Pacini restaurants offer up plenty of variety and announces new program battling food waste mikecohen May 19, 2017 9639 Restaurant Rap Pacini Restaurants When I heard that the Pacini restaurant chain had launched a new program to deal with food waste, I was intrigued. Every year on Earth, people waste 1.3 billion tons of ...
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Montréal! at the Casino is a special dining experience mikecohen April 3, 2017 7446 L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Montréal! From the moment I heard about the arrival of the prestigious L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Montréal! at the Casino I knew I just had to experience this culinary masterp...
Mikado Montreal celebrates 30 years of serving some of the best sushi in town mikecohen March 14, 2017 11010 Restaurant Rap There was a time not too long ago when I did not particularly care for sushi. We’d go to a sushi restaurant or pick it up for home and I’d generally order chicken or salmon teriyaki. However,...
The flashy and wonderful 40 Westt Steakhouse & Bar mikecohen February 27, 2017 12265 You don’t have to be a West Islander to enjoy the flashy and wonderful 40 Westt Steakhouse & Bar For many years I have heard so many wonderful things about 40 Westt Steakhouse & Bar, conveniently loca...
The only Moxie’s Grill & Bar is making its mark in downtown Montreal mikecohen February 4, 2017 11946 Restaurant Rap It has been nearly three years since the first Moxie's Grill & Bar landed in Montreal, on Robert Bourassa (nee University) between René-Lévesque and Cathcart. Why did it take me and my ...
Bonaparte Restaurant: 33 years of fine French Cuisine mikecohen January 23, 2017 9129 Restaurant Rap For more years than I can remember I have walked by Bonaparte Restaurant on Saint Francois-Xavier in Old Montreal, usually on my way to or from the Centaur Theatre next door, yet I never sam...
New branding is paying off as La Cage Brasserie Sportive offers a superb menu mikecohen December 23, 2016 12085 Restaurant Rap When it first opened in 1984, La Cage Aux Sports quickly became one of my favorite restaurants. And why not? What more could a rabid sports fan ask for than a dining spot with a cool menu and...
Robert Goldberg appointed Executive Chef of Queue de Cheval Steakhouse & Angry Lobster Seafood Lounge mikecohen November 14, 2016 9517 As the owner of two of Montreal’s most popular steakhouses, La Queue de Cheval Steakhouse & Angry Lobster Seafood Lounge on Rue de la Montagne, Peter Morentzos has never been one to stand pat. When my fa...
Les Rôtisseries St-Hubert menu continues to evolve; first “Casino” restaurant to open soon mikecohen November 5, 2016 12149 Let me share something with you right from the get go. I have been a lifelong fan of Les Rôtisseries St-Hubert since I was old enough to know what barbeque chicken tasted like. Founded on September 25, 1951 ...
Allô! Mon Coco chain of restaurants celebrates 15 years of success mikecohen September 19, 2016 19075 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...
