Gnocchi Della Nonna / DROGHERIA FINE #MTL

Gnocchi Della Nonna / DROGHERIA FINE #MTL

You know when you are walking down the street and you suddenly feel like eating something home-cooked, warm, and nostalgic?  But you also don’t want to get saddled into an hour long meal just for that kind of experience?  Franco Grattuso knows exactly...
MONTREAL / Atwater Cocktail Club

MONTREAL / Atwater Cocktail Club

You won’t find this place on many ‘best of’ lists (at least, not yet) — or even just by simply walking down the street.  That’s because the Atwater Cocktail Club doesn’t want to be found.  The force behind Foiegwa has made...
MONTREAL / Foiegwa

MONTREAL / Foiegwa

I took my better half for his birthday dinner to Foiegwa this week after seeing much a doo about it on social media.  I will admit that the name was initially the most appealing element — I always appreciate humor and food, especially when mixed...
Amuse-Gueules / L’AUTRE BAR, #MTL

Amuse-Gueules / L’AUTRE BAR, #MTL

Avenue Laurier is fast becoming what St Laurent once was: lively, trendy, and charmant.  Restaurants, bars and well-edited stores keep cropping up like designer weeds, while the area is alive with dog-walking Mile-Enders and their PA Nature shopping bags,...
MONTREAL / L’Avenue du Plateau

MONTREAL / L’Avenue du Plateau

It’s no secret that L’Avenue du Plateau is a Montreal institution when it comes to generously proportioned brunch plates at a fair price.  Even in this negative double-digit weather this winter, we stillregularly witness hour-long lineups of faithful...