Montreal Italian restaurant faces challenge from Quebec language police over ‘pasta’

MONTREAL – A Montreal Italian restaurant along The Main has caught the eye of Quebec’s language police.

Buonanotte was visited by officers from the Office Quebecois de la langue francaise (OQLF), who were following up a written complaint about the restaurant’s menu.

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The linguistic culprits? “Pasta” (pasta) and “bottiglia” (bottle).

Here’s a look at what Montrealers had to say on the subject.