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On the Grid : Phi Center

"Contemporary art installations, musical performances and movie screenings: the PHI Center is quickly defining itself as a cultural hub in Montreal. Inside the (free entry) center, you’ll also find the pop-up-boutique-turned-permanent-gift-shop-of-sorts Le Rhinocéros. Named after a rhinoceros head that was once featured in a Dennis Villeneuve short film, and now hanging prominently inside the store, Le Rhinocéros only features clothing and accessories made by local designers, and you’ll be sure to find some one-of-a-kind pieces there." - Shopify

"Phi Center, Old Montréal West. Contemporary art installations, musical performances and movie screenings: the PHI Center is quickly defining itself as a cultural hub in Montreal. Inside the (free entry) center, you’ll also find the pop-up-boutique-turned-permanent-gift-shop-of-sorts Le Rhinocéros. Named after a rhinoceros head that was once featured in a Dennis Villeneuve short film, and now hanging prominently inside the store, Le Rhinocéros only features clothing and accessories made by local designers, and you’ll be sure to find some one-of-a-kind pieces there."

The Montreal Restaurants Pivots That Industry Experts Hope Will Last Through 2021 | Eater Montreal

"I saw the Phi Centre host collaborations featuring Le Virunga, Danny St-Pierre, and Pikliz, which highlighted cross-venue creative partnerships during the year." - Valerie Silva

Montreal Museum Spotlights the Food and People of Pikliz and Le Virunga | Eater Montreal

"At the Phi Centre in Old Montreal I learned they created Soundbites (La fourchette et le micro) during the first COVID lockdown as a multisensory program that layers a three‑course meal, music and a French‑language narration of a restaurateur’s life; produced by Marie‑France Barbier with creative lead Vincent Toi and storytelling coach Leigh Kinch‑Pedrosa, the project was conceived as the three courses of story, music and food, designed to immerse the public in Montreal's culinary diversity and to support local chefs, musicians and artists, with diners able to order meals with or without the audio experience." - Ivy Lerner-Frank

Joe Beef Opening Figure John Bil Dies Aged 49 | Eater Montreal

"At Montreal’s Phi Centre I observed that Slovenian chef Ana Roš—named the top woman chef in the world by the organization behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants—is hosting a series of events including a talk and a culinary demonstration in early February, and that Quebec icon Colombe St‑Pierre of Chez St‑Pierre in Rimouski is also involved." - Tim Forster