Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
BUTTERSCOTCH CARAMEL CHEESECAKE It’s that time of year when a bit of indulgence is glorified, or at least tolerated only to be compensated for with those ill fated New Years resolutions. This week’s recipe is definitely one of those ultimate indulgences. Add it to your list of must tries for the holiday season…….Enjoy!
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “When you get enough power in the movie business, you get damn near anything you want. (Which is one of the things wrong with the movie business.)” -Burt Reynolds (from But Enough About Me) Growing up in Park Extension in the ‘70’s the coolest car one could have […]
Butternut Squash, Porcini and Butterbean Stuffing Cake Stuffing is one of the best additions to a Christmas meal and there are many many variations. The question is always, ‘stuffing in or stuffing out’. I prefer ‘stuffing out’ as it gives, in my opinion, a better result and leaves your options for experimenting with ingredients […]
Joseph Rossi for Curtains Up Creed is not supposed to work. Rocky 7? Please. I rolled my eyes at the concept, at the trailer, up until during the coming attractions. After the film was over, I was almost in tears. How could I have been so wrong? This is the best Rocky film, since — […]
Yolande Ramsey for Curtains Up Beautiful City Theatre, first recipient of the Curtains Up Award, will be staging, for one night only, “A Chorus Line”, the Tony-awarding winning Broadway classic, with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. The musical tells the story of […]
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up If you love the food of the Middle East, run don’t walk to its newest culinary pied piper, Sumac in Griffintown, just west of the Atwater Market. Sumac is not a fancy sit down culinary experience, it’s a very casual, hip place where conviviality and excellent fresh and healthy […]
VIETNAMESE SWEET AND SOUR SOUP Most Asian countries have their own version of a sweet and sour soup, this is the Vietnamese version called Canh Cua. It is usually a seafood soup and is indigenous to the Mekong Delta in southern Viet Nam. The sour taste comes from the tamarind and the sweet from […]
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up Westmount has always had its share of good restaurants, but recently the stakes have been raised quite a bit with the presence of acclaimed chef Antonio Park and the opening of his critically acclaimed restaurant Park on Victoria Avenue and his recent addition of the adjacent Lavendaria featuring the […]
The Opéra de Montréal presents the Richard Strauss one-act opera Elektra with superstar conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the helm, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier of Place des Arts, with American soprano and “down-to-earth diva” Lise Lindstrom making her company debut as Elektra. Curtains Up attended a recent OdeM rehearsal for Elektra where Lindstrom sat down for a fun and frank Q&A.
CRANBERRY RELISH Cranberries are a major commercial crop in certain American states and Canadian provinces. Most cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Thanksgiving […]