Tag: Montreal
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The Weekend Dish
It seems like I’ve been spending a lot of time at the W Hotel lately. This past summer we covered the opulently redecorated rooms that have added a spark of new life to the exquisite hotel. More recently we followed up with Êat, the brand spanking new restaurant that opened in December and serves up…
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The Northern Bites
It hasn’t been that long since Soubois launched their Sunday brunch menu but in a very short time they have perfected a selection of wonderful dishes. Having become one of Montreal’s top restaurant success stories in 2015 with their excellent food, unique atmosphere and great service, Soubois is excelling at what it does best; showing…
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Super Bowl Madness
Cronuts, butterscotch and anything handmade and sold at Crémy on Mount-Royal ave are my favourite things. A few years ago I wrote about how the butterscotch I bought at the pastry shop was so good I thought I might have actually gotten drunk off the fumes (there were actual delightfully potent fumes of scotch that…
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Pass Pour Poutine
With bikini season still months away here in Montreal, there’s no better time to indulge in heaps of everyone’s favourite comfort food, poutine. Starting tomorrow, February 1st and continuing all week until the 7th, La Poutine Week is back for its 4th edition and this year its bigger and better than ever before. This year…
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Depth Perception
When Êat opened last December I called it a triumph and a creative shot in the arm for Montreal’s restaurant scene and that was before I had taken a single bite. Located in the W Hotel, the blended decor felt refreshingly new and featured a mix of graffitied walls that lead into a larger, more…
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Grill Master
No matter how fancy food can get, nothing beats a good homestyle barbecue. The scent of grilled meat and spices slowly roasting over smouldering charcoal or sweet, smokey wood get mouths watering like little else. Lattuca Barbecue is an excellent yet surprising addition to Old Montreal’s collection of restaurants because of its simplistic approach to…
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Happening Gourmand
January may not top the list of everyone’s favourite month of year but with the return of Happening Gourmand, we are warming up to a cool night out on the town in January and February. Beginning last Wednesday, the most wonderful time of the year in Old Montreal is back! Read on for more. Returning…
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New Years Eve
It’s fitting that the last party of the year is usually the biggest. All over the world we gather in restaurants, bars and clubs to count down to midnight and welcome in the new year with those closest to us. In Montreal we party better than most which means we have a great line up…
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OVER THE TOP
Think of the biggest, craziest, wildest party you’ve ever seen. Now, think of that party kicking off on a Sunday afternoon at around 2:00pm and multiply that by a thousand percent. You may start understanding what went down at Soubois last weekend as Matinee celebrated 5 years of throwing the wildest whirlwind brunch parties that…
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Grin and Tonic
Montrealers came out in style a few weeks back to celebrate the launch of 1642 Tonic, the latest beverage from the guys behind 1642 Cola. Both are proudly made right here in Montreal (Jeanne Mance, one of Montreal’s founders graces the Tonic’s label) and are proudly distributed far and wide. Named for the year our…
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Noize Original
Canada is known for many things but besides the natural beauty of our rugged land and our hot new Prime Minister, the Great White North is world renowned for our shiver-inducing winters. While many people shudder at the thoughts of plummeting temperatures, Canadians embrace the cold with cautiously-optimistic open arms. We were built for this…
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Keeping Us Warm
Located only steps from St. Laurent in the in-between neighbourhood of Saint-Édouard is Les Cocottes, a charmingly eclectic restaurant that recently celebrated its first year in business. Serving a variety of comfort food staples, mostly in clay ramekins, the concept is completely simple and utterly savoury. Late last week an intimate number of Montreal’s media…
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Ogilvy En Fête
Across the city there are clear signs that Christmas is upon us. The twinkling lights of the streetlamp decorations have lit up the darkened nights, the scent of holiday balsam fills the air and the world famous window at the prestigious Maison Oglivy department store on Ste-Catherine Street has once again donned its gay apparel.…
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Fashion X Art X Food
For the better part of the last few months, Montreal’s W Hotel has been undergoing a little work to help freshen the place up. We’ve seen first hand the wonderful work they did to their luxurious rooms and last week, at one of the biggest bashes of the year, we finally got our first glimpse…
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Great Company
Montreal is full of wonderful surprises and for someone like myself who loves to go out and find cool new places to eat and drink, it is such a pleasure to be surprised by a restaurant I had wrongly judged. A couple of years ago I went to Rosalie for the first time. Having ignorantly…
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Out of the Ashes
Pintxo was one of the first restaurants we covered here on dayjobsnightlife.com. That was almost three years ago (you can read that article from January 2013 right here). A lot can happen in three years and for this very well known Plateau eatery, time wasn’t so kind. The restaurant’s original location burned down earlier this…
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OTH X VANS RELAUNCH
Having gotten their start in 1999, Off The Hook boutique has positioned itself as one of Canada’s most unique retailers of premium street inspired designer clothing, accessories and footwear. For the last 5 years, OTH has collaborated with one of the most popular and visible street wear brands in North America, Vans. To celebrate the…
