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In Memoriam: Mel Leitman

The team at MtlRestoRap is in mourning following the sudden passing of our sales coordinator Mel Leitman, on Monday, March 22, 2021.

Mel joined MtlRestoRap in the fall of 2019. He was a perfect fit given his endless array of contacts in the restaurant industry. He was the beloved soulmate of Connie Dorfman; cherished father of Allison Dorfman (Rob), Heidi Dorfman (Jason), Rob Leitman (Harriet), Jeff Leitman (Mia), Tracy Leitman (Craig); treasured Zaidie of Alexa and Chloe Hamou; Brooklyn and Jax Toledano; Jenny and Madelaine Leitman; Elizabeth Leitman; Hudson, Cooper and Delaney Coulls; devoted Brother of Jack (Lily), Larry (Marie) and Patti Leitman; and brother-in-law of Marilyn and the late Perry Silverman; son of the late Ruth and the late Al Leitman and son-in-law of the late Ben and the late Sylvia Silverstein.

Mike Cohen treats himself to a few days of lunch from NDG’s Pasta Casarecchia

I have been a fan of Pasta Casareccia on Sherbrooke Street West in NDG for many years. The restaurant’s name is Italian for 'homemade pasta. What originally started out as making their own pasta, grew into distribution to many restaurants in the greater metropolitan area and availability of over 50 different kinds of pasta in their gourmet boutique for you to cook at home.

Mike Cohen finds out how good a take-out breakfast and lunch combo can be at Petinos

One of the things I have really missed since the pandemic started is a good early morning breakfast at some of my favorite restaurant spots. Well, since I have become quite accustomed to the take-out route I jumped at the offer to drop by Petinos in the Sainte-Dorothée District of Laval for a pickup before reporting to work.

The Eye of the Tiger was the Thrill of the Night Yuzu Sushi, Ste-Agathe-des-Monts

With the family pretty much socially isolated from others since winter began, dinner take-out has become a fun and unifying family occasion. Additionally, our socially conscientious clan has become quite sensitive to the plight of local businesses and restaurants. We have made it a habit, during these quarantine times, to order-in from a variety of restaurants by proclaiming our Saturday nights as ‘Small Business Saturday’.

Take advantage of the Brasserie Manoir’s superb holiday menu while it lasts

For 47 years the Brasserie Manoir (www.brasseriemanoir.com) location in Pointe Claire has been serving up ever so popular home cooked holiday meals in December. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, owner Peter Sergkakis and executive chef Chantal Sauvé are keeping that tradition in place, adding their NDG St. Jacques Street location (the former Serre Piccasso Restaurant) to the mix with a special take-out format.

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