By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmts.ca Thai Dry Chicken Curry Most of my almost 40 passionate years in the food service business have been focused on foods that incorporate very bold flavours. My many recent trips to South East Asia have only resulted in strengthening and elevating this practice to exciting new […]
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Bands For Baskets Christmas helping of Music
It’s 2013 and Bands For Baskets is back to help. In conjunction with Kiwanis International and Pointe Claire’s Calistoga Grill; West-Islander Peter Angrove, Ross Griffiths and a bevy of Volunteers will once again be giving of their time and efforts, hosting the latest edition of BANDS FOR BASKETS, this being their 8th annual fund raiser to supply Christmas Baskets […]
Estiatorio Milos
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmets.ca Milos…when one hears this name uttered you immediately think of superb seafood served in luxurious and sophisticated surroundings, fabulous service and of course, prices to match. I must admit, that having lived in Montreal since 1964 and being a great lover of fish and seafood, I have […]
Chef Michael’s Quick, Easy and Delish Dish for the Weekend
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmets.ca Pho Ba When one visits Viet Nam it is impossible to avoid sampling this truly amazing dish found in restaurants and food stalls throughout the country, it’s practically a national dish and can be enjoyed at most places for a bit more than a dollar. Pho originated […]
Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot (Crown Archetype, $30)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “He’ll tell you that Jack is the hippest place in the universe, coolest place in America, the Independent Republic of Jack. The hardest thing to do is wear a gift well, and Jack wears it with a killer smile and a pair of shades.” -Mike Nichols Very few […]
The Curry House
By Michael Minorgan for Curtains Up www.globalgourmets.ca michael@globalgourmets.ca The Curry House The American author Ella Winter once remarked to her well known colleague and countryman Thomas Wolfe “Don’t you know you can’t go home again” and in doing so was singularily responsible for the redacted and now iconic phrase “you can’t go home” being entered […]
Review – Sarah Brightman – the Angel of Music
For Curtains Up by Samantha Wexler Last night was the long anticipated Sarah Brightman concert at the Bell Centre, the fourth show on the North American leg of her Dreamchaser tour, and Ms. Brightman did not disappoint. Brightman is a classical crossover soprano who […]
Signature Saturday Burlesque Launch at the Wiggle Room
Samantha Wexler for Curtains Up Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wiggleroommtl Last night was my first ever Burlesque show. I had heard of Burlesque before but was not entirely sure what it was all about, I had a vague notion but nothing prepared me for what I was about […]
Mainline Theatre is back for another season of edgy fun
Abby Elizabeth for Curtains Up Montreal’s Mainline Theatre is a charitable organization that supports and exposes local talent. Located at 3997 St-Laurent, corner of Deluth, the venue is slightly hidden and easily mistaken for a vacated building. Mainline is an underground venue and only those who know where […]
How a Blue Man Learned To Play The Whites – Part 2
Mitchell Field for Curtains Up RECAP: Montreal Mid 1970’s I had received a frantic phone call from a booking agent. He needed a last minute replacement drummer for B.B. King and John Lee Hooker. Throwing my drums in a cab I rushed over to the Capital […]