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Down The Rabbit Hole
For those of you who don’t know, Lapin Blanc translates from French into the White Rabbit (aka. the neurotic, time obsessed companion of Alice during her adventures in Wonderland). The trippy restaurant that shares this name is located in the heart of HoMa and is on its own a kaleidoscopic tumble down the rabbit hole,…
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MissFresh
Because it’s 2015, just about everything we need can be ordered online. From books to clothes and everything in between, we can have the world brought to our door at our leisure. Across the country, subscription services are booming and amongst the plethora of box of the month clubs, there exists in Montreal a niche…
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Gin De Neige
Last week Montreal’s media gathered with a gaggle of VIP guests at the beautifully renovated Casino de Montréal for the launch of Gin de Neige, the latest covet-worthy product from La Face Cachée de la Pomme. Have fans from all over the world enjoy their very popular ice wine, this local company is set to…
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Glitter and Gold
Last Thursday, everything that glitters was gold at Holt Renfrew at the official launch of their Holiday merchandising program. The store invited shoppers to take advantage of extended hours to get a head start on their Christmas shopping while sipping on warm cider and hot chocolate. 10% of all sales during the evening went to…
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Pink Power
Last Wednesday night New City Gas was the place to be for the first edition of Rose le soir, a benefit bringing together over 700 people in support of the fight against breast cancer. The month of October has become synonymous bring awareness to those fighting this crippling disease and Rose le soir punctuated the…
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Tommy
Old Montreal is home to many beautiful spaces. New cafes, bars, hotels and restaurants keep finding creative ways to incorporate their astoundingly designed decors into the area’s beautiful old buildings. Tommy is a perfect example of a cafe that looks like it was custom tailored to the Insta-generation. A good looking restaurant is nothing without…
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Sneak and Chic
For the last twelve months Pandore has proven itself as one of Montreal’s most stylish event spaces. Now, after a successful first year atop one of the busiest corners in the city, they are shaking things up a bit on Friday nights. Welcome to Sneak and Chic, a throwback to a time where live music…
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Bon App
In one year, L’Gros Luxe has quickly expanded into a homegrown chain of restaurants offering delicious food at more than reasonable prices. With 3 locations in Montreal, one on the South Shore, a new location opening in Quebec City and more on the way it’s easier than ever to drop in for a great meal…
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Blair’s Mistake
So at long last there’s a Montreal cocktail named after me; well, sort of. I’m surprised this hasn’t happened sooner as I do more bar and restaurant hopping than anyone else I know. Without drawing this out too long, here’s the scoop. It was a rainy Tuesday night and we were at Thursday’s for a…
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Redefining An Icon
These days it’s hard to imagine a Montreal bar or a restaurant lasting more than a few years, let alone a decade or more. Thursday’s is a staple in Montreal and has been riding the ebbs and flows of our city’s nightlife scene since May of 1973. The establishment, a combination of bistro, bar and…
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Eating Is Believing
When a trend hits Montreal, you can bet that it will spread like wildfire. From one side of this city to the next, restaurants offering variations on comfort food for very reasonable prices have been opening, one after the next. L’Gros Luxe has made a fortune doing it and now boasts three locations in Montreal,…
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A Warm Welcome
In Montreal’s east end, just past the Plateau and beyond the railroad tracks that divide the city, is the up and coming Shop Angus neighbourhood. A mecca of new business mixed with a multitude of new residential development, the relatively new Rosemont neighbourhood is expanding at a breakneck pace. With the arrival new people and…
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All Jazzed Up
For years Modavie in Old Montreal has remained one of St. Paul Street’s constant favourites. Serving up great food and wine, people have returned as regulars because they enjoy the warm atmosphere and courteous service. For the last few months, Modavie has been under construction and last week the new decor (and an exciting new…
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Staying Over The Top
With an oft-ridden mechanical bull, a bevy of dancing beauties and large screens to captive both amateur and seasoned sports fans alike, it makes no wonder that Chez Serge is still a major draw after 8 years in business. To celebrate their 8th anniversary, Chez Serge invited some of Montreal’s bravest media to experience the…
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L’New Luxe
It seems like yesterday that we clamoured to see what the all the fuss was at L’Gros Luxe on the Plateau. Fast forward to their fourth location (one in Mile-End, one in Longueuil and another one coming in Quebec City) now open in Little Burgundy on Notre-Dame, this local chain of restaurants has found success…
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YUL EAT 2nd Edition
The second edition of YUL EAT satiated the appetite of over 103,000 foodie festival-goers during the three day festival held in Montreal’s Old Port at the Clock Tower Beach. The sun was shining and the weather was warm as Montrealers gathered to celebrate one of the things our city does best, delicious food. From open…
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Major League
