Opening Alert: Red Bird Café Lands in the Plateau Today

Red Bird Café, from cookbook author and matzo buttercrunch innovator Marcy Goldman and son Jonathan Goldman, is open as of today. The breakfast and lunch spot bills itself thusly: "Take a best-selling cookbook author, and her son with a vision of sharing gourmet food with people around the world, and you have Red Bird Café & Bakery." The café's menu (below), skews health-conscious: think kale Caesar salad, quinoa burgers, hummus, wraps, and soups. There are a variety of baked goods too, like scones, muffins, and carrot cake.

Jonathan Goldman described the venture like this back in April: "The idea for Red Bird was born out of my desire to share the culinary wealth so to speak. Having tasted things like pizza croissants and Mandarin Chocolate Chip Biscotti, I wanted to give everyone the opportunity to experience the ambrosial flavors and genuine hospitality that was my birthright."

Status: Red Bird Café, 4276 Saint-Laurent, (514) 843-3856, now open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.