
Birthday Portrait Series: Carolyn Pinto
Seven years ago Carolyn and I traveled to India and Southeast Asia together. Every step of the way not knowing where our feet would land...
Seven years ago Carolyn and I traveled to India and Southeast Asia together. Every step of the way not knowing where our feet would land...
On one of the first occasions I met Matt McKean, he had somehow smuggled a large quantity of cheese from Quebec to a New Year’s Eve party...
We could all stand to be a little more like my good friend, Richard Notkin. He’s a true bon vivant, endlessly curious and a lifelong...
I had been thinking of reviving the birthday posts – a little tradition in which I dig up photos of people I like* from my archives. This...
When I lived in a bachelor pad above the old Java U on Saint Paul, I made the acquaintance of a young artist by the name of Edward...
Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. I'm pretty sure this philosophy governs the...
In the long hot summers of the early 2000’s, the boys and I wasted many afternoon and evening hours playing backgammon and drinking at...
Here's a fun photo of a classy guy - Xavier Van Chau, wizard of words. Xavier is someone I've known for awhile, but most recently I had...
Gifted designer, fashion maven, total sweetheart, and now fitness buff. That's my good friend Claudia Grundman, whom I've known for too...
In our midst a man whose mission it is to bring fine (some would say superior) products from Italy to Montrealers. That man is Paolo...
There's a reason we have an autographed photo of Jon Deitcher on our fridge. It's not because he's a future space explorer, a master of...
Dan Geltner, aka the Laserwolf, has been around the world and returned to Montreal to bring us beautiful food - and I do mean beautiful....
Today is the birthday of a dear friend, Sarah. Sarah is the coolest not only because she saves peoples' lives in the ER, but because...
Happy Monika Day! Monika has no time for nonsense but will let you know in the kindest way possible. She's organized, level-headed and a...
Happy Jimitron Day! My good friend Jimmy is hard-working, driven, and a true pleasure to work with. We’ve collaborated on a number of...
Who is the real Daniel Notkin? A dreamer, a hopeless romantic, a people-pleaser. An entrepreneur, a writer, a humble oyster shucker, and...
I've always respected Arianna's sharp business acumen (see her latest venture, Boutique Monroe), but it was her kindness and generosity...
Oren is a baseball fanatic, a bona fide wine nerd, and a brilliant surgeon. He knows almost everything there is to know. He can carry on...
Many moons ago, when I dabbled in fashion photography, I had the pleasure of working with a talented hair stylist by the name of Hugo...
Our good friend Aude has a kick-ass aesthetic sense, whether she’s designing jets for Bombardier or turning an old fur coat into a chic...