Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
The main focus of this weekend away was twofold: to rent a chalet on or very near a lake and to combine it with a celebration of both summer BBQ and flavors from local restaurants. After scouring the internet for hours we booked our chalet with Chalets Lac a la Truite in Ste Agathe des […]
Ron : Larry, it was great seeing STYX in Malone which was your first time playing there. How was it for you guys? Gowan : Yeah well I didn’t realize how close it was to the Canadian border. I heard voices in the audience speaking french and figured a lot of people from Quebec […]
Ongoing Pompeii at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until September 5, 2016 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/upcoming/pompeii/ Toulouse-Lautrec Illustrates the Belle Époque at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until October 30, 2016 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/toulouse-lautrec/ Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night at JoBlo on Wellington in Verdun. http://www.joblorestaurantsteakhouse.com/Default-en.aspx
“As it turns out, being OKAY ALL THE TIME as a child makes for a difficult entry into adulthood.” -Amy Schumer (from The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo) I enjoy Amy Schumer’s stand-up and it’s always a treat to watch one of her many talk show appearances. I liked her movie Trainwreck, although my […]
Ongoing **The Fashion and Design Festival until August 20 at Place des Festivals http://2016.festivalmodedesign.com/en **Hot Air Ballon Festival at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu until August 21 https://www.ballooncanada.com Pompeii at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until September 5, 2016 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/upcoming/pompeii/ Toulouse-Lautrec Illustrates the Belle Époque at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until October 30, 2016 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/toulouse-lautrec/
Fried Green Tomato and Bacon Grilled Cheese Who can resist a grilled cheese sandwich oozing with rich luscious melted cheese, a true childhood memory. This one has been elevated to new levels of excess with the addition of that southern favorite, thick slices of green tomatoes dipped in buttermilk and coated in cornmeal and fried […]
This is one of the worst films of the year. A real mess.
It is real treat to find a restaurant that is unabashedly without pretension, small and without fancy designer flourishes. A restaurant where the focus is solely on the food and the service. Such a restaurant is La Recolte, neatly tucked away on a non descript block of Belanger St in the La Petite-Patrie neighborhood, just […]
A real surprise!