Grumman's Magnums, Gold Medal Plates, More

SAINT-HENRI— Thanks to 'Magnum Mondays', Grumman '78 continues to give Montrealers a good reason to go out Monday nights. En plus, the restaurant's food truck will be out tonight with Au Pied de Cochon's crew for the annual ATSA Dormir Dehors benefit at Place Emilie Gamelin. [Twitter, Facebook]

GOLD MEDAL PLATES— Gazette critic Lesley Chesterman took to Twitter yesterday to announce Montreal's impressive Gold Medal Plates lineup: Jonathan Lapierre-Rehayem (Laloux), Nick Hodge (Icehouse), Marc Cohen (Lawrence), Antonio Park (Park), Guillaume St-Pierre (La Planque, Quebec City). [Twitter]

PLATEAU— Chocolats de Chloé's holiday advent calendars go on sale today. [Twitter]

VERDUN— Clara Barron of Blackstrap BBQ needs holiday gift basket help. Sauces and shirts, yes. (But please, no bibs.) [Twitter]

JEAN-TALON MARKET— 176 Jean-Talon Est, a joint boutique venture between La Pourvoirie, le Canard du Lac Brôme and Ils en Fument du Bon opens today with a 5 à 7. [Facebook]

OUTREMONT— Holder's new sister restaurant, Brasserie Bernard, has had a quiet launch so far but this fish dish looks nice. [Instagram]
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