The Mike Cohen Podcast

Mike Cohen joined Andrew Carter and Elias Makos on CJAD Radio to talk about the big Grand Prix party at the Ritz- Carlton Montreal, how to find good parking and enjoy yourself for a few hours at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport , the new Patty Slaps burger location at Royalmount and some advice for terrasse season.

As a former certified oncology social worker at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) my Côte Saint-Luc District 2 constituent, Brahms E. Silver met patients from all walks of life, each with their own unique stories and challenges. Today, he is a proud donor to the JGH. For almost 20 years, he helped an array of oncology and palliative care patients. The work brought a lot of meaning to his own life,...

Joey Elias will be the headliner for a Knights of Pythias sponsored comedy event on April 16 at the CSL Aquatic and Community Centre. He will be backed up by Bram Lackman-Mincoff , Paul Baluyot, Alastair Tremblay Birch and Chris Venditto. The event is sold out. Students from John Grant High School will have a bake sale before, during and after the 7:30 pm. presentation. I spoke to Elias and organi...

Smash Mzl is one of the newest kosher restaurants in Montreal. Meet co-owner Stevie Ben Hamron, one of my city council constituents in District 2 Cote Saint-Luc. Stevie’s parthers are brothers Benjamin and Shloime. Smash MzL is located at 5000 Jean- Talon #145. E-mail events@smashmzl.com and follow them on Instagram. Opening hours are: Tuesday, 5 pm to 10 pm ; Wednesday 5 pm to 10 pm; Thursday, 5...

The Friends of JNF TuBishevat Telethon will take place on Sunday, February 1. The organization is still seeking student volunteers in Grades 10, 11 and first year CEGEP who can gain community service hours. I spoke with two such youngsters, Bialik High School in Côte Saint-Luc Secondary V students Noa Windish and David Tchinov. The campaign will raise money for two important projects. Rebuilding t...

Jamie Fabian is the youngest person to be elected to Côte Saint-Luc City Council in more than 40 years. Yet, at the age of 25 he is already an accomplished politician. He was only 20 in 2020 when he was electd as a commissioner for the English Montreal School Board, serving Côte Saint-Luc and Hampstead. In November he won the race to succeed veteran Dida Berku in DIstrict 3. He is presently on the...

David Tordjman is the newly elected mayor of Côte Saint-Luc. He was declared the winner in the last election following a dramatic recount. What are his goals for this mandate? Listen please to our enlightening conversation.

Max Blauer is a nine year old constituent of mine in Côte Saint-Luc District 2. He’s been playing goalie for two and a half years in CSL. Last year he played for the CSL Canucks in Novice 1 . The highlight of his short career was being selected for team Quebec Brick this summer. He’s been battling for over a year to make this team. There were more than 16 goalies who tried out and he was selected...

Allied Voices for Israel (AVI) unites students of all backgrounds against anti-Jewish hatred. AVI offers a multi-faceted approach to Israel advocacy and education by empowering a new and diverse cohort of Israel advocates at high school and university campuses across Canada. Noa Peretz Benchaya is a constituent of mine in Côte Saint-Luc District 2. She serves as the director for Quebec and Atlanti...

At 100 years young, Danny Dankoff lives independently, drives a car and plays golf regularly at Pinegrove on Montreal's South Shore. I went to visit him and his 98 year old brother Sam at the beautiful condo they share in Côte Saint-Luc.

Fin Gourmet sur l’Avenue is marking its first anniversary this week. They are located at 6730 The Avenue, in my District 2. facing the Scotiabank at Quartier Cavendish. The husband-and-wife team of Edmond and Veronique Abecassis are the owners. This culinary masterpiece has a wide variety of prepared foods, packaged grab and go meals, cold cuts, frozen packaged food, baked goods, spices and nuts,...

Eli Lallouz is a resident of Cote Saint-Luc and operates a growing Eyewear group of stores under the Vision 770 banner. They are present in locations across the city, as well as St. Remi and inside pharmacies, hospitals and Walmart spots. I went to visit Eli and his executive assistant Ingrid Azeroual, an constituent of mine, at their location at the MUHC Glen Campus. Please listen to our conversa...

