Guided tour
Wednesday December 10 | 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Guided tours of the exhibition On the Menu with Lesley Chesterman
Paid activity | Space is limited, Reservation required
Take a tour of On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story with its spokesperson, writer and food critic Lesley Chesterman. She’ll retrace the history of restaurants in Montreal—and their close ties to the evolution of Quebec’s food culture—while sharing her personal insight and making space for questions and discussion.
Information
- Activity in French and in English, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
French tour: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. | English tour: 7 to 8 p.m. - Duration: 60 minutes
- Departure point: Museum Admissions Desk
Admission fees
- General admission: $10
- Free for Exclusive Access members
Lesley Chesterman
Lesley Chesterman is a graduate of Montreal’s Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec. After her studies at ITHQ, she worked as a pastry chef, perfecting her skills in Quebec and France. From 1998 to 2018, she was the fine-dining critic for the daily newspaper The Montreal Gazette, while also contributing to numerous local and international publications. A columnist on the show Médium Large on Radio-Canada for 10 years, she now participates in the show Pénélope on ICI Première. In 2018, she also collaborated on the production of the documentary 100 Ans à Table about the history of Quebec cuisine, broadcast on Télé-Québec. She has also written several award-winning cookbooks, including Chez Lesley, Un Weekend Chez Lesley, and Make Every Dish Delicious. Today, she continues to share her expertise with a wide audience as chair of the jury for Eastern Canada for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, co-host of the Salt Lick podcast, and writer of the Lick My Plate newsletter on Substack.
Exhibitions
Until October 18, 2026
On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story
The exhibition On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story invites visitors to explore the changing face of the Montreal restaurant scene since the 1960s. From deli to fine dining, it reveals how part of the city’s identity has been shaped by the practice of eating out.
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