Sharing my Red Lobster and Cheesecake Factory experiences in Albany, New York mikecohen April 15, 2024 1681 MtlRestoRap ALBANY, NEW YORK – Readers of The Montrealer are well aware of how much I love Red Lobster and wish we had a franchise here in our city. The same can be said for The Cheesecake Factory. Nobody sho...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Geez Resto Bar Café may be the best kept secret in NDG mikecohen April 13, 2024 1361 After attracting a steady clientele on Somerled Ave. in NDG for many years. Geez Resto Bar Café relocated to St. Jacques Street in NDG after the pandemic. This quaint little bar can seat 88 people indoors and o...
Ferreira Café serves as a great Montréal ambassador of modern Portuguese cuisine mikecohen March 13, 2024 1156 MtlRestoRap Since 1996, Ferreira Café on Peel Street has been a great Montréal ambassador of modern Portuguese cuisine. Warm and refined, while chic and relaxing, this is an ideal spot for anyone wanting to s...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Boustan’s rapid expansion mikecohen March 9, 2024 1291 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...
Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert – March 15-17, 2024 LiveEvents March 8, 2024 905 Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert, Québec’s largest health and tasting event, has unveiled its menu for the 2024 edition, to be held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from March 15 to 17 (27th edition). The p...
Rosélys at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth should be a Montréal En Lumière favourite mikecohen February 19, 2024 975 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 1856 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 4147 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 ...
The Great Christmas Market – through December 30, 2023 LiveEvents December 14, 2023 1615 The Great Christmas Market A magical journey through the Quartier des spectacles Take part in the cultural, festive and culinary activities taking place in Montreal during the holiday season and celebrate, in c...
Experience true Vermont elegance at Woodstock Inn Matthew Elder November 29, 2023 1277 Be active – or simply kick back and relax – at this midsize New England classic Vermont’s Woodstock Inn & Resort is the quintessential Vermont country inn, although on a larger scale than many of New Englan...