Montreal a hot spot for creative cuisine and craft beer
(WorldNews Canada)

It’s mid-afternoon on a steamy summer weekday and a queue winds up Boulevard Saint-Laurent and around the corner onto Rue Napoleon. It’s a time-honoured tradition dating back to 1928. That’s when Romanian immigrant Samuel Schwartz opened a Hebrew deli serving up what has become a Montreal staple — the smoked meat sandwich. Marinated in spices for 10 days and sliced to order (lean, medium or extra fat), the savoury signature sandwich at Schwartz’s has become legendary. The narrow eatery’s walls are plastered with newspaper and magazine articles about the city landmark. Guests are seated at a lunch counter or wherever an empty seat can be found, even among...