Mike’s Resto Notes: Boustan’s rapid expansion mikecohen March 9, 2024 1021 Emad Saad purchased the Bouston restaurant brand in 2017. At the time, only the original spot on downtown Crescent Street and three others existed. Seven years later there are now 66 locations and counting. Pub...
Rosélys at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth should be a Montréal En Lumière favourite mikecohen February 19, 2024 822 MtlRestoRap Montréal En Lumière will return for its 25th anniversary February 29 to March 10, with gourmet dining starting a week earlier. Food, live music and outdoor skating will highlight this much anticipa...
Mike’s RestoNotes: Pizzéria NO.900 head of R&D shows his commitment mikecohen February 13, 2024 1654 Fiodar Huminski, the head of Research and Development for the Pizzéria NO.900 chain, is so impressed with the product that he continues to invest in different franchises. He is now the co-owner of locations in ...
One on one with Peter Mammas: Foodtastic boss forecasts huge expansion for leading franchisor mikecohen January 26, 2024 3354 MtlRestoRap It was back in the early 1990s when brothers Lawrence and Peter Mammas first ventured into the restaurant business, opening a retro diner concept that was originally called Smokey’s. One of their ...
Mike’s Ottawa Resto Notes: Big Rig Kitchen and Brewery and Ralph & Sons Diner mikecohen January 25, 2024 642 OTTAWA - Montreal-based Foodtastic, one of Canada’s leading restaurant franchisors, purchased Big Rig Brewery and Big Rig Restaurants (www.bigrigbrew.com) back in 2019. There are presently four locations in the...
From a great raw bar to top-notch menu Lucille’s Oyster Dive offers a great dining experience mikecohen October 22, 2023 1352 MtlRestoRap Lucille’s Oyster Dive opened its first location on Monkland Avenue in NDG back in 2009. For reasons I cannot properly explain, it took me 14 years to enjoy my first experience and wow was this eve...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Experiencing Le Burger Week; St-Hubert and Lafleur mikecohen October 21, 2023 1311 Le Burger Week: Le Burger Week (www.leburgerweek.com) took place in early September, with 31 Montreal locations taking part. Each year I look to sample something new. That was the case for BBurger, with locatio...
Some late some summer dining tips in Montreal mikecohen August 16, 2023 1633 MtlRestoRap I have certainly enjoyed some fine dining experiences this summer. This past month has been particularly busy as I will share with you in this month’s column. Terrasse Nelligan Hotel Nelligan (106 ...
Mike’s Notes: Bâton Rouge Grillhouse & Bar continues to grow; Dizz’s smoked meat and La Pizza Week mikecohen June 17, 2023 1684 The franchise on Decarie for Bâton Rouge Grillhouse & Bar recently held a VIP reopening after an extensive $1.3 million renovation and redesign. The seating capacity here is 242 in the dining room, with an ...
Rib ‘N Reef’s rooftop terrasse is another magic touch by owner Peter Katsoudas mikecohen June 16, 2023 1491 MtlRestoRap There are a select few standout steakhouses in Montreal, but the one that should be rewarded as a model of consistency and continued excellence belongs to Rib ‘N Reef on Decarie Boulevard under th...
