In Montreal, Tastes (and Sips) of Haiti
'Behind the bar at Agrikol, a bartender pressed sugar cane to make frothy juice for a ti-punch, a French Caribbean staple of rum, sugar and lime juice. The drink — served, D.I.Y.-style, with a quarter, half or whole bottle of Barbancourt rum — is vegetal, sweet and as strong or as weak as you want it.
As you might guess, at Agrikol, named for a type of rum made from, yes, cane juice, the drinks are as important as the food. The restaurant, which opened in February 2016, is the first in Montreal for the restaurateur Jen Agg, who is based in Toronto and owns it with her husband, the artist Roland Jean, along with Régine Chassagne and Win Butler, both of the hometown band Arcade Fire.
The inspiration is the native Haiti of Mr. Jean and of Ms. Chassagne’s parents, and the vibe is perpetual summer — no small feat in a city of seemingly endless winters. The artist Danielle Worrall painted fronds and flowers onto sunset peach walls, and an expressionist mural by Mr. Jean lends the space a bright, raucous energy, as do his D.J. sets.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/travel/montreal-canada-restaurant-agrikol-haiti-review.html?