Pop-ups bring excitement and variety to Montreal's restaurant scene
Whether creating buzz for a new restaurant or cultural exchanges between chefs, pop-ups are a vibrant part of our dining culture.
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Whether creating buzz for a new restaurant or cultural exchanges between chefs, pop-ups are a vibrant part of our dining culture.
While watching one of Premier François Legault’s coronavirus press briefings last week, Sébastien Abrieu, the owner of Beaubien Street’s rooster-themed breakfast spot La Grand-Mère Poule, learned three things: more menacing virus variants continue to take hold; though the situation in Montreal remains stable, the third wave is in full force across the province; and, by deduction, his hope of reanimating his terrasse for outdoor dining might have to wait. Abrieu and his partner Catherine Laforest had been deep in renovations turning the breakfast joint into an all-day affair, incorporat...