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Gastronomy, Music and Skating : 25 years of lightning winter!

While you'll find some of the most delicious eateries in every corner of the city, the Plateau is easily one of the most culinary diverse boroughs across Montreal. With well-known streets such as Rachel, Mont-Royal, Saint-Denis and Saint Laurent all being home to some of the top restaurants, it's safe to say that the Plateau is the spot to experience Montreal's food scene.

Quebec chefs will be paired with their International peers, including a dozen from northern Europe and a few from Michelin-starred establishments.

The festival invites everyone over for dinner again with its 24th edition!MONTREAL, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE, presented in...

Montreal's yearly table-d’hôte dining festival is coming to a close soon, so here's where you need to eat up.

Like virtually every other festival impacted by the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic, Montréal en Lumière has managed to continue onwards this year by making some adjustments to correspond with safety measures in place. Since its beginning in 2000 over 600 special guests from the culinary world from over 20 countries have come to celebrate the best of what Quebec gastronomy has to offer: its chefs, producers, artisans, and culinary culture. During the Festival, the Quartier des Spectacles a...

Article content For the past year, most festivals here have had to mount digital versions of their events because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that transition seems downright easy for music or film fests compared with the challenge of organizing a food-focused festival online. With music, you can do virtual concerts, while films can easily be screened online. Doing a food fest online is the dilemma facing Montréal en lumière, which kicks off Thursday. Foodie fare is a key part of this fe...

  MONTREAL -- Partial lockdowns, curfews, family bubbles, travel restrictions - none of it is very romantic and can make wooing your partner near impossible -- but Montreal is a creative city with plenty of romance at its core. First, what to do during the day? There are plenty of ice skating rinks around the city and its free at most locations including Mount Royals Beaver Lake and Parc La Fontaine among just a few of the possibilities.  Now for food. Want to order that special someone...