Il Sasso
Montepulciano
Larry Waters
Les Bouillons de Paris
Pierre-Louis Duval, a Parisian butcher, created the “bouillon” concept in 1855. His inspiration came from a soup vendor, M. Boulanger. Legend has it that Boulanger went on to open the first restaurant in Paris in 1765. To feed market hall workers, Duval would make a single meat dish to be served with a soup or […]
Il Santo Bevitore
Beautifully simple food, great atmosphere
Opera, Glorious Opera
The Ambience and the Venues Live opera thrills. The crowd buzzes in anticipation of the performance, the appearance of a great star, or the discovery of a new one. Devotees debate reviews of the staging and set decoration. Is it too modern or too traditional? The audience is eclectic. Young people in jeans mingle with […]
Le Gourmand, Pointe-Claire
Le Gourmand in a circa 1850 stone house registered in the Québec National Archives as “La Maison Pierre-Demers”
L’Express
The space is comfortable and warmly lit.
Clusier
I first noticed Clusier in 2008. It has immediate appeal, but I waited two years before shopping there. Struggling with my weight, buying new clothes was not high on my agenda. Two years later and 30 pounds lighter, my wardrobe needed updating if not replacement. The Space The time had come to go inside the […]
Restaurant Graziella
Restaurant Graziella is my favourite place for lunch in Old Montreal. I really enjoy the atmosphere. I relax immediately whether I am alone or with a larger number of people. Pranzo The lunch menu is kept to four or five appetizers, a similar number of mains, and a couple of choices for desert. The basic […]
Happy New Year, 2021
I hope we have a Happy New Year, 2021! It will have to be a better year that 2020. I really want my life back. There are so many simple things that I miss: New Years Greetings: I will start my New Year’s greetings with the hope that you get to do everything on your […]
Holiday Season – 2020
Another Christmas is here and another year is coming to an end. At times it has felt that it took an eternity to get here since March 13th, the day we rushed home from Europe. At other times, it seems as if it was just was yesterday. But here we are – its Holiday Season […]