By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca Malay Lobster Curry It’s that special time of year when these delicious crustaceans flood our fish tanks all over the city. Unfortunately for us some seasons do not offer the best prices or the bargains we expect. Not so this spring. These delicious creatures of the sea are […]
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Curtains Up on….Schlock.
by Joseph Rossi “You liked Congo”? People seem to be shocked when I tell them that I actually liked a movie about talking gorillas. Or that I liked John Carpenter’s Vampires. Or that one of my favorite guilty pleasures is Con Air. Just last night I watched Revenge of the Nerds. Most people who […]
Soul queen Divine Brown brings “Old Skool Love” to Montreal
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett One of the first things out of my mouth when I first spoke with soul singer Divine Brown when her 2005 hit single Old Skool Love topped the charts was, “Damn if there are two famous black women called Divine Brown.” The other, of course, happens to be […]
Chef Derek Bocking’s Top 5 Terraces in Montreal –
By Chef Derek Bocking for Curtains Up Given the long cold winters we have to endure each year, we Montrealers are pretty good at taking advantage of every drop of sunshine the spring and summer has to offer. The parks are already filling up and festival season is about to start. As the weather warms […]
Diaries of a Travelling Radio Host – in New Hampshire
By Sharman Yarnell What makes New Hampshire so very unique, aside from the fact that it offers the visitor a choice of mountains or beaches? Aside from the fact that it is so picturesque, with small white churches dotting the landscape, lush rolling hills and magnificent mountain ranges, quaint sea port villages with pristine beaches? […]
Top of the Morning by Brian Stelter (Grand Central Publishing, $31)
By Stuart Nulman Around this time a year ago, a full-fledged palace coup was quietly taking place within the confines of NBC’s Studio 1A in Rockefeller Plaza, the home of the news division’s most profitable program, the Today Show. The target of this coup: Ann Curry, the show’s news reader/correspondent who was with “Today” for […]
At Long Last Street Food…Not exactly!
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca Montreal’s prohibition on street food dates back to 1947 when it was considered to be littering the streets, providing undue competition to local businesses and committing flagrant abuses of the city’s traffic laws. This ban has finally been lifted and these gastronomic delights will once again grace our […]
Curtains Up on Star Trek: Into Darkness
by Joseph Rossi Star Trek: Into Darkness is the best film of this warhorse of a franchise. Director J.J. Abrams has crafted a sci-fi tale of extraordinary depth and character that moves at a lighting pace with the occasional stop here and there for a little exposition and some welcome emotion.
Michaels Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca Shrimp Etouffee Shrimp two weeks in a row…decadent!. This recipe hearkens back to my cooking roots in Montreal when I opened Montreal’s first authentic Cajun and Creole restaurant in Montreal, La Louisiane. The fact that it still stands in its original location some 22 years later is a […]
Ta Chido is Cool…Funky…Fun…and… Delicious!
By Michel Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca Ta Chido in colloquial Spanish means “is cool”. Tucked away unobtrusively on the Plateau is a small and definitely funky taqueria or as it is noted on their menu, a Mexican Dinette. Whatever you call it, this family run business is serving some of the best Mexican […]