Chez Boris

02/24/2022

I had my first cry in a long time today. Surprisingly it wasn't triggered by the horrors of Russian aggression. I just saw a picture of a young Russian woman about to get arrested. I can't stop asking myself: if I stayed there... Could I be as hopelessly brave as her? Чувствую позор. ❤️@🇺🇦

02/02/2021

06/09/2020

Got a lovely delivery from Montreal from the good people of / . A little taste of the 514. Plus a surprise appearance by .

PS: consider showing them love and ordering a bag of delicious coffee.

03/20/2020

From my new home in Baltimore. The good people of Clavel showing humility and sharing their hearts and pain. What they are saying and feeling is common to many people all around the world right now. Worth reading so we can stand in the shoes of others.

03/12/2020

Chers amis/Dear friends:

First, wash your damn hands // se laver les mains.

Second, in times like this please support small local businesses and the employees that are the life lines of these businesses. Chez Boris has been closed for nearly 3 years but I know the pain and the fear that the owner and staff of your local cafes and restaurants are going through right now. They have incredibly little safety nets and many of them might not be able to re-open after Corona passes by. Please help them

03/11/2019

A lovely profile of our friend Jimmy from Zoubris Papeterie & Photocopie. He's one of the people who does the small things in the community to make Mile-End what it is. He was also one of those wonderful people who would always listen and give advice when it's appropriate. Montreal and the Mile-End is very lucky to have him.

Zoubris is the quintessential everyman: a frank-talking small business-owner, anglo-leaning but fluent in French and of Greek descent.

12/04/2018

Happy Hannukah // חנוכה שמחה // Hanukkah heureux

הסופגניקינג של ברגר קינג - חנוכה 2017

11/24/2018

Joseph Rosen, a Chez Boris regular, a true Mile-Ender, and a friend wrote a wonderful thought provoking essay on "The Bagel Question". Open, nuanced, and honest debate is the best way to address the real challenges that face our changing and complex cities. I encourage everyone to read and debate this article.

This passage struck me: "Sure, we need clean air. But human health also requires a sense of belonging. And this is just what felt threatened by the wood-burning ban."

To clean up its air and its image, Montreal is taking aim at the wood-fired ovens that make its most iconic food – and risks erasing part of what makes the city special

05/13/2018

Happy Eurovision weekend everyone // Bon weekend Eurovision. ;)

Kaliopi will represent F.Y.R. Macedonia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm with the song DONUT. This video is made for fun. I really like the ...

12/18/2017

Happy Hanukkah // joyeuse hanoukka