Curious Cordileone

By Emma-Laure Saint-Louis | Epicurean , M03 | August 23rd 2011 |

DINO CORDILEONE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT FINE DINING. WITH HIS ASSOCIATE CHEFS AT PICCOLA ITALIA RESTAURANT, HE IS REINVENTING TRADITIONAL ITALIAN CUISINE AND MODERNIZING THE CODES OF CHIC EPICUREANISM. The era of tasteless pasta is over! At Piccola Italia restaurant, the dishes are fresh and flamboyant: the grappa flambéd rack of lamb with blackcurrant sauce and … Continue reading →

Gilles Vézina, purveyor of chic

By Paule Doyon | M03 , Society | August 4th 2011 |

IN 1975, GILLES VÉZINA TOOK OVER THE CELEBRATED BOUTIQUE THAT HIS FATHER HENRI FOUNDED THIRTEEN YEARS EARLIER. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS BEEN IMPORTING THE WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CLOTHING LINES FOR MEN. HENRI VÉZINA BECAME THE FIRST STORE IN CANADA TO CARRY COLLECTIONS BY DESIGNERS HUGO BOSS, ANDRÉ COURRÈGES, AND GIANFRANCO FERRÉ. SO, WHERE ARE … Continue reading →

tesla -there’s-electricity-in-the-air

By Jacques Duval | Automobile, M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE CHEVROLET VOLT, THE NISSAN LEAF, AND THE MITSUBISHI I-MIEV, THREE LARGE CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE NOW OFFERING CARS THAT RUN ON KILOWATTS INSTEAD OF PETROLEUM. OPTIMISTS SEE THIS AS A WAY TO DECREASE OUR DEPENDENCE ON OIL WHILE PESSIMISTS BELIEVE IT MARKS THE END OF DRIVING PLEASURE. SO WHICH IS IT? … Continue reading →

father-daughter-united-by-the-triathlon

By Yvan Martineau | M03 , Sport | August 3rd 2011 |

PATRICE KRETZ, FIFTY-SOMETHING AND IN TOP FORM, DISCOVERED A DEMANDING DISCIPLINE THROUGH HIS DAUGHTER AMÉLIE. THIS IS THE STORY OF THEIR LOVELY COLLABORATION. “It’s my daughter Amélie that got me hooked on the triathlon. Then one day I went to watch the Ironman in Hawaii where I saw our champion, Pierre Lavoie, competing. That was … Continue reading →

A man who loves life

By Pierre Deschenes | M03 , Society | August 3rd 2011 |

I MET JEAN HOUDE IN 1998 WHILE ATTENDING A HOUSING-INDUSTRY EVENT. A CONSTRUCTION ENTREPRENEUR IN HIS LATE THIRTIES, HE HAD A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY OF FOUR CHILDREN. THIS YOUNG CONTRACTOR, A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE, IMPRESSED ME WITH HIS NONCHALANT ATTITUDE ABOUT MONEY. HE CARED MORE ABOUT HIS CLIENTS’ SATISFACTION AND HIS FAMILY’S WELL-BEING … Continue reading →

Toda Raba Tel-Aviv!

By Paul-André Larocque | Escape , M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

At the Charles-de-Gaulle terminal in Paris, waiting for my flight to Tel-Aviv, I find myself in the center of an exciting crowd of different colours, sexes, and religions. I feel the pulse of this city that I love already. What awaits me in Tel-Aviv? Six hours later, I am seated in a Tapas bar at … Continue reading →

Small portions: Tapas and mezzes

By Pierre Deschenes | Epicurean , M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

AFTER RETURNING FROM THEIR TRAVELS, FOLKS LOVE TO FIND HERE WHAT THEY DISCOVERED THERE. PERHAPS THEY CHANCED UPON THE IDEA OF TASTING SEVERAL DISHES AT THE SAME TIME IN BARCELONA, OR THEY WERE CHARMED BY SPREADS OF MANY SMALL DISHES IN CRETE. SPAIN AND GREECE SHARE THE CUSTOM OF SERVING A FULL MEAL OF HORS-D’ŒUVRES. … Continue reading →

The dream like world of Besner

By Florence Michel | Arts , M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

“SOME PEOPLE WERE BORN TO DIE; BUT I WAS BORN TO LIVE AT TOP SPEED!” IT’S NOT EASY TO SUMMARIZE A CONVERSATION WITH PAINTER DOMINIC BESNER IN JUST A FEW WORDS The artist speaks about “Besner’s world” as a world apart that he enters each morning when he arrives at his studio. First an architect, … Continue reading →

Contemporary fires

By Pierre Deschenes | Decor, M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

BACK IN THE DAY, WE WERE SATISFIED TO WATCH A BRICK FIREPLACE WITH ITS GROUND-LEVEL HEARTH; THROUGH A SMALL WINDOW, WE WATCHED THE DANCING FLAMES. WE IMAGINED THE UNSEEN FLAMES THAT WERE HIDDEN BEHIND THE IRON-MESH CURTAIN. TODAY, IN AN AGE OF ZEN, FIREPLACES HAVE BECOME A FOCAL POINT IN ROOMS, SIMPLIFIED AND SHOWCASING THE … Continue reading →

A dream house

By Pierre Deschenes | Decor, M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

VISITING FRIENDS ON A BEAUTIFUL, UNPOLLUTED LAKE, A COUPLE FALL IN LOVE WITH THE LAURENTIANS AND DECIDE TO BUILD THEIR SECONDARY RESIDENCE THERE. THEY PURCHASED THE NEIGHBOURING 63,000-SQUARE-FOOT LOT AND DRAW PLANS TO BUILD A NEW ENGLAND-STYLE HOUSE. The construction was spread out over 18 long months, which gave the owners time to consider details … Continue reading →

Lauzon is in the driver’s seat

By Pierre Deschenes | Automobile, M03 | August 3rd 2011 |

WITH A MODEST START, WHO WOULD HAVE PREDICTED THAT ERNEST LAUZON WOULD BE SO SUCCESSFUL WITH HIS SMALL BUSINESS? In 1963, Ernest Lauzon, an entrepreneur whose career up until then had been in forestry, decided he was done with working deep in the woods. Since he drove a Ford convertible and loved cars, he decided … Continue reading →

Patrick Doyle’s vision