I recently saw an ‘international’ version of the Monopoly game come out. AND Montreal took the top spot, PARK PLACE’s old hood. You know the blue properties right at the end of the game.
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Since Take Home Chef has been moved an earlier time slot, I have been watching the travel channel’s fooooodies in their relentlessly gross glory. I love Anthony Bourdain’s show No Reservations, especially the episode in Vietnam, and Bobby Flay is like an american version of Jamie Oliver. Sad to say Bourdain’s Montreal episode missed so many amazing places to eat. So I went on the internets and found this article on Meatpaper basically referring to this craze of Food TV hosts as Food Porn. The theory of this Food Porn narrative has been dubbed “unattractive meat/ unattractive men” meaning its more comfortable to watch someone like Bourdain eat cow brains, than Rachel Ray or Giada. Then I got hungry. So internets again this time looking for recipes for dinner. It ended up I didn’t want any Bourdainisms for myself, instead happily stealing Curtis Stone’s from Take Home Chef recipes.
It’s summer and everybody is outside. I love to sit on terraces and kick back in the sunshine with friends, so I decided to bring you a list of excellent Montreal Terraces that you should visit soon, or at least before Labor Day. Verses Sky pictured below.
Many of these terraces I have personally tested, and can say the same about most like minded Montrealers. And if you’re asking why is this so important to us? Well we only have TWO months of summer, six months of winter and the rest is a mangled body of wind and rain the local weather networks try to decipher. And Montrealers love to drink and eat outside when they can. So you may of heard about some of these places or may not, but these are my absolute favourite destinations when it comes to al fresco drinks on a hot summer day in beautiful Montreal.
1. Hotel de la Montagne- rooftop on the hotel obviously, amazing city views of downtown, but be careful when going on a windy day, and they have a POOL so bring your bikini.
2. Pub Ste-Elisabeth- located in Old Montreal, adorable, viney, like a secret garden. Pictured below.
3. Santropol- backyard terrace in another secret garden, fairy lights, low branches, flowers, and the furriest white cat can be spotted in the garden most of the time ( I think it uses it as a litter box). However, the food here is #1 The picture below is me this summer in Santropol’s garden.
4.Verses Sky- located rooftop of Verses Hotel, awe-some view of Old Montreal and its buildings, overlooks the St. Lawerence river, delicious cocktail menu, and I always get a tan when I sit up there:)
5.Tokyo- located on the Main, survivor theme with tiki torches, many memories here, view of the action down of the street too.
6.B-sides-again on the Main which is really called St.Laurent, fun upstairs terrace only opens after 1 am .
As you know I live in the Mile-End, but last year I lived in the Plateau. They are right beside each other like Queens & Brooklyn. The Plateau has amazing terraces on many of its 2nd floor apartments. Here’s a picture of one down my street.
Nylon Magazine for their Freebie Fridays
Vice Magazine for the Russian issue
Missbehave Magazine for showing me how to deep fry icecream.
an aspiring fashion editor
ex-catholic school girl
an internets blogista
crushing on bill murray acting skills
is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime
The upper north side of St.Laurent is known to locals as a Cultural Underbelly of Montreal. Although long before that it was known as the last stop on the train line hence the Mile-End. It took me 5 years of living in different apartments and buildings to understand the best of Montreal could be found in this tiny niche. I have spent the past eight months living on Parc Avenue, just north of Mont- Royal (the mountain!) splat in the Mile End, and within skipping of St.Laurent’s La Main. From Indochine’s DIVINE coconut soup, the bixi bike rental stands on Laurier, St.Viateur’s Bagel Shop amidst the bagel wars, to Dusty’s eggs and Beauty’s milkshakes —the Mile End is in my heart for good. Two of the best kept secrets is the vintage Furniture shops where you can find everywhere, and Reema’s Cocoa Locale (baked goods in an adorable pink and brown building). More importantly the Mile End has had a surge of activity recently, after years of being a typically poor neighborhood, it is now home to many artists/musicians who love the quiet community of huge lofts, and bakeries. Wallpaper magazine called the Mile End the hottest upcoming area in Montreal. The only downfall would be the metro line doesn’t hit Parc Avenue, so the closet stop is Mont Royal.
The annual music festival in Mtl’s Parc Jean Drapeau is once again here. The dates has officially been set for 2009 being the saturday sunday duo of August 1 & 2. From what I’ve heard the list goes a little like this : Arctic Monkeys, Beast, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, Crystal Castles, The Decemberists, Elbow, Girl Talk, The Honey Brothers, Jason Mraz, Josh Ritter, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Le Volume Était Au Maximum, Lykke Li, Mother Fathers, Parlovr, The Roots, Rufus Wainwright, The Ting Tings, & Winter Gloves . This year will be my 2nd time to the island festival. Cant’ wait.
For tickets see http://www.osheaga.com 125 $ for the weekend pass
TRUE BLOOD IS BY FAR the best show of 2009. And the lead Anna Paquin is dating her hot vampire co-star to boot in REALZ life. Season two is heating up! Although I’m waiting for you on pirate bay:)
Change in Latitude, Change in Attitude 