The Musicians of the World Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) was founded in 2006 by conductor Joseph Milo and his wife Lucy Ravinsky. This one of a kind orchestra is composed of 55 musicians: about 80 percent of its members are from 15 countries around the world, while the remaining 20 percent are natives of Montreal, who successfully facilitated the integration of the newcomers. On Sunday, August 10, 202...

DeLaMie is a social enterprise creating vocational opportunities and empowering young people with special needs to bake, craft chocolate, package, and sell just about the best goods ever under the auspices of the Friendship Circle. Fin Gourmet sur l'Avenue, located at 6730 L'Avenue across from Quartier Cavendish, has been serving up gourmet kosher food since September 2024. Now they will begin car...

Some of the former players in the Côte Saint-Luc Slo Pitch Association, joined by a few alumni from the CSL Executive Softball League, gathered at the beautifully refurbished Kirwan Park on June 22 for a small reunion. They shared memories and even took the field. I did play in the league for a about a decade. It was a blast to chat with Roy Salomon, Mish Granik. Mark Rothpan, Ted Dash and Buddy M...

Jesse Satov just completed Grade 10 at Bialik High School in Côte Saint-Luc. His dad Avi is the Principal, as well as Co-Head of School at both JPPS and Bialik. Jesse is a goaltender and he was recently drafted by the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. I spoke to father and son

Côte Saint-Luc resident Tyler Steinberg started skating at 18 months old. By 2023, he was representing Team Quebec/Montreal Canadiens as Assistant Captain that eventually made it to The Brick Invitational Tour in Edmonton. The team won the series with Tyler having scored an overtime goal of game six of the round robin series. He was named first star twice with eight goals in eight games. Next year...

Bailey Cohen-Krichevsky is a constituent of mine in District 2 and as of the day of this posting one of the stars of the CSL Dramatic Society's presentation of the Wizard of Oz. She tells me about this experience and why she loves the arts.

Mathieu Fournier-Landry arrived at Police Station 9, covering Côte Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Montreal West and NDG, last fall as Commander. He has been a pleasure to work with. Get to know him here on my podcast.

At the first Côte Saint-Luc Real Estate Exchange on May 4 I took the opportunity to honor my constituent Michael White (www.whiteinc.ca) . He started Michael White Realties Inc in 1978, a real estate brokerage company that specializes in industrial and commercial real estate. Helping business owners rent to, rent for, sell to or sell for properties in the Greater Montreal Area. He has run his own...

Jon Gurman, his twin brother Marvin (best known as Marvelous) and sister Ricky grew up in Côte Saint-Luc. As teenagers the brothers stepped into their late dad Jack's clothing business and built JCorp into a company that brings in more than $100 million in revenue annually. Jon and I got back many years. Over the last few weeks we have engaged in some very spirited conversations about the federal...

There is a new kosher Chinese restaurant in Côte Saint-Luc, located at Decarie Square. It is called Red Chopstix. I spoke to the owners, William Dahan and Heidi Chenoy, as well as longtime Mall tenant Warren Perley of Ponctuation Grafix who was very pleased with his first dining experience there. The restaurant website is: https://chopstixmtl.com/en

The Côte Saint-Luc Local Commerce Committee is proud to spotlight on the Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary Coffee and Gift Shops as the Business of the Month for December 2024. Councillor Mike Cohen, responsible for Local Commerce, was joined by Mayor Mitchell Brownstein to make the presentation, tour the premises and talk to Auxiliary officials, staff and volunteers. Afterwards Mike sat down to do a...

Back in the height of the pandemic, Jessica Yaffe ended up developing a bit of an unhealthy online shopping habit. After all, what else was there to do? Each package was delivered, and she had nowhere to wear the items she had purchased. With a lot of time on her hands she started to research the origins of “fast fashion” and the things she learned were astounding, surprising, and disturbing. Jess...

There is a new sensation on the West Island restaurant scene. Bernies Pizza Martini Bar opened recently on Sources Blvd. in Dollard des Ormeaux, the brainchild of Jordan Biberkraut, Jonathan Dresner and Steve Murray. Open Wednesday to Sunday, from 5 pm to 11 pm, reservations are strongly recommended. Call 514.225.9655 or log on to https://www.berniespizzabar.com/. Listen to my chat with Jordan and...