The setting is familiar: a sparsely decorated luncheonette where a diverse clientele—young and old, local and visitor, Jew and Gentile—munches on sandwiches. The sandwich is familiar, too: bright pink ...

It may not have built a brand as big as Schwartz’s, but Bens Delicatessen looms large in the history of Jewish Montreal — and in the city’s cultural lore. Once a working-class hangout, Bens grew to ...

Say goodbye to pastrami sandwiches this summer: Augie’s Montreal Deli in Berkeley is taking a hiatus. “It’s not like Canadians to hibernate during the summer but, due to the unprecedented labor ...

The cost of making Augie’s signature smoke-meat sandwich has skyrocketed. It’s not just the price of brisket that’s risen as the U.S. supply chain tries to ramp up after pandemic shutdowns, said Lex ...

Schwartz’s Charcuterie Hebraique de Montreal Inc. — “Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen of Montreal” — has been one of the few constants on mercurial Boulevard St-Laurent, the storied street whose ...

Lex Gopnik-Lewinski is so enthusiastic about bringing classic Montreal cuisine to the Bay Area that he even got busted at a Canadian airport trying to smuggle a hunk of smoke meat through customs to ...

Clearly, there is some spiritual connection between Berkeley and Quebec. Berkeley became host to the first U.S. outlet of Canadian chain Smoke’s Poutinerie several years ago. Now owner Alexei “Lex” ...

May the Schwartz be with you! Oh, a joke. The legendary Montreal deli has been purchased by a group which includes Céline Dion and her husband. Let’s hope its ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Where Schwartz’s Deli, Montreal WiFi No Plug sockets No Price of a coffee ...

The cost of making Augie’s signature smoke-meat sandwich has skyrocketed. It’s not just the price of brisket that’s risen as the U.S. supply chain tries to ramp up after pandemic shutdowns, said Lex ...

Clearly, there is some spiritual connection between Berkeley and Quebec. Berkeley became host to the first U.S. outlet of Canadian chain Smoke’s Poutinerie several years ago. Now owner Alexei “Lex” ...