On the Shoulders of Giants was just one of eleven original cocktails Jeff Savage created for the three-day Diageo World Class Canada national finals in Whistler, BC last week. And now he stands among those giants after winning World Class…
MOST CHEFS WOULD AGREE THAT, upon returning home after a long kitchen shift, it’s hard to be enthusiastic about preparing a meal for the family. Unfortunately for me, my wife, Aja, doesn’t cook. Why should she? “I married a chef!”…
The world is your oyster. This saying, and G Adventures Local Living tours, perfectly combines two of life's greatest pleasures: travel and food. If you feel that way too, then G Adventures Local Living tours might be your cup of tea…
A PILE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND OYSTERS is a party just waiting to happen. To get the ball rolling skip elaborate toppings and keep it simple. True oyster lovers favour toppings that highlight the briny sweetness of our worldclass oysters…
Before Mother swung open their doors for the first time last week, limes were cut, high-tops were wiped down, yes, but the team was also busy lacto-fermenting local plums and carmelizing yogurt, distilling birch syrup and homebrewing kefir. This is…
It is possible to get the best of the Italian table on a one-stop visit. You just have to go to Emilia-Romagna. It's ground zero for Parmigiano, balsamic vinegar, pretty much all our favourite Italian charcuterie-prosciutto, culatello, mortadella, cotechino, etc.…
When reading through the list of Canada's Best Bars 2019 you might notice a curious prevalence of speakeasies - cozy haunts hidden down narrow passageways that require passwords for entry. The team at Canada's Best Bars assures you that there are…
This fragrant rum-based libation from John Bunner, Operations Manager at Alo, Aloette, and Alobar in Toronto, is garnished with a bundle of herbs tied together with lemon peel—inspired by a bouquet garni used for flavouring stocks and stews. Leisure Noise Cocktail…
Odyssey On Two Wheels Jacob Richler tackles a challenging mix of fitness, Riesling and schnitzel on the new Butterfield & Robinson gastro-cycling tour from Vienna to Budapest MY WIFE LISA AND I have signed up for a five-day jaunt with…
Montreal native Jessica Rosval is chef de partie at Modena’s Osteria Francescana, helmed by superstar Massimo Bottura. Work aside, what is it about Italy that made you want to call it home? I originally came to take a year off work…
For oyster freaks, this photo-rich book is indispensable... Not surprising given that its author, Patrick (“Shucker Paddy”) McMurray, is himself a globe-trotting master of the mollusc. Owner of Toronto’s (recently closed) oyster-friendly Céilí Cottage, he holds the Guinness World Records…
ÖSTERSUND, SWEDEN - "This is not the middle of nowhere," says chef and entrepreneur Fia Gulliksson, as we eat thin, wood oven-baked barley bread laden with fatty sheep yogourt and topped with spoonfuls of fish roe. From her candlelit kitchen…