Montreal’s Thai Food Scene is on Fire
NESTLED BELOW A KUNG FU STUDIO, ÉPICERIE HOUR HONG ON MONTREAL’S RUE SAINT- DENIS is at the epicenter of a culinary movement. Owner Chin Kong Han plays a key role as a supplier of noodles, curry pastes, and sauces to…
Urban Farming with Lufa Farms
The world’s largest rooftop greenhouse rises luminously from an industrial landscape on the outskirts of Montreal. This 160,000-square-foot jewel in the eco-responsible crown of 12-year-old Lufa Farms is at the heart of a production and distribution e-commerce delivering more than…
Best of the New: Montréal’s Beba
“We’re a small neighbourhood restaurant, serving the food that we grew up eating. My brother Pablo and I wanted to open a restaurant together. He was living in Vancouver. And then I convinced him to move out here because unless…
Beyond the Plate: Elena
Montreal food series Beyond the Plate launches its new season with host Heidi Small checking-in at Elena. Chefs Ryan Gray and Janice Tiefenbach sit down to talk pizza, natural wine, digital cookbooks and how technology helps out when you're running a restaurant…
The Takeaway: Winos Against Lineups
This is no time to deprive yourself of good wine. So it seems most nights, anyway when just before dinner, with BBC World News broadcasting non-stop death and suffering in the background, I peer into the wine fridge and contemplate…
Making the Case for Covid-19 Restaurant Relief
Last week chef Jason Bangerter asked us to collaborate on a letter to the Prime Minister to make the case for industry-specific relief from the Covid-19 crisis. The idea was to highlight areas of particular concern to Langdon Hall and all the…
The Takeaway
The businesses we used to know and love simply as restaurants are undertaking all sorts of initiatives to keep food and money moving, and a few core employees on the payroll instead of EI. Many restaurants are offering simplified takeout…
Chef Colombe St-Pierre is a Superstar
She was one of 12 promising international chefs featured at June’s Al Mèni, the popular Rimini food festival created by Italian culinary superstar Massimo Bottura. And legendary food critic Andrea Petrini has invited her to participate in two of the…
