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The High Cost of Veganism

Not so long ago, vegans were made to feel unwelcome in most restaurants, where more often than not vegetables served only as a platform for a plate of bloody protein. Nowadays, a dish of manipulated vegetables has a place of…

A new way of (not) listing restaurants

DO NOT try to tell Joe Warwick that his new baby, The World Restaurant Awards (WRAs), which he co-founded with legendary Franco-Italian writer Andrea Petrini, is a list. “It is not a list,“ insists Warwick, a veteran in the world…

Simon Blackwell’s Blackbird Baking Co. Flies Higher

It's been eight years since Simon Blackwell’s crispy baguettes and slow-fermented sourdough hit the Toronto scene, sending bread aficionados into paroxysms of pleasure. And quite rightly so. Blackwell is obsessed with quality. His naturally leavened and hand-shaped breads are carried…

Savage – World Class

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…

G Adventures Local Living

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…

Emilia-Romagna In One Stop And A Few Glasses

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.…

Canada's Best Bars

Canada’s Best Bars 2019

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…

Leisure Noise Cocktail

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…

Cycling Tour Vienna to Budapest

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…

On Location: Modena Italy

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…

The Oyster Companion

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…

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