Secret Guides

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’...

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...

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, Montrea...

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 a...

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 tha...

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 Ea...

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 decorat...

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...

We thought spring started in mid-March. Today, it’s really cold. With blue fingertips, a coat unsuitable for the outside temperature, and a touch of seasonal depression that’s returned in recent days,we...