Justine Smith

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As social distancing becomes our new day-to-day, people from all over the world are looking at ways to make at home living fun, whether it’s social, personally rewarding or both—it’s a great way to stay sane during self-isolatation. Taking queues from some of our favourite Montrealers, Time Out—er, Time In—has polled local restaurateurs, journalists, comics, actors and musicians for their suggestions as to how to pass the time and the importance of maintaining distance during to help squash the spread. From new recipes projects to sexting, their suggestions will help make this uncertain time as pleasant and as productive as possible. Yannick Belzil, illustrator and co-host of 3 Bières podcast: As to what to do at home, take time to learn a skill is a pretty good way to pass the time and it gets me in a positive headspace. Youtube is filled with tutorial channels for that. So I'm brushing up on learning how to use colour or draw different things, but others learn an instrument or try out yoga that way. Lesley Chesterman, restaurant critic: Over the past week, I started out by cutting down on the nagging and focused on “suggesting” that my kids do things like read a book, organize their drawers, clean out unnecessary stuff that has accumulated in their rooms. Every night we watch a movie together and for every meal, I ask one or both of my sons to participate. This can mean stirring the pot, chopping an onion, tossing the salad, making the dressing, setting the table. I'll even

Il y a de bons chefs à Montréal, et puis il y a aussi des grandes chefs à Montréal. Et ce sont leurs histoires que nous voulons entendre. Vous pourrez les entendre dans la nouvelle série d’entrevues du Time Out Montréal qui présente des femmes incroyables du meilleur de la scène gastronomique de notre ville. Et ces chefs travaillent toutes au Time Out Market Montréal. Pour notre sixième entrevue, nous avons parlé à la chef Mélanie Blouin dont le travail culinaire inoubliable, autant au Time Out Market qu’aux Club Chasse et Pêche et Il Miglio, nous met l’eau à la bouche à chaque fois. Nous lui avons parlé de son parcours pour devenir chef, de son leadership et de ses expériences dans la cuisine de marché. Cet entretien a fait l’objet d’un montage et il a été condensé pour plus de clarté. Sans prétention et avec l'esprit généreux d'une enseignante innée, Mélanie Blouin s'est imposée comme chef de file du monde culinaire montréalais. Depuis maintenant 17 ans, elle travaille avec Claude Pelletier et détient le titre de chef de cuisine aux restaurants Club Chasse et Pêche du Vieux-Montréal et, plus récemment, Il Miglio. Les femmes représentent une minorité dans le milieu de la restauration et, à cet égard, Blouin reste un exemple de succès assez unique. Elle se considère chanceuse d'avoir rencontré relativement peu d'obstacles à son avancement, et c’est alors pourquoi elle tient à diriger sa cuisine en mettant l'accent sur la communication, la communauté et le travail d'équipe. P

There are good chefs in Montreal, and then there are great chefs in Montreal—we want to hear their stories. That’s what you’ll find in these interviews, a series where Time Out Montreal talks to the incredible women representing the best of this city’s restaurant scene, all of whom can be found at Time Out Market Montréal. For our sixth interview, we spoke to chef Mélanie Blouin whose unforgettable culinary work at the market eateries for Club Chasse et Pêche and Il Miglio blows us out of the water every time we taste it. We talked to her about her path to becoming to a chef, her experiences at the market, and how she handles leadership.  This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Without pretension and with the generous spirit of a born teacher, Mélanie Blouin has established herself as one of the top chefs in Montreal. Over the last 17 years, she has worked alongside Claude Pelletier as head chef at Club Chasse et Pêche in Old Montreal and, more recently, at Il Miglio, their new collaborative restaurant project. As a woman working in a male-dominated field, Blouin’s experiences as a chef are relatively unique. She considers herself lucky for not having met with any particular gender discrimination and works hard to create a kitchen environment with an emphasis on communication, communication and teamwork. Photograph: Logan Mackay Have you always wanted to work in the restaurant industry? I was very young when I learned to cook at home. I loved cooking and

Alors que les événements et les festivals autour du monde se battent pour savoir comment composer avec l'isolation sociale, le 38ème FIFA (Festival International du Film sur l'Art) a décidé de déménager en ligne. Le festival de films montréalais de longue date présente les meilleurs films sur l'art au monde. Le festival a été lancé mardi soir à 19 heures avec le film d'ouverture We Are Not Princesses, réalisé par Bridgette Auger et Itab Azzam, et a lieu jusqu'au 29 mars à minuit. La décision d'ouvrir avec un seul film, pouvant être écouté seul mais ensemble, fait écho à d'autres mouvements virtuels visant à garder l'esprit de rassemblement intrinsèque aux festivals de films. Mercredi, plus de 100 films ont été ajoutés à une bibliothèque de visualisation en ligne. La sélection du FIFA célèbre une approche multidisciplinaire du monde artistique, mettant en vedette des artistes, des mouvements et des moyens extraordinaires. L'engagement de FIFA pour les arts met en lumière depuis longtemps autant les histoires oubliées que les nouveaux venus audacieux.  Dans la compétition officielle il y a, entre autres, des films à propos de l'artiste contemporain haïda Robert Davidson dans Haida Modern, sur l'art et la culture de Burning Man dans Art on Fire; sur un hommage au silence dans Echoes of the Invisible et sur une histoire familiale personnelle touchante à travers des enregistrements trouvés dans Beyond the Bolex. Mettant en vedette des films primés de partout dans le monde, la séle

As events and festivals around the world grapple with how to deal with social isolation, the 38th annual FIFA (Festival International du Film sur l’Art) has decided to move online. The long-running Montreal film festival showcasing the world’s best films about art launched on Tuesday night at 7pm with the opening movie, We Are Not Princesses directed by Bridgette Auger and Itab Azzam, and will run until March 29th at midnight. The decision to open up with a single film, to be experienced alone but together, echoes other online movements aimed at keeping the spirit of togetherness inherent to film festivals at the forefront. Wednesday, over one hundred more films will be added to an online screening library.   We Are Not Princesses Photograph: Courtesy FIFA   FIFA’s line-up celebrates a multidisciplinary approach to the art world, highlighting great artists, movements and mediums. FIFA’s commitment to the arts has long meant shedding light on forgotten corners and to highlight emerging or daring newcomers. In the official competition, among others, there are films about; contemporary Haida artist, Robert Davidson in Haida Modern; the art and culture of Burning man are showcased in Art on Fire; an homage to silence in Echoes of the Invisible and; a touchingly personal, familial history through 8mm found-footage in Beyond the Bolex. Highlighting award-winning films from around the world, FIFA’s program selection and innovative distribution model offers a unique opportunity to