MERCURI
Mercuri is the latest project of talented Montreal chef Joe Mercuri who first burst on to the Montreal culinary scene as chef/owner of Bronte on downtown Sherbrooke St . Mercuri, located in Old Montreal on Wellington Street is by any measure sleek, bold, inviting and theatrical. There is even a house DJ spinning the music […]
The Impossible Has Happened: The Life and Work of Gene Roddenberry Creator of Star Trek by Lance Parkin (Atrium Press, $38.99)
“At a time when prominent idealistic politicians were being gunned down, when civil rights campaigns were exposing structural inequities and certain groups were seriously advocating a race war, when the US Army was bogged down in Vietnam, and where an atomic war between America and the Soviet Union looked inevitable, Star Trek portrayed a tolerant, […]
Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
CHICKEN TACOS WITH BLACK BEANS, AVOCADO AND FETA CHEESE Tacos are a great addition to a summer BBQ. Fill them with whatever you wish. Be creative, the choice of fillings is endless. Traditional Mexican tacos were filled with small fish. The culinary meaning of tacos could have an explosive origin deriving from the Mexican silver […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing **L’International des Feux Lotto Québec at Parc Jean Drapeau until July 30 http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/en/international-des-feux-loto-quebec-montreal/ **ZooFest at Place des Arts, until July 30. https://www.zoofest.com/Show Just for Laughs Festival, until August 1st. http://www.hahaha.com/en 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 […]
Samantha’s Weekend Roundup
Ongoing L’International des Feux Lotto Québec at Parc Jean Drapeau until July 30 http://www.parcjeandrapeau.com/en/international-des-feux-loto-quebec-montreal/ ZooFest at Place des Arts, until July 30. https://www.zoofest.com/Show Just for Laughs Festival, until August 1st. http://www.hahaha.com/en Burlesque Evenings Every 3rd Thursday night at JoBlo on Wellington in Verdun. http://www.joblorestaurantsteakhouse.com/Default-en.aspx Pompeii at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until September 5, 2016 […]
Star Trek Beyond
Joe Rossi for Curtains Up A well made entry to this timeless franchise.
The Jacksons: Blame It On The Boogie
Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Following a brief video montage the four Jacksons walked on stage wearing sunglasses to the appropriately titled, Can You Feel It, and the answer was yes we could certainly feel it. In true Jackson tradition (of which the whole concert would be full of) the four brothers removed their sunglasses […]
Bobby Slayton brings nasty to Just For Laughs
interview with Ron Roxtar for Curtains Up Ron : Bobby, welcome back to Montreal’s Just For Laughs. What can people expect this year? Bobby : You know everyone who interviews me asks me the same stupid question and I don’t expect anything different from you. What can people expect? It’s the Nasty show! It’s the […]
ESTIATORIO MILOS
Like most of us living on a monthly budget the doling out of our hard earned dollars always comes under heavy scrutiny. Yet, despite these restrictions, every now and then we yearn to let loose, throw caution to the wind and perhaps for a day or maybe just a couple of hours, and live the […]