Tag: drinks
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Le Perché
The William Gray hotel in Old Montreal is an architectural marvel. While respecting the old world look of the surrounding neighbourhood, the hotel has pushed the boundaries of what it means to be a hotel in 2017. As much a gathering place for locals as it is an eye catching destination for visitors to our…
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Invasion Cocktail 2017
Starting Wednesday, May 10th and running until May 16th, Montreal will be shaken and stirred during the 4th edition of Invasion Cocktail! Presented by #madewithlove, this year’s Invasion Cocktail competition will take place in over 35 bars across Montreal and Quebec and over 250 fabulous cocktails will mixed and poured by Quebec’s finest bartenders. This…
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Redefining An Icon
These days it’s hard to imagine a Montreal bar or a restaurant lasting more than a few years, let alone a decade or more. Thursday’s is a staple in Montreal and has been riding the ebbs and flows of our city’s nightlife scene since May of 1973. The establishment, a combination of bistro, bar and…
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Eating Is Believing
When a trend hits Montreal, you can bet that it will spread like wildfire. From one side of this city to the next, restaurants offering variations on comfort food for very reasonable prices have been opening, one after the next. L’Gros Luxe has made a fortune doing it and now boasts three locations in Montreal,…
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Oysterfest 2015
This year’s Oysterfest was bigger than ever before. Raising money for charity, the festival gathered thousands of food and music lovers to the new location at the Peel Basin for two days of sampling delicious food, listening to local music, watching and participating in plating and cocktail competitions and of course shucking over 30,000 oysters.…
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Spanish On The Fly
Sitting adjacent to Tapas 24 on Notre Dame is the newest addition to the MTL Cuisine family, Tapas 24 Snack Bar. Opened officially to the public last week, they enjoyed a soft launch over the weekend featuring a couple of nights of friends and family specials, free ice cream and weekend brunch. We stopped by…
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Funky Fiesta
Mexican food is a lot of things but boring is not one of them. This holds true for Escondite, a new Mexican eatery on Union near Cathcart. Tucked away in an unassuming location, hidden under an old marquee, Escondite is about to become Montreal’s worst kept (delicious) secret. Last week DJNL stopped by the restaurant…
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Spring Awakening
Spring in Montreal is a wonderful thing to behold. There’s a palpable energy that awakens as the new bright green leaves take their place in the trees, the air warms and is perfumed with lilacs and people flood the parks and restaurant terrasses, their skin warming with heat from the sun. At Buonanotte on St.…