As someone who loves sushi and poké (and eats fish regularly), I always opt for the real deal but when news dropped that a vegan poké restaurant would be opening in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, I was intrigued. After discovering it was none other than Chef Christian Ventura's newest eatery, I was sold.
The Montreal Vegan Festival (FVMtl) is no garden-variety gathering. It's a green gala where produce takes centre stage, taste buds tango with tofu, and compassionate cuisine is celebrated as the future of food. Now in its 10th season, the festival's plant-based delights are plentiful and early-bird tickets have sprouted, ripe for the picking.
Sophie Sucrée is poised to mark a decade of delectable, guilt-free confections in July and anyone can get a complimentary slice of the birthday cake, or at least a sweet treat, to celebrate.
Montreal brunch is a tradition. On weekends, you are spoiled for choice if you want to eat out and indulge in waffles, eggs Benedict and bottomless mimosas. But finding healthy vegan brunch options can be more challenging. Enter Tula; the recently-opened Indian eatery located on boulevard Saint-Laurent is now serving cruelty-free brunch meals on weekends.
The organizers of Montreal's annual vegan Christmas market are putting together a new spring event they're calling Vegapalooza. Between Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, "over two dozen vendors" will take to Montreal's Maison du développement durable for the inaugural event. They'll be selling everything from body care products to food (including "plant-based versions of smoked salmon, Jamaican patties, fish sauce, honey, fine cheeses, decadent sweets of all sorts, and various meats") all, organizers say "made without animal materials or ingredients."