http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blogs/the-montreal-list From the best meals to unique boutiques, The List is your source for everything new and noteworthy in Montreal. en-ca Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:49:46 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss enRoute http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/meg-osheaga-m-m-m-moi Attention Montreal music nerds: the weekend starts early this week. Beginning today the Osheaga and MEG Montreal festivals will take over our fair city. The 12th annual MEG Festival boasts the Canadian debuts of French electro groups Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/meg-osheaga-m-m-m-moi http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/summer-terrace-roundup While patio season isn’t a phenomenon unique to Montreal, we take summer more seriously than most. Why wouldn’t we? Our winter seasons are the longest in the history of the entire world. Perhaps that’s stretching it, but the fact is that many of us here in Montreal often complain about the cold as if it were true. Our summers are fickle, and one never knows... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/summer-terrace-roundup http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/the-new-dim-sum-italien-brunch-at-le-petit-italien-on-bernard Le Petit Italien single-handedly solves the age-old brunch debate -- sweet or savoury? -- with its Dim Sum Italien brunch menu, where you pick and choose from small plates for sharing. (Not that the delicious salmon frittata, which comes out in its own cast iron skillet, is in any sense small.) We tried the potatoes with rosemary (served... Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:34:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/the-new-dim-sum-italien-brunch-at-le-petit-italien-on-bernard http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/festival-international-nuits-d-afrique Just when we thought these Montreal nights couldn't get any hotter here comes the Festival International Nuits d'Afrique. The 24th edition of the festival just started. All concerts at Place Émilie-Gamelin are free and include the half-African, half-Quebecois group Kabakuwo and all-female percussion... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:57:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/festival-international-nuits-d-afrique http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/balnea Balnea, a chic thermal spa nestled in picturesque Bromont-sur-le-lac, is getting ready to spice up the summer.  Starting this Sunday, nine of Montreal’s top chefs will create an original dish that will be served at both Balnea and each chef’s respective restaurant. The dining programme reads like a... Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:02:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/balnea http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/festival-international-de-jazz-de-montreal It’s that time of year again in Montreal. No, not moving day—that’s next week. It’s time for the 31st edition of the famed Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. This year’s installation... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:02:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/festival-international-de-jazz-de-montreal http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/happy-saint-jean-baptiste Call it a party or call it a fête, either way, Quebec loves a good one, and Saint-Jean Baptiste is the mother of all of them. Quebecois artists will be performing free concerts tonight, the eve of SJB, and the actual holiday (June 24). Tonight Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:02:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/happy-saint-jean-baptiste http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/we-re-big-in-japan If being big in Japan means being an obscure celebrity, being big in Montreal, means well, we don’t know exactly… but we’re working on it. And what better place to do than sitting in vintage cafeteria tables rescued from Saint-Catherine street diners while munching on edemame? This Plateau resto-brasserie pays tribute to Quebec... Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:40:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/we-re-big-in-japan http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/montreal-lapin-presse This tiny Laurier Village café has caused a stir of excitement amongst local coffee aficionados for its flavourful espressos but now that they’ve started serving filter coffee, made fresh by the cup, it’s literally causing a stir. Get it? Literally causing a stir? (Does anyone else hear crickets?) The café is named after the rabbit from Alice in... Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:57:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/montreal-lapin-presse http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/mutek-festival-2010 Mutek, celebrating electronic music and digital art, is kicking off its 11th edition today. We’re expecting highlights to include performances by Matmos, an experimental duo that does frequent collabs with Bjork, and [The User], a group from Montreal. They’ll perform their “The Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers” which is... Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:53:00 -0400 http://enrouteadmin.spafax.com/en/blog/the-montreal-list/mutek-festival-2010