Beauty's founder Hymie Sckolnick dies at 96

Hymie Sckolnick, founder of the iconic Montreal eatery Beauty’s, has died at the age of 96.
The son of Jewish Russian immigrants, Sckolnick bought the Bancroft Snack Bar for $500 in 1942. He rechristened the restaurant as a nod to his bowling nickname: Beauty.
Beauty’s quickly earned a reputation as one of the city’s finest greasy spoons — a place specializing in bagels, roast beef sandwiches and other Eastern European comfort food. It served what many food critics consid