Montreal for Insiders

By Lydia Lawrence     
It was nearly 2:30 in the afternoon when I arrived at Miss MAK Designs; a quaint boutique on
St-Laurent Boulevard, where I was to be awarded a guided tour of the renowned family-owned handbag manufacturer, H&V Leather Goods. The company was founded in Lebanon in 1967 by two Armenian brothers, Harout and Vartan Keverian. However, the increasing...

Will Guidara (left) and Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park
by Alexandra Forbes
I know it's a very bad idea to think of restaurants in terms of rankings, to compare them mentally, assigning marks. But at the same time, it's hard not to.

By Erica Radey, special collaboration.
It was a fun filled weekend this past August 17 and 18th at the SAT in Montreal as the Omnivore took place. Culinary demos were given by local chefs as well as chefs from abroad. Omnivore is the culinary festival of young chefs making their mark on the...

By Erica Radey - special collaboration
Tapeo restaurant will be celebrating its 10thanniversary in June2014 and is starting the party early. They are giving back tothe community that helped them grow over the past decade.
Tapeo has set up the Villeray Urban Design fund thatwill be supported by the sale of their original monthly tapas created by ChefMarie-Fleur St-Pierre....