Celine Dion

Gentrification Dept: Video: Schwartz sold to group including Celine Dion, according to Globe and Mail. Its cheap rents and central location are making Park Ex a candidate for gentrification, but the main attraction is the food, from the fried calamari at Marven to the buttery, cashew-filled Syrian pastries called kol w shkor at Mahrouse. People make their way here from all over town to pick up obscure spices, or to sample Sri Lankan specialties such as kothu roti a soul-satisfying stir-fried concoction with chopped-up roti acting as a noodle stand-in at V.I.P., or to eat steaks at The Dream of My Small Mountain Village and In photos: Montreal Park Ex, an edgy hidden gem ripe for gentrification video All that needs be said about its whereabouts is that it is located somewhere deep in Park Extension, a low-rent, multicultural neighbourhood populated primarily by immigrant families and many of the city best and strangest ethnic restaurants. Park Ex, as the district is affectionately known, boasts places such as a Halal Sicilian pizzeria, a Desi Chinese tandoori hand-pulled noodle emporium, a Greek taverna named Panama, and a Pakistani biryani house inside a former Mediterranean seafood restaurant with fishermen nets still on the walls. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.