A few movies filmed in Montreal So many movies are shot in cities like New York, London, Berlin, and Los Angeles that you probably wouldn’t watch them simply because that’s where they were filmed. While the city of Montreal has had its share of films over the decades, they are not as ubiquitous when you…
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A friendly, casual épicerie in NDG Montreal Korean & Japanese Food is an old favorite of ours on Sherbrooke (where it intersects Beaconsfield Avenue). If you’re craving octopus dumplings or shibazuke, this épicerie has you covered. Like the nearly century-old Épicerie Segal on boul. Saint-Laurent, it’s a casual grocer not concerned about superficial appearances. Montreal…
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Drinking a Christmas tree If you live in Montreal and haven’t tried one of Quebec’s spruce beers, what are you waiting for? Many folks enjoy the smell of coniferous trees. Do you really want to go to your grave without trying to drink that smell in a beverage, at least once? Ingesting spruce in one…
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If you live in or near downtown, Marché Newon may help you avoid trips to larger Asian food stores in different, less proximal parts of Montreal where expansive grocers such as Marché Hawaï are found. Marché Newon doesn’t have everything, but they offer much of what we expect from an Asian supermarket. Where is it?…
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After months of the city’s food and drink establishments suffering, May 28 saw Montreal terrasses open. Since indoor dining* is not quite yet the next step at this time, the terrasses provide a revenue stream for some operations, finally giving them more than just takeout orders to stay alive. Many smaller establishments without terrasses simply…
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What’s happening in Saint-Henri? It’s no secret that the arrondissement of Le Sud-Ouest has been undergoing gentrification. But seeing all the empty storefronts in Saint-Henri suggests it isn’t going well. Whatever your opinion of small businesses being priced off of rue Notre-Dame Ouest dans le quartier Saint-Henri in the past couple of years, it’s the…
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Nice cement truck. Wouldn’t want to see anything happen to it. Recently at the Sheraton Laval Hotel, a capo in the Montreal Mafia was dramatically gunned down at a family party. Unlike a previous attempt to murder him a couple years ago, Salvatore Scoppa this time succumbed to his injuries. It got us wondering: Was…
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Asian super-duper market Marché Hawaï is an Asian superstore on Pie-IX that bears visiting at least once if you’re a Montrealer who loves to cook with ingredients you haven’t yet tried. In addition to the fresh meat and produce sections, the store has an astounding array of frozen, canned, jarred, and dry ingredients / packaged…
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More than just the Hawaiian beans At this distinctive shop in the tiny Shaughnessy Village neighborhood of Montreal (near the downtown grid), a selling point is the “authentic Hawai’ian coffees direct from our friends who helped build the Hawai’ian coffee industry.” But more than this—and what you don’t notice when you make a purchase—is that…
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Slavic / Eastern European foods at Epicure Market Would you like to visit a Montreal food store where you will find a generous selection of overseas Slavic foods / brands? If so, visit Marché Epicure, which is tucked away right off of Autoroute Décarie in Le Triangle, a redeveloped condominium district in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.…
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