Celebrating International Women's Day, this feature spotlights Montreal's women leaders in the restaurant scene, including chefs, sommeliers, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs, reshaping leadership, hospitality and cuisine with vision, rigor and inclusivity across the city's dining landscape.
Montréal en Lumière 2026 invites food lovers to a Taste of History, celebrating 65 years of Montreal gastronomy with 80 participating restaurants, MICHELIN mentions, and North America’s 50 Best picks. Explore chef collaborations and themed menus through late February to March, reserve now.
Explore Montreal's top tasting-menu restaurants led by renowned chefs, from Toqué! and Alma Montreal to Bouillon Bilk, Le Mousso and Sabayon, each offering multi-course journeys that showcase Quebec terroir, inventive pairings, and haute cuisine in intimate settings.
Les Jardins du Monarque, by Richard and Jérémie Bastien, brings their Monarque and Le Mitoyen heritage to Sainte-Dorothée with 1.7 acres of self-sufficient, bio-intensive farming, three heated greenhouses, and 40+ crops, delivering local, organic year-round produce within 30 km that directly influences restaurant menus.
Les Chefs! returns for its 14th season on ICI Radio-Canada Télé, premiering April 8, 2025, airing Tuesdays, as new chefs mentored by Colombe St-Pierre and judged by Jean-Luc Boulay, Isabelle Deschamps Plante, Normand Laprise and Pasquale Vari compete for culinary glory, hosted by Elyse Marquis.
Montreal's culinary scene blends expertise and creativity, led by diverse chefs and public figures who turn kitchens into innovation hubs where tradition meets modernity, shaping a dynamic city with bold concepts and a rich, diverse dining identity.
Chef Hakim Chajar opens Ôma on the second floor of Vignoble du Ruisseau in Dunham, offering vineyard and mountain views and a seasonal, local-ingredient menu from his own livestock and gardens. The 'mother earth' concept inspires picnic boxes, food and wine pairings, a cocktail bar, and terrace BBQs.
Mythik joins Montréal en Lumière with two exclusive evenings at Centre Bell (March 8-9, 2024), serving a 7-course coastal menu by Yves Lowe and Jeremy Charles from Newfoundland to Quebec's North Shore, enhanced by immersive projections and seafood-and-game specialties; tickets on TicketMaster.
S.Pellegrino's fifth S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition mentors tomorrow's chefs via regional rounds and a global finale, with Canada among 15 regions. Winners gain national visibility and vie for the main Academy Award plus awards for social responsibility, Acqua Panna for Connection in Gastronomy, and Food for Thought.