As a city known for its lively and varied culinary scene, it isn't surprising that Montreal also has a crew of curious and critical food bloggers keeping an eye on things and reporting on their finds as they go. Some of the blogs are old standbys and others come and go in the manner of the blog world.
This page will list the food blogs I know of, and will try to keep an meta-eye on the food-blogging scene. If you have any news on this topic please email me with a note.
Possibly the longest-lived of the local food blogs is montrealfood.com, a website run by Nicholas Robinson and friends. He runs restaurant reviews on a casual basis, with a list of establishments given alphabetically and by cuisine, and with numerous side articles on interesting topics. It's all in English, well written and nicely laid out. My only quibble is that he doesn't make updates to the resto list: Ben's Deli is still open, for all we know, and there's that elusive Cambodian resto that must've closed minutes after he reviewed it. Robinson also has the Montreal food blog kept in a more personal blog style.
Chowhound has a Quebec discussion board that is more often than not focused on Montreal, as people ask, answer and debate questions about restaurants and cookery. This too is all in English, being part of a site operated by Americans, and has several stalwart commenters who can be relied on for interesting opinions.
One of the most delightful Montreal food blogs is ...an endless banquet, run by professional cooking writers A.J. Kinik and Michelle Marek. These two get around, so not all the entries are about Montreal, but most of them are. Their master lists A to M and N to Z encapsulate a vast amount of knowledge about both the best places to eat and to score excellent and recherché groceries in the city. They also feature recipes and general thoughts on food and eating. All in English.
Midnight Poutine is a collective effort by a cabal of Montreal bloggers. Given the name, of course some of their entries are dedicated to food, some in English and some in French. Metroblogging Montreal, another blog collective, also has food entries from time to time.
Banlieusardises is a well-established blog with a wide interest in local food. Martine, who does this one, even maintains an English-language spinoff.
Under the High Chair is the musings of a young mother and gourmande in the city. Pictures and recipes, too. Longtime Montreal blogger Blork says his blog is about "food, Montreal and me".
Metro Boulot Resto links its reviews to the closest metro station. The reviews are terse, but you usually get your choice of English or French (click on the "shortest path to one's stomach" quote in either language). Eat Well Montreal is written in an odd almost macho style, sometimes addressing the reviewed restaurant in the second person. Still, someone's working fairly hard to keep this one running and the reviews usually stick to the point. And Jeremy and Vinita's is a Montreal restaurant guide with terse entries and minimal design foof on a page at McGill.
The Ethicurean, dedicated to the idea of eating well yet sustainably, has a Montreal-based contributor who's been talking chiefly about community gardening and organic farmers' box possibilities.
La gourmande modeste offers tasty food on a budget. In French.
Relatively recent newcomer Montreal Foodies serves up a combo of recipes and interviews: its Montreal focus is a bit soft but it's visually appealing.
Have I missed something? Let me know.