In Montreal, not everyone has an oven big enough for a turkey - and that's no big deal. We're lucky to have plenty of options for making (or treating family and friends to) a king's meal for the festive season, to ta...
The holiday season, snowy enchantments, the Grinch who stole Christmas and Hanukkah dreidl are not for everyone. Montreal has been draped in blue, red and green for the past few weeks. Supermarket shelves bend under the...
The year 2025 ends with a cold snap and in Montreal. On December 31, 2025, we have a few things planned: (if we haven't already) and a list of unbearable resolutions. We'll return to our cold Montreal apartments a...
They are university professors in pharmacology or ancient history, writers, journalists, retired or keep their professions secret. They share a love of Sherlock Holmes and form a community that seems to have formed almo...
Yesterday, the wind rushed through the streets of Montreal with a frankly hostile force. The proverbial cold of Robert Charlevoix's songs hit for the first time this winter, and it made my head spin a little. But tha...
Panettone is a sweet Italian bread invented by a Milanese bakery and eaten during the festive season in Italy and around the world. Traditionally, panettone is baked with candied fruit and raisins. It is served with...
Temperatures are dropping fast this December,. It's going to be cold, but that's no big deal, because it means But skiing is expensive. And in addition to equipment - including boots, skis and quarter-zip - and tran...
The holiday season is upon us - and some Montrealers have already hung spruce wreaths on their front doors, and switched from black coffee to one with a hint of paparmane. In the streets, it smells of snow and cinnamon...
In Montreal, as everywhere else in the world, we all have a self-diagnosed addiction to social networking - preferably when the year's coming to an end and we feel like reinventing ourselves as more proactive people. ...
It's officially cuffing season - the season when singles panic and after a summer without thinking about it, think about pairing up to spend the winter in the warmth. In French, it's been translated as saison du parkamo...