Justine Smith

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Cult MTL |Clay Sandhu |Justine Smith

As voted by our readers in the Best of MTL readers poll, these are the best chefs in Montreal. Explore the complete Best of MTL issue here. These are the best chefs in Montreal. For more results from the Best of MTL, please click here. For more on the food and drink scene in Montreal, please visit the Food & Drink section.

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Clay Sandhu |Cult MTL |Justine Smith

The following is a capsule review of the Montreal restaurant Bouillon Bilk. To read the 2025 Montreal Restaurant Guide, please click here. Bouillon Bilk is all about nuance, precision and finesse. Having recently moved to a new location, they’ve only dialled things up. This is a highly skilled, highly technical team putting out beautifully intricate dishes. Seems ripe for a Michelin Star. For more on Bouillon Bilk and to make a reservation, please visit their website.

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith |Carb Queen |Cult MTL

Probably the first Airdrop horror movie, Drop takes place almost exclusively in an upscale restaurant located in a Chicago high-rise. After suffering intimate partner violence that resulted in the death of her ex-husband, Violet (Meghann Fahy) is finally ready to get out and date again. Reluctantly, she leaves her young son with her sister and heads out to meet a charming moustached photographer she’s been talking to for months on a dating app.

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith

The most interesting aspect of Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is what remains unsaid. While trailers for the film hint at an eye-rolling work of American propaganda, the advertising campaign is something of a bait and switch. Based on a real incident that unfolded in Iraq in 2006, the film follows in (mostly) real-time, a platoon of Navy SEALs on an ultimately failed mission in so-called enemy territory.

2 weeks ago | cultmtl.com | Matthew Renfrew |Cult MTL |Justine Smith

The food festival that brings myriad variations of poutine to sites across the province every year is launching its 2025 tour in Montreal this month. Vendors will be serving up 15 types of Quebec’s national dish at Marché Central from April 18 to 20, including lobster, Cordon Bleu, General Tao chicken, tofu bang bang, brisket and Teriyaki. Le Grand PoutineFest aims to offer something for everyone — who can stomach roughly two pounds of fries, curds, gravy and toppings, that is.