Which town gets to call itself the queen of Canadian cuisine?

When it comes to living and eating well, Montreal is Canada’s wonderland.

I recently ate the famed smoked meat at Schwartz’s in Montreal, then flew back to New York and had the pastrami at Katz’s later that day. Which was better?

In and around Montreal, the great outdoors plays a major role in inspiring the unique local flavor.

McKiernan’s represents Quebec’s bipolar food culture, deftly straddling the tension between high and low.

In a city renowned for its summery festivals, Montreal’s most magical event may be the Festival En Lumiere.

For seasonal seafood aficionados in Quebec, springtime signals the arrival of two much-loved local crustaceans.

As Anthony Bourdain rightly observes in his introduction to Martin Picard’s new book, Au Pied de Cochon: The Album, Picard is an original, one of those “few, bold adventurers” who actually transcends hype and faddism....