Dining

Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend

By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up   minorganmichael@yahoo.com Roasted Tuscan Lemon Chicken Lemon chicken and its many incarnations can be found in many global cuisines. The most popular variety here in Montreal is probably the deep fried chicken with lemon on the menu of many Chinese restaurants around the city. This version is definitely more Mediterranean […]

Dining

IKANOS

By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up   minorganmichael@yahoo.com The word ‘meze’ or ‘mezze’ was found traditionally in  the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and came to mean a selection of small dishes served to accompany alcoholic drinks or as appetizers before a main meal (1) It has become ‘le rigueur’ these days for many restaurants […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

  Ongoing Lost and Found February 11 – 22, 2015 at Infinithéâtre http://www.infinitheatre.com/lost-and-found What’s Up Montreal at Fresh Paint Gallery until February 15, 2015 http://www.freshpaintgallery.ca/blog/whats-up-mtl-01-au-15-fevrier-2015/ Terminus at the Centaur Theatre until February 15, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/terminus.php Forever Plaid at the Segal Centre until 22, 2015 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/forever-plaid/ Warhol Mania at the Museum of Fine Arts until March […]

Dining

Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend

By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up   minorganmichael@yahoo.com PERI PERI CHICKEN Although piri piri sauce is found in Portuguese cuisine its origin is actually derived from a Swahili word for pepper pepper. The chilies used  for the piri piri sauce are African bird’s eye chilies. In addition to Portugal the piri piri sauce is found in […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

  Ongoing Poutine Week February 1 – 7, 2015 http://lapoutineweek.com The Madea Effect February 3 – 7, 2015 at the Segal Centre http://www.talisman-theatre.com/media.html What’s Up Montreal at Fresh Paint Gallery until February 15, 2015 http://www.freshpaintgallery.ca/blog/whats-up-mtl-01-au-15-fevrier-2015/ Terminus at the Centaur Theatre until February 15, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/terminus.php Forever Plaid at the Segal Centre until 22, 2015 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/forever-plaid/ […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

  Ongoing Terminus at the Centaur Theatre until February 15, 2015 http://www.centaurtheatre.com/terminus.php Visite Guidée de la Luminothérapie until January 31, 2015 at Quartier des Spectacles http://www.quartierdesspectacles.com/en/discover-the-quartier/pathway-and-visits/ Forever Plaid at the Segal Centre February 1 – 22, 2015 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/forever-plaid/ Igloofest at the Old Port until February 8, 2015 http://www.igloofest.ca La Fête des Neiges de Montréal at […]

Film/TV

Samantha’s Weekend Roundup

Ongoing **Van Gogh to Kandinsky: From Impressionism to Expressionism, 1900-1914, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until January 25, 2015 http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/on-view/vangogh-kandinsky/ Visite Guidée de la Luminothérapie until January 31, 2015 at Quartier des Spectacles http://www.quartierdesspectacles.com/en/discover-the-quartier/pathway-and-visits/ Igloofest at the Old Port until February 8, 2015 http://www.igloofest.ca La Fête des Neiges de Montréal at Parc Jean-Drapeau […]

Music

Sam Smith raises the roof at Montreal’s Bell Centre

By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up @bugsburnett Proudly out 22-year-old British pop star Sam Smith headlined the Bell Centre last night for one of Montreal’s most buzzed-about concerts. Smith was originally supposed to make his local debut at the tiny Le Belmont nightclub on The Main back in March 2014, but that show was cancelled […]

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Samantha’s Look at Weekend and Upcoming Events

  Ongoing The Nutcracker Market at Palais des Congrès until December 7, 2014 http://www.marchecassenoisette.com/en/ Festivale Bach de Montréal at the Maison Symphonique de Montreal until December 7, 2014 http://www.festivalbachmontreal.com No One Like Hugh at the Mainline Theatre until November 30, 2014 http://www.mainlinetheatre.ca/en/spectacles/no-one-like-hugh Warhol Mania at the Museum of Fine Arts until March 15, 2015 https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/ […]