Sieur Hires, Sel Gras Lunch, Brutus Opens Soon

PLATEAU— Le Sieur d'Iberville, the new restaurant/tavern from Stephen Leslie (Monkland Tavern, Tavern on the Square) and co., will hold interviews for staff this week and next. Leslie reports that his new venture faced some delays after the city unexpectedly decided to tear up the street two weeks ago. [Facebook]

MILE END— Sel Gras partner Farsim Fahandezh tells Eater Montreal today that her Mile End restaurant is now open for lunch, Wednesday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. [Wire]

PLATEAU— More lunch news, this time from Zach Macklovitch of SuWu: "We're very proud to announce that we're opening for lunch and extending our hours from 11:00 - 14:30 on weekdays. With a specially crafted menu of our favorite midday summer meals, including daily specials of $6 soups and $13 salads and sandwiches." [Wire]

CHINATOWN— Orange Rouge pastry chef Kyle Croutch is on the move. [Facebook]

ROSEMONT— Brutus, the new bar from the Nacho Libre crew, looks like a go. [Facebook]

OLD MONTREAL— The MTL Cuisine restaurant group made a formal announcement yesterday about Tapas24MTL, the first Montreal venture from serial Barcelona restaurateur/chef Carles Abellan. The big takeaways: the designer will be Agostino De Riggi (a MTL Cuisine staple) and the wine program will be left to François Chartier. [Facebook]

LITTLE ITALY— Hostaria sous-chef Jonathan Geronimo is off for a three-month stage in Grossetto, Tuscany. [Facebook]

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