Allô! Mon Coco chain of restaurants celebrates 15 years of success mikecohen September 19, 2016 18847 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...
Martinique Gourmande 2016 – September 15-25, various locations LiveEvents September 13, 2016 3246 Martinique Gourmande Culinary Festival Treat yourself to the savory, spicy and sweet flavours from the Island of Flowers. The 9th annual gourmet event, Martinique Gourmande, will once again bring Martin...
Chez Delmo: French restaurant specializes in delicious fish and seafood mikecohen September 13, 2016 10074 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...
Montreal Oysterfest – September 11, Montreal Old Port LiveEvents September 3, 2016 3332 8th Annual Montreal Oysterfest Where Oyster Lovers Unite! It all began 8 years ago as an endeavour to promote Montreal and it's restauranteurs and express the passion of a spectacular industry all while pro...
YUL EAT Festival – September 3-5, Old Port of Montreal LiveEvents August 28, 2016 4029 YUL EAT Festival The YUL EAT Festival launched in 2014, with the goal of bringing together fans of the culinary arts and local cuisine. The festival’s name reinforces the desire to highlight Montreal as a gast...
Hunting for Jamón in Spain Michele Peterson August 20, 2016 8465 A culinary journey across the Iberian Peninsula I’m hiking through a forest of oak trees following a farmer who is bleating like a pied piper. Emerging from a gully is a herd of black Iberian pigs, snuffling ...
Branzino Restauraunt represents a highlight at the revamped Le Méridien Versailles mikecohen August 14, 2016 8981 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 11009 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 6768 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 7464 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...