The snow has (finally!) melted in Montreal. We’ve traded our heavy coats and fur-lined boots for soft sneakers and denim jackets, and we have only one desire: to spend our days outdoors. In April, it’s a little...
The Montreal spring ritual is a ritual of observation. As the weeks and months pass, we choose one or a few bare trees at the curb and look intently at the tips of the branches. We look for the beginning, the whisper of...
On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day all over the world, and in Montreal, environmentalism is a top priority. Since the 2000s, the city has been a model of ecological transition, and increasingly, Montreal is turning tow...
All the coolest people we know are returning from—or planning—a trip to Japan. And they talk about it all the time, maybe even too much. But Japan hasn’t just become trendy overnight; it’s a destination and a culture th...
The Wednesday night social club at Marcus, the restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Montreal, is a good start toward crowning the five-star establishment as the coolest spot…...
It’s snowing and raining and hailing again, but there’s a hint of warmth in the air, and in Montreal, it’s spring. The flowers will bloom, the last patches of snow will melt, and our social life will thaw along with the...
Sometimes, we’d love to have the best of both worlds: living downtown, but with a big backyard to grow lettuce, raise a few chickens, lie down in the warm grass in the summer after the rain, and go on Easter egg hunts w...
The best way to dress is like a Montrealer. And the secret to the style of the coolest people we know in town is a semi-secret list of thrift stores and vintage shops. And, of course, we also decorate…...
Montreal is a bigger city than it seems at first glance. It’s on an island, of course. And in the middle of the island, there’s a small hill with a large cross on top. There are pretty bridges, old stone buildings, grid...
In Montreal, everyone calls it “Chinatown,” but the stretch of Saint-Laurent Boulevard marked by large painted gates is officially called the “Chinese Quarter.” The neighborhood, like other Chinatowns and Asian neighbo...
