Kelly Ripa finds romance in Montreal. . Photograph by Robert Ascroft.

Kelly Ripa has talked to every single living celebrity in America. Twice. Maybe even more. I have not verified this fact, per se, but she's served alongside TV legend Regis Philbin for almost seven years as cohost of Live with Regis and Kelly, so it must be true. Or close to it. And yet, Ripa - plenty famous in her own right, known for acting on All My Children and in sitcoms as well as for playing the role of TV talker - is still genuinely interested in the vaporing of the vainglorious, the gabbing of the glitterati. You know, the stuff that famous people talk about. 

She Said… Here's where Kelly Ripa parle français in Montreal. LODGING Hôtel le St-James, very expensive, (514) 841-3111, www.hotellestjames.com Hotel St-Paul, expensive, (514) 380-2222, www.hotelstpaul.com DINING Eggspectation, inexpensive, (514) 282-0119, www.eggspectation.ca Ferreira Café, moderate to expensive, (514) 848-0988, www.ferreiracafe.com Olive & Gourmando, inexpensive to moderate, (514) 350-1083, www.oliveetgourmando.com NIGHTLIFE Vauvert, expensive, (514) 876-2823, www.restaurantvauvert.com THINGS TO SEE AND TO DO IN ­MONTREAL