> Taras Grecoe/Twitter We’ve seen this before with the exit of institutions like queer café Le Cagibi and 35-year-old Boulangerie Clarke An “à louer” (for rent) sign from much-maligned Montreal real estate firm Shiller Lavy spotted in the window of beloved second-hand bookshop S.W. Welch on St-Viateur Street has reinvigorated concerns about the impact of gentrification on the Mile…
On Feb. 25, Restaurants Canada Executive Vice President Lauren van den Berg was invited to present testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA), which was meeting to discuss COVID-19 spending and programs. Her presentation provided an overview of the devastating impacts that the pandemic has had on the Canadian foodservice industry, as well as an…
Canada’s commercial foodservice industry ended the year on a sour note as seasonally adjusted sales fell for the third consecutive month in December 2020. This marks the lowest monthly sales since June 2020. Overall, foodservice sales in Canada were $4.25 billion in December (unadjusted for seasonality), down 35.5% compared to December 2019. Mandated closures of non-essential businesses…
Our members in Alberta continue to be incredibly grateful for the dedication and resilience of all the frontline workers and healthcare providers across the province. Our industry stands with them and Restaurants Canada is continually encouraged to see all the ways that restaurants have been showing their support throughout the ongoing public health crisis. In the most literal sense,…
> Getty Images/Westend61 Plus, free legal help for restaurant workers and some more pandemic-era creativity QUEBEC —Job losses were more prevalent in the restaurant and hotel industries than any other in Quebec last year, according to a new study released by provincial statistics agency Institut de la statistique du Québec earlier this week. A total of 208,500 jobs were…
> Rotisserie Panama/Facebook Featuring a plethora of Indian and Greek In a city as rapidly gentrifying as Montreal, natural wine bars cranking out small and seasonal sharing plates and third-wave coffee shops pouring nut milk lattes at the ready abound. But in the predominantly immigrant, working-class neighbourhood of Parc-Ex, there’s pretty much none of that. Save for one big-name…
> Kokochi/Facebook In addition to sushi, Kokochi Izakaya is serving up tonkotsu ramen, chirashi don, and agedashi tofu for takeout Verdun residents are in store for a new Japanese takeout counter — and eventual evening haunt — as of today. While well-liked sushi spot Aka-Fuji is located just a few blocks over, Kokochi is the first in the area…
> Sucrerie de la Montagne/Facebook The hope is that Cabane à la Maison will help them overcome the loss of another peak sugaring season and preserve a centuries-old tradition As temperatures begin to rise, sugar shacks across the province typically prepare to welcome diners to grab a stick and roll up puddles of sticky maple syrup off fresh mounds…
> Dreamy/Supplied Expect up to 18 different roasters on Dreamy Coffee Supermarket’s shelves After being quietly beta-tested on Montrealers throughout last December, the Dreamy Coffee Supermarket is taking its first official steps forward this weekend. The weekend-only venture based out of the Canadian Roasting Society (CRS) in the Sud-Ouest will combine the city’s biggest retail selection of coffee to…
> Uluwatu/Supplied Javanese beef rendang and Balinese roast pork are on the menu Comprising over 17,000 islands between the Pacific and Indian oceans, 700 languages, and almost 275 million people, Indonesian culture is, indisputably, diverse — and so is its cuisine. A new restaurant in Outremont is committed to introducing some of its foods to the city, one dish…
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