Lorraine Carpenter 
It’s an age-old question: What’s for dinner? This week, your answer comes courtesy of these five restaurants, all of which have opened their doors in Montreal over the past couple months. Comptoir 21: Fish + Chips + More At this slim, wood-filled Mile End diner, crisp, battered fish is served … Read More
Steak is delicious, but boring. No matter how perfectly seared the slab, odds are you could do a comparable job at home. Not so with ribs. Slow-cooked to smoky perfection, ribs are cooked in an hours-long process, with ample opportunities to tweak the flavour just so. Here, Montreal’s best ribs. … Read More
In contrast with certain other major Canadian cities, Montreal’s festival calendar is good enough that most folks here actually want to spend their summer weekends in town. Still, you’ve got to get away sometime to catch up on your R, R and, perhaps, R (rest, relaxation, romance). Here, our favourite … Read More
Balls? Check. Racket? Check. Displaced anger? Check. That’s right gents: We’re talkin’ tennis. But where to go? As summer winds down and the Rogers Cup takes over Jarry Park, we bring you this roundup of some of the city’s finest outdoor courts. Southwest The eight courts at De la Vérendrye, … Read More
If there’s one thing this city’s culinary landscape is not known for, it’s the staples of the American South. Sure, there’s been a mini BBQ explosion, but if it’s fried chicken you’ve got a hankerin’ for, you’d be forgiven for thinking the Colonel is your only option. Fear not: There … Read More
