Mike’s Resto Notes: Enoteca Monza heading west; Li n’ Lo in Laval and Le Burger Week mikecohen October 20, 2024 592 Enoteca Monza Pizzeria Moderna: It has been six years since Montreal-based restaurant franchisor Foodtastic acquired the Enoteca Monza Pizzeria Moderna chain. We recently went for a lovely dinner at the Laval ...
Gibbys Steakhouse maintains its iconic status but adds some sizzle under new ownership mikecohen October 18, 2024 485 MtlRestoRap The Grandio Group, once known as Sportscene, has come a long way from the days when it focused almost exclusively on the La Cage Brasserie Sportive chain. A few years ago President and CEO Jean Béd...
Visiting Ottawa anytime soon? Here are my latest tips on the dining scene mikecohen September 25, 2024 612 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 1040 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 1007 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 904 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 630 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 792 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 656 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 867 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...
