To hell with small plates
The enduring trend of “sharing” dishes is BS, and restaurants that specialize in them are doing patrons a disservice.
Food & Drink
Who we are...
Cult MTL is a daily web and monthly print publication focusing on Montreal music, arts, culture and city life.
Along with interviewing local and visiting artists, promoters and entrepreneurs, we feature analysis and criticism by our editorial staff and crew of columnists and freelancers, compile comprehensive event listings, curate a daily To-Do List and run the annual Best of MTL readers poll.
Editorial Staff
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Lorraine Carpenter
- Editor in chief, music editor
- lorraine.carpenter@cultmontreal.com
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Alex Rose
- Film & TV editor
- alex.rose@cultmontreal.com
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Nora Rosenthal
- Arts editor
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Rob Jennings
- Editorial Assistant
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Clay Sandhu
- Contributing editor (food)
- Advertising
- General inquiries + feedback
Contributors
Amy German, Brandon Kaufman, Cindy Lopez, Claude Boileau, Darcy MacDonald, Dave Jaffer, Elena Razlogova, Erik Leijon, Greg Vodden, Johnson Cummins, Justine Smith, Mira Silvers, Mr. Wavvy, Paul Serralheiro, Roxane Hudon, Ryan Alexander Diduck, Sarah Deshaies
In print
Our publication is distributed across Montreal on the first Thursday of every month.
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Recent issue
May 2019
Cult MTL is published by Cult MTL Media Inc. and printed by Imprimerie Mirabel. Entire contents are © Cult MTL Media Inc.
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