is called Porto Poul...
Terrasse Carla provides a superb summer patio dining experience mikecohen June 21, 2024 720 MtlRestoRap The summer terrasse season in Montreal is well underway. Readers are well aware that I like nothing more than sitting in the great outdoors while enjoying a nice meal. My first patio venture of 20...
Mythik lights up the culinary scene at the Bell Centre for game and concert nights mikecohen May 26, 2024 616 MtlRestoRap Mythik, a trendy restaurant-bar opened in the fall of 2019 at the Bell Centre. It is open only to ticket holders on Montreal Canadiens game nights, concerts and other special events. The 250-seat...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Restaurant Bonaparte marks 40 years of success in Old Montreal mikecohen May 24, 2024 796 Located in a historic building on rue Saint-François-Xavier and next door to the Centaur Theatre in Old Montreal, fine French cuisine Restaurant Bonaparte (www.bonaparte.com) turned 40 in March. It was wonderfu...
Sharing my Red Lobster and Cheesecake Factory experiences in Albany, New York mikecohen April 15, 2024 1571 MtlRestoRap ALBANY, NEW YORK – Readers of The Montrealer are well aware of how much I love Red Lobster and wish we had a franchise here in our city. The same can be said for The Cheesecake Factory. Nobody sho...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Geez Resto Bar Café may be the best kept secret in NDG mikecohen April 13, 2024 1275 After attracting a steady clientele on Somerled Ave. in NDG for many years. Geez Resto Bar Café relocated to St. Jacques Street in NDG after the pandemic. This quaint little bar can seat 88 people indoors and o...