Love comes in all shapes and sizes and in Montreal, our love of food knows no boundaries. That’s why many of us will go the end of the earth (or at least the island) to find our next great meal. État-Major is located near the busy intersection of Pie-IX and Ontario, in the heart of…
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Standing Statement
The clothes we wear says a lot about the type of people we are. We express how we are feel, our sense of style, our strengths, our weaknesses and our views by simply putting on the clothes that help us dress these things up. We are each a walking billboard of personal expression and our…
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Bowvember 2015
Even though the biggest Bowvember events are still a couple of months away, late last month this year’s Bowvember bowtie design was unveiled at a special ceremony, right here in Montreal. Co-designed by father-daughter team, Penelope and Winston McQuade along side local designer Luko Marion, this year’s bowtie is a black, white and grey tartan,…
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DJNL On The Scene
Last week we were on the scene at the launch of Genevieve Everell’s latest French language cookbook, Tartare à la maison. Filled with delicious and inventive recipes for specialty tartar of all kinds including meat, fish and of course vegetarian. The book also a features a section on wine pairing and a selection of addresses…
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Night and Day
We recently attended the media opening of Ozeu & O’Boeuf, a special 2-in-1 restaurant that has taken up shop in St-Henri. Part breakfast place, part burger joint, the concept is gimmicky, offering two different atmosphere depending on when you visit the restaurant. Ozeu is open from from early morning until about 3pm where breakfast, brunch…
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Vive St-Laurent
It was one of those perfect summer evening in Montreal. The sun was going down slowly and the temperature had dropped into the high 20s giving the city a break from the day’s sweltering heat. I sauntered around my air-condition-less apartment, eating ice out of a bowl in the least amount of clothes possible, waiting…
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Oysterfest 2015
This year’s Oysterfest was bigger than ever before. Raising money for charity, the festival gathered thousands of food and music lovers to the new location at the Peel Basin for two days of sampling delicious food, listening to local music, watching and participating in plating and cocktail competitions and of course shucking over 30,000 oysters.…
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The Natural Elements
Located in a cavernous underground space along one of Montreal’s busiest downtown streets, SouBois, one of our city’s newest multi-facted restaurants takes the concept of bring nature indoors to the next level with thier culinary expertise and their out-of-this-world decor. Equal parts restaurant, bar and nightclub, taking the stairs down into SouBois feels a little…
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Ultimate Luxury
Every year Montreal draws thousands of visitors from around the world. To accomodate this constant migration of people to our city we have hotels for all tastes. While some hotels are simply a place to store your stuff and get a good night’s rest, others stand out, making a visit to our city that much…
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Best Foot Forward
The line between art and fashion has once again been blurred as Browns launches an exclusive line of Stan Smiths designed by local Montreal pop artist, TAVA. At a blowout launch late in August, Browns unveiled the colourful sneakers to a gaggle of Montreal’s most fashionable social media and personalities. Offering 10 creative designs, the…
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TAVA X STAN SMITH
Last Tuesday night Montreal’s most fashionable and socially savvy footwear lovers decended upon Browns Shoes St. Catherine Street location to celebrate the launch of a special collaboration between the footwear retailer and TAVA, a local (and very successful) artist who has added a little pop personality to the classic Stan Smith shoes by Adidas. Antoine…
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Burger Week 2015
There is absolutely nothing better in this world than a great burger and when you have a whole week dedicated to the juiciest, tastiest and most delicious burgers across the city, there’s only one thing to do; chow down. From September 1st to the 7th, you can try out the best burgers in our city…
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Spanish On The Fly
Sitting adjacent to Tapas 24 on Notre Dame is the newest addition to the MTL Cuisine family, Tapas 24 Snack Bar. Opened officially to the public last week, they enjoyed a soft launch over the weekend featuring a couple of nights of friends and family specials, free ice cream and weekend brunch. We stopped by…
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Sip Back And Relax
Since the beginning of time (for this website) I have been asked all sorts of questions concerning restaurants, bars, hotels and events in Montreal and beyond. Perhaps the most recurring of these questions is “Where is the best bring-your-own-wine place in Montreal?”. Well, at long last I have combed through the streets of the city…
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That’s Amore
When it comes to food, there’s nothing better than a perfect pairing. Classics like champagne and oysters, beers, burgers and fries and of course pizza and wine remind us that on their own foods like this can be great, but when paired up with their beverage soulmates, they are unstoppable. When it comes to pizza…
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What To Do This Week
Wednesday: Kent Nagano and the OSM will perform Bizet’s Carmen at the Olympic Stadium on August 5. Wildly popular and widely known as one of the most important operas of all time, the show will be preluded with a tribute to the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Admission is free and travel by…
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Style and Substance
The Peel Basin, located a stone’s throw from the Lachine Canal, has changed a lot over the last ten years. Once an area filled with empty lots and crumbling buildings, it is now home to high end boutiques, hotels, condos, cafes and restaurants that are leaving their unique mark on our vibrant foodie scene. One…