Allô! Mon Coco chain of restaurants celebrates 15 years of success mikecohen September 19, 2016 19175 Tom Bountis is unquestionably a man with great vision. At the age of 23, he made it his personal mission to revolutionize the breakfast restaurant industry and opened on single location in Laval, He called it A...
Chez Delmo: French restaurant specializes in delicious fish and seafood mikecohen September 13, 2016 10288 It is always exciting for me to make a new restaurant discovery in Montreal. While Chez Delmo (www.chezdelmo.com) has actually been around for some time, I had never stepped in there until recently. Dinner turn...
Branzino Restauraunt represents a highlight at the revamped Le Méridien Versailles mikecohen August 14, 2016 9104 I was recently invited to visit Le Méridien Versailles and check out its new look. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide was unveiling a comprehensive renovation of the intimate 108-downtown Montreal guestroo...
Vieux-Port Steakhouse is a sizzling summer spot and popular year-round mikecohen August 14, 2016 11282 When it comes to summer time dining, my family loves the experience at the Vieux-Port Steakhouse (www.vieuxportsteakhouse.com). Located at 39 St. Paul Street, right in the heart of Old Montreal, it is the ideal...
155 Fahrenheit – Old Montreal’s hot new restaurant mikecohen August 13, 2016 6856 We interrupt our traditional Travel column for a look at some suggested dining establishments in Montreal. New to the scene is 155 Fahrenheit, located at 42 McGill Street in Old Montreal and the brainchild of ...
P.F. Chang’s an experience like no other mikecohen July 14, 2016 7591 Restaurant Rap P.F. Chang’s locales on Décarie and in Laval offer an experience like no other Long before Montreal got its first P.F. Chang’s restaurant, I was a huge fan of the global chain. I would always s...
There is still time for Afternoon Tea Service before the Queen Elizabeth Hotel makeover mikecohen March 20, 2016 11626 With a major $140 million renovation project planned for Montreal’s preeminent downtown hotel, there are plenty of reasons to spend some time at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth before it closes for 11 months in mi...
Peter Morentzos, one of Montreal’s most successful restaurateurs mikecohen November 25, 2015 22613 Peter Morentzos, one of Montreal’s most successful restaurateurs is proud of his Queue de Cheval Steakhouse & Angry Lobster Seafood Lounge There are not too many restaurateurs with a high-end and loyal cli...
Daniel Boulud – rock star chef The Montrealer April 11, 2013 7194 Manhattan is a very long way from Saint-Pierre de Chandieu, a smallish French village on the outskirts of Lyons. It’s an even farther mindset from the hustle and bustle of the highly competitive restaurant busi...