Quebec Is Afraid of Its Own Flavor

On a summer evening in Rivière-des-Prairies, four chefs from the neighborhood threw a party. 600 people showed up. So did the police. L’Atelier Duo de Chef celebrated its second anniversary on July 30, 2021. Nearly 600 people came to celebr

April 3, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

The Story That Could Have Been Told Differently

Think about how easily this story flips. Same SAQ. Same neighborhood. Same theft. Change one detail - the appearance of the person walking out with that bottle - and suddenly there is a news segment. A tweet that goes viral. A comment secti

March 23, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

The Vampire in the SAQ: Who's Really Stealing in Montreal?

There is a story nobody in Quebec wants to tell out loud. Not because it is complicated. But because it destroys a narrative that too many people have been comfortable with for too long. It happened in a SAQ branch in Montreal. A neighborho

March 23, 2026 · 3 min · SIIIOCULI
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