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Once again I can only rave about the supper Shirley and I just enjoyed. It was the second time around for Shirley to devour half of the order of Stuffed Cabbage (with sides) $9.00. The second half will be lunch tomorrow or the following day after spending overnight in the fridge. I had Beef Brisket […]

Over the years I often stopped off at Solly’s for a portion of chopped liver, or perhaps a cake, or a jar of soup. For a long time, I heard the bachelorhood at Cavendish Mall discussing the meals they were having delivered from Solly’s.  I, being the lucky one who has a partner who is […]

Counter Offence By Rahul Varma Directed by Arianna Bardesono Segal Centre for Performing Arts March 11-29 2020 If plays are to be judged on a scale of one to ten this one is a fifteen. The script is topical, easy to follow, and performed flawlessly by each member of the cast not always attainable on […]

MOB Written by Catherine-Anne Toupin Translated by Chris Campbell Directed by Andrew Shaver With Susan Bain, Mathew Kabwe, and Adrianne Richards Continuing thru March 29 This jewel of a play is a reviewer’s nightmare. Almost anything I could tell you about this Hitchcockian drama would be a spoiler. All I can safely say is that […]

Main Steakhouse and Deli Revisited The Main Steakhouse 3864 St. Laurent Blvd. Montreal, PQ. Gone are the days when the late and great Peter ran the operation and had to count on the overflow from “the place across the road”. Several changes of ownership have taken place in the past few years, all for the […]

Revisited Again Au Vieux Duluth 1997 boul. Marcel-Laurin Ville St. Laurent, PQ. Once again we returned to the place where there is never a parking problem and the greeting is always cheerful. Of course, it helps that the menu is always appealing and the preparation is consistently good. Tonight I enjoyed Filet of Dore with […]

They sentenced him to 40 months in prison for all charges against him. Don’t worry about him. He will do some time in a “resort” prison complete with a golf course till Trump pardons him. As of now, Roger Stone has walked out of the courthouse pending a possible appeal. Meanwhile, in the real world, […]

Paradise Lost Centaur Theatre A theatrical adaption Of John Milton’s Paradise Lost By Erin Shields Directed by Jackie Maxwell January 14 to February 2, 2020 The Centaur Theatre began its 51st season with a bases-loaded home run. Lucy Peacock is outstanding in the role of Satan and the premise becomes the devil doesn’t need to […]

I have written about this restaurant chain more than once in the past. Every time I visit I always find the frontline staff friendly, inviting, and pleasant. Today was no exception as Shirley and I went to the 5150 Sherbrook St. W. location. We were greeted by Eric in the traditional “Bonjour, Hi.” He patiently […]

Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau said on Oct. 9 that if re-elected prime minister, his government would lower taxes for the “middle-class” to save an average family almost $600 annually. Unfortunately M. Trudeau does not know the definition of “middle class” and uses it as a simile for ordinary people. The true definition of middle […]