Dining critic Lesley Chesterman shared memories of some legendary Montreal restaurants that have shuttered over time.

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Dining critic Lesley Chesterman goes over some food trends to look for this year.

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Dining critic Lesley Chesterman goes over some of the food trends of the last decade. Catch Lesley live every Wednesday at 7:10am.

This week, Lesley Chesterman had a list of essential foodie destinations to check out in Montreal! Catch Lesley live every Wednesday morning at 7:10am.

Lesley Chesterman's full list:

• The Whisky Café, 5800 Blvd St-Laurent
  For: the amazing selection of whiskies, the cigar bar, the snacks, the super-cool ambiance
• Olive & Gourmando, 351 St-Paul St. W.
  For: the Cuban sandwich, the soups, the salads, the brownies, the great people watching. Pick up their new cookbook while you’re there.
• Chez Tousignant, 6956 Drolet St.
  For: the hot dog, the poutine and the awesome smash burgers
• Café Cherrier, 3635 St-Denis St.
  For: the rump steak with French fries, the fish soup, the terrific old-school French waiters
• Bottega, 65 St-Zotique
  For: the real-deal Napoletana-style pizza, the wine list, the straight-out-of-Italy feel to the place
• Gibby’s, 298 Place d’Youville
  For the huge-portioned, butter-spurting chicken Kiev
• Alati, 5265 Jean-Talon St. E
  For: the heavenly, made-to-order cannoli
• Blackstrap BBQ, 4436 Wellington St.
  For: the incredible, authentic BBQ
• Camellia Senensis, 351 Emery St.
  For: the world-class tea selection, for the vegan tea sweets, for the super-Zen ambiance
• Roch le Coq, 1541 Ave. Van Horne
  For: the friend chicken, the chicken sandwich, the poutine (with fried chicken), the fries and the salads

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Dining critic Lesley Chesterman covered all things seafood and fish this week. Catch Lesley live every Wednesday at 7:10am.