Mike’s Resto Notes: French bistro-style COMMODORE Restaurant and Café and a new Lucille’s mikecohen December 12, 2024 527 The Honeyrose Hotel Montreal opened a year and a half ago in the Quartier des Spectacles, right near the back entrance to the Bay downtown. Recently I got to experience its French bistro-style COMMODORE Restaur...
Mama C Opens Its Doors in Old Montreal: A Must-Visit Upscale Greek restaurant mikecohen December 10, 2024 558 MtlRestoRap It is always exciting to explore a brand-new upscale restaurant. Mama C was barely two months old on the evening we stopped by for dinner and it did not disappoint us. Nestled in the heart of Old ...
Kyo Bar Japonais offers a splendid Izakaya experience mikecohen November 18, 2024 638 MtlRestoRap With MTL à TABLE continuing until November 17, you could not make a better choice than Kyo Bar Japonais (www.kyobar.com) in Old Montreal. We absolutely love this restaurant and were pleased to r...
Mike’s Resto Notes: A New Baton Rouge opens in LaSalle; Wednesday special at The Westwood mikecohen November 15, 2024 661 It has been almost 33 years since the first Baton Rouge Grillhouse & Bar location opened at Carrefour Laval. Fast forward to today and there are now 30 across Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes. I remain a h...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Enoteca Monza heading west; Li n’ Lo in Laval and Le Burger Week mikecohen October 20, 2024 857 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 707 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 743 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 1257 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 1217 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 1168 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....
