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The MTL Awards 2014 officially closed on May 14th, and last week we officially announced the winners at our inaugural MTL Awards Gala (see the photos here). We received more than 100,000 votes for over 150 local small businesses and Montreal personalities!
Today, we would like to officially announce the winners of all 24 subcategories inside the three main categories (Food, Arts, and Nightlife).
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This isn't just any weekend in Montreal... it's the last weekend of February (already?!). That means our winter weekends are officially numbered. And while it may be cold, there's no denying this season is one of the coolest in the city.
Check out some of the things you can do to enjoy this wintery weekend in Montreal.
Address: 705, rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: Brunch is getting a Montreal makeover with the best of the city under one roof. Time Out Market is officially bringing brunch to the Eaton Centre and there's so much for you to try — including some yummy cocktails which begin service at noon.
Why You Need To Go: This exhibit explores the lines between what's real and what's not. Set to lights, sounds and an all-encompassing sensorial experience, this immersive experience, called Intangible Forms is located at the historic New City Gas and is a definite must-see.
Why You Need To Go: Part of the Montréal en Lumière festival, Nuit Blanche celebrates the art and culture that makes up the very essence that is the city — so may as well bask in all its glory this weekend!
Why You Need To Go: The only thing better than getting a delicious item off the menu is getting to try multiple. And the only thing better than that is getting to share them with your crew. These Montreal tapas restaurants know exactly what they're doing — so take advantage of one, or two, to all of 'em this weekend and get your nosh on.
Address: At the corner of rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest and rue Clark
Why You Need To Go: Measuring 1,500 square meters, this new rink is bigger than Rockefeller's in New York City. Because when it comes to winter, nobody does it quite like us — and what better way to enjoy the winter than with some ice skating?
Why You Need To Go: Hosted by Black Girls Gather (A Book Club), this all-important panel on self-care and the way that women express and feel beauty is bringing important topics to a safe space for discussion.
Why You Need To Go: If you're looking to become one with nature this weekend, then head on a walk around your fav neighbourhood, through one of Montreal's many parks, or venture out of the city to the Eastern Townships or Laurentians for a day with the winter wild.
Why You Need To Go: Helping bring a little light into the darkness that is winter, this annual festival brings you some much-needed excitement to Montreal's most festive neighbourhood. Filled with cool installations and outdoor exhibits, you won't believe your love of the city even during its coldest season.
Address: AVO, 1471, rue Sainte-Catherine E., Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: Fans of avo are in for a real treat. Montreal is officially home to its first-ever pop-up avocado restaurant, with all of your favourites, like avocado toast, plus some original creations.
Dance The Night Away At This Disco-Themed Skating Event
Price: Free!
When: Friday, February 25th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Address: Parc La Fontaine, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: Located in one of the city's funkiest neighbourhoods comes this disco-themed skate night with jams, projections and good vibes rolling. And no need to worry if you don't have any skates... You can rent a pair right on site.
Address: Arsenal Contemporary Art, 2020, rue William, Montreal, QC
Why You Need To Go: It's hard to believe that this incredible exhibit has almost come to an end. But you've still got time to soak in all of the art of the great Claude Monet for one final weekend.
Salted Caramel Iced Capps and Birthday Cake Timbits will soon exist in frozen dessert form at your local grocery. In a move that's bound to perversely intrigue shoppers, Tim Hortons is turning some of its sugary menu items into ice cream and selling it at stores across Canada.
The other flavours are Double Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, and Fruit Explosion.
According to Narcity Québec, the ice creams will have garnishes with chunks of apple, chocolate, and donut.
The new product line is a collaboration with Ontario ice cream producer Shaw's. Tim Hortons says the ice cream will be made with 100% Canadian dairy. It will be available at Loblaws, including Provigo, and Walmart, as well as Longo's, Metro (in Ontario only), and Sobeys/Safeway.
"Tim Hortons has been a beloved taste of Canada since 1964 and we're really excited to be re-imagining some of our most popular flavours as ice creams," Tim Hortons Vice President of Consumer Packaged Goods Sourabh Malik said in a press release.
