Recommended Indian Cuisine in Montreal

It’s always appalling to hear someone protest going out for Indian. The kneejerk cop-out involves distaste for spice, sometimes ironically phrased as a preference for “meat and potatoes” — ironic, because Indian cuisine offers numerous delicious options for both. Granted, spice is part of most of the package, and neither … Read More

Montreal Winter Activities

When winter sets in, sometimes it’s easy to slip into a funk: it’s dark before you leave work, friends seem to go into hiding, and weekends are spent deciding whether or not to exit the domicile. Once you’re in this kind of rut, it’s hard to get yourself out of … Read More

2012 Montreal International Auto Show

Home of the great Canadian auto race, the Grand Prix, Montreal is well-known as Canada’s most racing’est city. In just over a week, the 44th annual Montreal International Auto Show will take place at the Palais des congrès. With three floors of exhibitions from dozens of international manufacturers, black ice currently … Read More

Boutique Grocery Stores in Montreal

You are what you eat, plain and simple. But to get around being ‘plain and simple,’ you must first start with the basics — namely, the places you buy your groceries. Montreal, the land of the cheap, has a number of economical solutions for feeding yourself, yet we’ve never seen … Read More

Montreal: Last-Minute New Year’s Eve

Now that the insanity of gift buying, holidays with the in-laws, and Boxing Day shopping is over, you can finally get some rest — that is, until New Year’s Eve. Chances are that you procrastinated on plan-making, hoping that everything will fall into place at the last second. Ever wondered … Read More

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