Impasto and Lufa Pasta Partnership and More

LITTLE ITALY— Big news from Michele Forgione. Lufa Farms will soon carry a line of pastas from the Impasto chef. [Twitter]

HELP WANTED— Attention out-of-work cooks: Le Comptoir needs you, stat. [Twitter]

PLATEAU— A parade of funky speech-bubble lamps on the Mont-Royal strip have drawn the attention of everyone from George Stroumboulopoulos to The Verge. Of particular relevance: this awesome depiction of poutine debauchery. [CBC]

COCKTAIL WIRE— A new Montreal startup wants to up your gin and tonic game, big time. [34oztonicmaison]

PLATEAU— Laloux returns from the holidays with a budget bar menu for the theatre crowd, courtesy chef de cuisine Jonathan Lapierre-Réhayem. [Facebook]

OLD MONTREAL— Helena, too, is back this week with a $22, three-course lunch menu. [Twitter]

COFFEE WIRE— Vegetarian restaurant of note Lola Rosa has that Kittel coffee. [Twitter]

COFFEE WIRE— Meanwhile, Myriade has that Black Cat from Intelligentsia. [Twitter]

COFFEE WIRE— You may need skates to navigate Wellington today but Café Saint-Henri Verdun is open late. [Twitter]

DOWNTOWN— Needless to say, Europea chef Jérôme Ferrer is not a Meatless Monday man. [Twitter]
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