March 6, 2012
Celine Dion among new owners of famous diner
MONTREAL (AP) — Singer Celine Dion is part of a consortium that has purchased a landmark Montreal restaurant, famous partly for its smoked-meat sandwiches.
The Quebec star and her husband, Rene Angelil, announced they have teamed up with other investors to buy Schwartz’s, a downtown deli
The establishment is famous among Montrealers and tourists.
Founded in 1928, the St Lawrence Boulevard shop regularly draws long lineups of tourists eager to grab a seat in a place that looks untouched by the passing decades. The restaurant was written about by Canadian author Mordecai Richler.
