Table Talk
The Free Meal Hustle. Are Food Influencers Taking Restaurants for a Ride?
Montreal restaurants face requests for free meals from food influencers. Is it genuine promotion or an expectation of free dining?
Tag: Montreal restaurants
News
A&W Is Going All In on Pickles With Its New Pickletown Menu
A&W joins the pickle craze with Pickletown, a limited-time US menu featuring pickle burgers, a chicken sandwich, fried pickles and dill pickle ranch cheese curds.…
Table Talk
We Pay Uber Before the Food Arrives. Why Not Pay Before We Sit Down?
Could prepaid dining give independent restaurants a financial lifeline? Montreal's Sabayon offers an intriguing example of a different way to run a restaurant.
Table Talk
Tipping the Scales: Who Is Getting Your Tip?
Leaving a restaurant tip seems simple, but what happens after the money is collected? Quebec has rules protecting employees’ tips, and restaurant owners need to…
News
Foodtastic Takes Its MTY Bid Public After Rejection
Montreal-based Foodtastic proposes to acquire MTY Food Group for C$43 per share, but MTY has rejected the non-binding offer.
Table Talk
Montreal Is Upgrading Its Streets. Are Restaurants Paying the Price?
Montreal construction disrupts restaurant access and sales. From Verdun to downtown, are street upgrades putting local businesses at risk?
News
Quebec’s La Cage Opens in London. Will the Brits Bite?
Montreal-born La Cage has opened in London’s Kensington, bringing Quebec-style sports dining, poutine, wings and a British Sunday roast to the UK.
Restaurant Guides
Montreal Food Tours: Who Decides Where You Eat?
A crowd outside St-Viateur Bagel got me thinking about Montreal's food tours, the guides who bring them to life and how they choose their stops.
Restaurant Dishes
Pizza-Ghetti: Quebec’s Two-Carb Wonder and Where to Find It in Montreal
Pizza-ghetti is Quebec’s pizza-and-pasta favorite. Explore its origins, ingredients and four Montreal restaurants serving this comfort-food classic.