Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

BLAXPO

The community organization known as Four Brown Girls will be making history at the end of January. Also known as FBG, the organization will be hosting the largest gathering of Black talent ever for Montreal. The 2 day event will feature exhibitors ranging from beauty and professional services, fashion, art, and food with live discussion and networking. 

FBG have hosted several events before including Brown Beauties Brunching which will see another edition during this event but the weekend will also include more duscussions and exhibits such as the Brothers and their Business discussion and networking event and the Black Doll Seminar and Workshop which will showcase the history of black dolls presented by the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture. 

BLAXPO will take place on the weekend of January 30th and 31st in downtown Montreal. 

Schedule

Saturday January 30th

10am-6pm : BLAXPO Exhibition 

1pm-3pm:    Black Dolls Be Like

7pm-9:30pm:  Brothers and their Business

Sunday January 30th

12pm-3pm:  Brown Beauties Brunching

This is sure to be a great way to kick off Black History Month in Montreal. For more information and tickets you can go to http://www.fourbrowngirls.com/blaxpo-1/.  

Happening Gourmand 2016

The 2016 edition of the "Winter Food Fest" otherwise known as the Happening Gourmand begins tomorrow and runs until February 7th in the Old Montreal part of the city. Select restaurants through the Old city will be serving up dishes for pre-set prices of $22, $25 and $29. This is not our first time covering this "Happening" and it won't be the last. We have discovered several new restaurants in Old Montreal because of Happening Gourmand.

Barack Obama's Executive Order on Guns

From my Medium.com blog.

It is an emotional issue that seems to be stalling in the American political system. In the meantime, gun violence is ravaging communities and politicians seem either oblivious or unmoved to do anything.

Will any law stop gun violence? Probably not, but it’s amazing that nothing has moved until today. The status quo was not good enough. I cannot take sides because I am not American but looking in from the outside the bickering on both sides must stop and people need to work together. If the elected cannot work together, then maybe the President, either Democrat or Republican should act on his/her own.

Barack Obama has done his bit, no matter how small it may be.

Seasoned Dreams

As we begin the new year I'd like to spotlight a new food spot that came on the scene in 2015. Montreal has not been known for very popular Caribbean outlets, in fact they seem to be a hidden gem within different neighbourhoods in the city.

Seasoned Dreams is a restaurant and catering company owned and operated by chef Jae-Anthony. Their style is Caribbean fusion giving us different tastes such as Jerk Pork Poutine, fresh salmon steak with rice and fries or how about the Jerk burger or Caribbean style mac and cheese. The styles are innovative and give a great change what you have ever thought a Caribbean restaurant would serve you. Don't call it Jamaican or Trini or Haitian because you will likely find a bit of the entire Caribbean in the menu at Seasoned Dreams.

 

Upon hearing about Seasoned Dreams several months back we just had to try it out and we were not disappointed. Since it was delivery there is not much I can tell you about their location although they did have their opening a couple months back. The goal of 2016 will be to make a trip to the actual location and eat there for the vibe of the place.

As for the food.....

Let's start with the mac and cheese. This was the dish I could not get enough of. If you like mac and cheese and you like seasoning then combining the two is something you will love. The flavour of the seasoned mac and cheese makes it irresistible and there is enough of a portion to keep you well fed for a long while. Be prepared however, if you are not a fan of spicy food then stay away from it. I would not recommend you ask that they not include the seasoning on the mac and cheese because that's the way it is. Ask if you really want to though.

The Jerk Chicken burger was and probably will always be a favourite. A juicy piece, sometimes 2 pieces of chicken in a bun made of what looks and tastes like fried dumplin with some coleslaw that just made the burger taste even better. This coming from a guy who does not usually eat coleslaw. I can definitely see this burger becoming a popular feature of the menu if it isn't already.

Lastly, if you are a seafood fan then the steak salmon (seasoned of course) was also a great choice we tried. The freshness of the steak accompanied by the rice and fries makes for a great meal for the seafood fan in you. Taste wise you definitely are going to be impressed as we are. Now we have to try the rest of the menu.

Seasoned Dreams does change their menu a bit so take a look and see what they have being featured before you order. You don't want to order something that is not on the menu.


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Happy New Year from Urban Informed!

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