"Canadians are going to love Tim Hortons Ice Cream and how we've brought our unique, only-at-Tims tastes to a new dimension."
The ice creams join other Timmies products already in grocery stores, including soups, cereals, granola bars and coffee — meaning you could now hypothetically have a Tim Hortons meal for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
The company has ventured into ice creams before with a collaboration with Cold Stone Creamery in 2012. That line of frozen treats ended in 2014, according to the Canadian Press.
When it comes to Montreal, there are two things we have no shortage of: amazing history and incredible art.
So when I heard of Intangible Forms by Japanese artist Shohei Fujimoto, a brand new immersive art exhibit at the historic New City Gas, I knew it was something I had to experience. And let me tell you, it was exactly that: a full. blown. EXPERIENCE.
The entire exhibit is a multisensory exploration of life and the lines between what is real and what isn't to recognize what it means to be human.
Walking into the venue, we were greeted by Carter, who explained to us the history of New City Gas. Once a factory that turned coal into gas to light up the city, the venue is now what we've all come to know and love. I thought, "Well, that's a cute story." Little did I know that's what we'd discover inside.
We were then greeted by our guide, Melvin, who not only walked us through each of the pieces but the science and mathematics behind the works. He was the type of guide who you could just tell they not only love the exhibit but also sharing it with anyone and everyone who comes to see it. I seriously thought he could have been one of the exhibits, himself.
I was overcome at the sheer sight of what can only be described as a marvel of light, precision and passion as we caught a glimpse of the first and main exhibit, Form.
Melvin explained that the "dancing" beams of red light through the air, on the wall, and hitting the ceiling were actually 660 lasers on the ground.
But what's most impressive is that while it may seem like the lights are twisting and turning and making the most intricate patterns, the lasers are completely straight beams of light. In fact, Fujimoto travelled to Montreal to visit the venue to carefully and expertly place each laser, calculating how each would bounce and interact with one another.
Set to a repetitive, trance-like meditative soundtrack that sounds like the beating of a heart, Melvin went on to explain that the artist was trying to replicate the circles of life and the ebbing and flowing of humanity as a whole.
He told us that many people actually go down between the two rows of lights to either sit or lie between the lights, gazing up at the beams all around them. When we were finally able to make our way down to go in between, it was easy to see why.
In fact, standing there, staring at the ceiling, I never wanted to leave.
Gabi Sandler | MTL Blog
The other six exhibits also use light and sound to explore different facets of the intangible world. Each using the same mathematics and precision to create these optical and digital illusions.
Now, I'm no math expert (I don't like math at all, to be honest), but even I could tell that this was the work of someone who had meticulously thought of every number, every angle and every possibility.
Downstairs is the NFT gallery (one of the pieces belonged to Carter), the first of its kind in Canada.
Overall, I can easily say this was one of the coolest and most impressive exhibits I've seen in a long time... if not ever. The pure magnitude of the all-encompassing artistic moment that Fujimoto was able to create was seriously breathtaking.
Attention, festivals lovers! We're all excited that summer 2022 is going to be full of music again.
And here's more good news — Osheaga has released its 2022 lineup and there are all kinds of big names on it.
The festival is taking place from July 29 to 31 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal. Weekend passes are already available on Osheaga's website and single-day passes are going on sale on Friday, February 25, at noon. Guess it's time to request those days off from work!
On Friday, you'll be able to see artists like Kygo, the Kid Laroi, Big Sean, Jacob Banks, and Charli XCX, plus the Foo Fighters will be headlining that day.
The following day, Saturday, artists and bands such as A$AP Rocky, Burna Boy, Mitski, Polo & Pan, Caribou, the Arkells and Tove Lo are going to be hitting the stage.
Then, on Sunday, July 30, which is the final day, festival-goers will be able to see Machine Gun Kelly, Glass Animals, SAINt JHN, Alan Walker, Tinashe, and many other artists.
Dua Lipa is going to be the final headliner of the festival.
Gabi Sandler | MTL Blog