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Study and go abroad spring fairs

Study and go abroad spring fairs

Canada’s largest international university and student travel expo – highlight global education opportunities.

Happy feet

Grocery

L'Espagne à vos pieds: Happy feet

The north of Spain is famous for its espadrilles, those canvas and jute rope shoes that make sense in a sunny clime. A new store on St-Denis Street is hoping ...

You be the judge

Grocery

Huitlacoche: You be the judge

Many years ago, roaming the aisles of a supermercado in Mexico City, my brain popped a few neurons when I picked up a plastic-wrapped corncob that had a section of ...

Orange Orange

Grocery

Galerie Zone Orange: Orange Orange

I’ve become, slightly to my surprise, the kind of person who really appreciates good linens. Not necessarily fine ones that young ladies traditionally lay aside for their trousseau, but dishtowels ...

An excellent latte stop

Grocery

La Distributrice: An excellent latte stop

The space is so tiny and changes purpose so often, my mate thought it rotated businesses as a kind of performance art. But the excellent latte stop La Distributrice could ...

Organic fare on the Plateau

Grocery

Ecollegey: Organic fare on the Plateau

Already a community mainstay in NDG, Ecollegey has sprouted up in the Plateau across the street from tree-filled Lafontaine Park, which makes it an easy stop-off after romping in the ...

A robust selection of cheeses

Grocery

Fromagerie Copette & Cie: A robust selection of cheeses

No need to head to Atwater or Jean-Talon Market for fine cheeses with Verdun’s Fromagerie Copette & Cie in the hood. The store boasts a robust selection, from Morbier and ...

Grocery

Grocery

Boucherie de Paris: Grocery

Tucked on a small street across a park, husband-and-wife team Thierry Devaux and Christine Bourgeois run a lardon-sized butchers of whole-hog renown. Université de Montréal students and profs stream in ...

Getting chubby for Kim Phat

Grocery

Kim Phat: Getting chubby for Kim Phat

I was greeted by a box of sleek purple Asian eggplants upon walking into the Kim Phat branch in Côte-des-Neiges. This Asian supermarket has pretty much everything you’d want in ...

Fresh produce and more

Grocery

Exofruits: Fresh produce and more

Exofruits is the kind of independent grocery store anyone would love to have nearby. Packed to the rafters with all the basics, plus loads of fresh produce (a fair bit ...

European riches

Grocery

Boucherie Atlantique: European riches

At nearly 50 years old, the German-Austrian Boucherie Atlantique has accumulated a wide and wise selection of European riches. The delicatessen is packed with a variety of quality meats and ...

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