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Canada’s Best Wines: Sparkling

If a single category of wine could be said to unite Canada’s best from coast to coast, and attract significant international interest, sparkling wine is it. It’s the single most improved style category over the last decade, and now the…

Beattie's Potato Vodka

Best Bottles: Beattie’s Potato Vodka

Beattie’s vodka is distilled in Alliston, Ontario, from Russet and Dakota Pearl potatoes grown on the fifth-generation Beattie family farm. Launched in 2016, the brand knows how to ride the craft distillery wave with all the right hipster slogans—“from farm to…

Best Wines Cabernet Franc

Canada’s Best Wines: Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is finally having its long overdue moment in Canada. It has traditionally been blended to add freshness and perfume to red Bordeaux blends. Now it is becoming popular as a single varietal wine, with expressive floral aromas, a…

Tavern On The Square

Beyond the Plate: Tavern on the Square

Montreal's Tavern on the Square is a culinary local hero in Westmount. Chef Stephen Leslie's much-loved restaurant has been doing its thing for over 20 years.  What becomes a legend most during a pandemic? Staying true to your regulars by…

Wine Bryant Mao

Wine Advice: Bryant Mao

You go to a restaurant not just because you’re hungry. You want an experience. So, at home I suggest you prepare for your meal as if you’re really going out. Bring out your best glassware. Take off the sweats and…

California Wines

Dreaming of California Wines

Celebrate the Golden State of Mind this April during California Wine Month.  Blessed with amazing resources and climate, California vintners & growers are global leaders in sustainable winegrowing.  Proudly, 80% of the wines produced in California are crafted in a certified…

Wine Stephen Beckta

Wine Advice: Stephen Beckta

For me, two of the most versatile wines that can go with most everything are a medium-bodied rosé from the south of France—Provence is my favourite—or a lighter Gamay Noir. Ontario makes some of the best in the world, but I love…

Sicilian Minestrone With Tenerumi

Sicilian Minestrone With Tenerumi

Autumn soups are the best. This one is basically a Sicilian minestrone, with tomatoes and Sicilian greens. Tenerumi are the tender leaves and tendrils of the cucuzza vine. If you can find cucuzza at the market, great. If not, use…

Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur

Five Farms Single Batch Irish Cream

While the provenance is impressive, let’s start with the bottle itself. Equally impressive. Who doesn’t love a swing top? The look and feel of this tasty treat hits all the right hipster notes for an artisanal look and feel, but it…

Whisky Explorer

The Whisky Explorer

In the business of drink, the job of whisky ambassador is one of the top positions. The perks are undeniable—global travel (in better times, that is), access to fine whiskies to add to your home kit, and endless opportunities to evangelize to…

Jerk Chicken

Chef Paul Toussaint’s Haitian Jerk Chicken

All the Caribbean islands use the same spice base. If you’re English, in Jamaica, you call it jerk. If you’re French like me from Haiti—or Martinique or Guadeloupe—you call it épis. And in Latin America, they call it sofrito. There’s…

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