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…
In 1994, in the run-up to opening Canoe-the now iconic Oliver & Bonacini restaurant on the top floor of Toronto's TD Bank Tower project designer Yabu Pushelberg had what was then a novel idea about the flatware. "They had done…
WHEN MY husband and I decided to start a family, we knew certain financial sacrifices would have to be made, but there was one pleasure we were fierce about maintaining: travel.
In the culinary paradise of Spain’s Basque region everyone has a passionate opinion on local chefs, restaurants, and how to make traditional dishes best.
Luxus Lounge is bringing craft-cocktail polish to The Rock. The energetic bartenders running this intimate hotel lobby lounge mix classic drinks and creative signatures with air, attention to detail and great dashes of humor. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Located directly…
Burdock Brewery is a brewpub run by winos (with a music hall on the side) that makes beer-wine hybrids and other wine-inspired beers. GO: Sundays, for pours from the “Unlabeled” series of small-batch experiments WHAT TO ORDER: BUMO, when available,…
INTRIGUE, ESPIONAGE, backstabbing: the online restaurant reservations game is more cutthroat than it might appear at first click. Earlier this year, Steven Addison, a.k.a. Jimmy Smits, a.k.a. Hans Gruber—a former OpenTable employee— was brought up on federal wire fraud charges…
Upon arrival at the Ace Hotel, I can't help but notice that the check-in desk is flanked by bars. To the left, the bar and lounge attached to its osteria, Josephine Estelle, and to the right, between desk and elevator, the…
The Cayman Islands' Gastronomy scene continues to thrive with award-winning chefs serving up innovative menu items, weekly and annual culinary events and hyper exclusive dining experiences. With a record-breaking number of visits to the Cayman Islands in 2018—over 2.3 million…