March 8,2013
The Spot: Italian restaurants are notorious for oversized portions of carbs and mediocre sauces - the old quantity over quality approach. Not so at Dolcetto and co. This bright and friendly wine bar in the Old Port brings a refreshingly light take on traditional Italian fare with a tapas ...
February 26,2013
The Spot It’s rare to truly experience all a hotel, especially in your own city, has to offer. When finally given the opportunity, let's just say, expectations are high. There is a keen sense of exactly what makes for a great hotel experience. In 1990 the Loews Hotel Vogue first opened ...
February 19,2013
Photo Credit The Spot The spot is a truck. Food trucks have been around in Montreal for a little while, pioneered by Grumman 78. But last summer's festivals and the Olympic Stadium's esplanade swarmed with newbies in the mobile food business. Some good... most of them good actually. The ones that did ...
February 19,2013
The Spot For the last year or so, we've been on the lookout for a casual sports bar that serves good (read: outstanding), affordable food. The more people we talked to about this quite obvious void in Montreal's dining-watering hole scene, the more our hopes and dreams began to wane. Until... ...
February 12,2013
Move over Steve Urkle, and hello geek-chic! Rachel Sin took her elegant pant suits and top knot buns to the runway in her Fall/Winter 2013 collection shown at Montreal's Fashion Week. Known for being a powerhouse when it comes the career-women's wardrobe, Rachel is bringing back our inner nerd, and ...
February 12,2013
Melissa Nepton brought her strength to the runway this season, casual comfort. What we saw were beautifully designed, ready to wear, women's clothing. It was a sensory overload of vertical and horizontal lines, floor length dresses, sheer knits, styled sweatpants, pattern mixing, loose fitting outfits and perfectly structured outerwear. Her ...
February 11,2013
Four days a week, a small sign hangs above an unassuming garage door by the tracks up at Van Horne. The sign alone might not have been enough to get you into the world of Dispatch Coffee, so allow us to take you there personally. Because passed that door, ...
February 6,2013
Talk about having an entourage! Last night, on the second night of Montreal Fashion Week, Ralph Leroy debuted his fall/winter 2013 collection with a runway show that had the place swarming with celebrities (cough, Will Smith, cough), NHL and CFL players, and Canadian fashion icon, Jeanne Beker. Haiti can ...
February 5,2013
PEDRAM KARIMI THIRD COLLECTION from TRIPTYQUE on Vimeo. We were forewarned that if we were to attend any show this fashion week, it should be the Pedram Karimi show, and boy was that source RIGHT. This young designer has fashion wrapped around his creative finger. As if his collaboration with ...
February 5,2013
Montreal Fashion Week brings that lovely moment of patriotic pride. The time when we can truly bask in the immense talent that emerges from Montreal's fashion designers. This week brings the 24th edition of the fashion event hosted in its new location, the ever popular venue Arsenal, and we can ...
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