Reading Time: < 1 minuteThough it’s now part of the Heineken universe and is a brand that started about 160 years ago in Udine, […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt has become a classic tale from a few years ago when you talk to restaurateurs: a new restaurant opens […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve come round to the idea that Langdon Hall is a place I will return to — even though it’s […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently dropped was the list of Canada’s 100 Best restaurants and best bars. It’s a sparkling annual compilation that has […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesPetit Bill’s Bistro is a bit quirky. And does a good job at what it does. That’s serve some French […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCondé Nast’s Gourmet sadly ceased publication in October 2009, but there is one dish from the magazine that I have […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesRestaurants that feature enormous cylinders of spit-roasted chicken, beef and lamb, some weighing close to 40 kgs, are popular across […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesI have some Sicilian in my DNA. And while I’ve been to Sicily only once, I feel a certain draw […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter teaching Conestoga College students about rind-washed cheeses one Sunday morning, Monforte Dairy cheese maker Ruth Klahsen dropped by to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesUPDATE: baguettes now baked on-site daily … I’m browsing the displays of specialty foods at Fromagerie des Trois Rapides (FTR) […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe plums we get in Ontario are, for the most part, either European or Japanese types, the latter actually Chinese […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesEvery so often, you might experience an evening at a restaurant which is, in essence and from start to finish, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe migratory birds flitting about your backyard feeder this spring might just be there with the help of a coffee […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe air was quite crisp, but the sun was shining brilliantly and warmly: Sunday was a perfect day for a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs you turn off Dunning Road, a sign tacked to a post says playfully “Buffalo Boulevard” just across from two […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesChef Nouk Couturier-Bernard is in the planning stages of opening a restaurant in Clarence-Rockland, the place where he was born […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn 2017, my colleague Terry Manzo and I started working on a project — albeit working in quite different media […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesI have a very old, bulging-at-the-seams book of notes and recipes from the restaurant that, at once, makes me smile […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute“Stone Soup: A Gleaner’s Story” will air on CKWR FM-98.5’s Promenade, hosted by Martin de Groot, on March 23 beginning […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile canning and preserving, techniques and methods that are often thought of as fall activities when the growing season has […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSteak-frites, or just plain ol’ “steak fries” (the former making them sound all fancy), are a favourite dish of mine. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesEven when it’s cold out, ice cream is fit for any weather. The treat is especially devourable as the temperatures […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesAsparagus is a harbinger of summer, a clarion that winter is well and truly over and early produce — ramps, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve always enjoyed Indian food at local restaurants, as many people do. But I’m also interested in cooking it at […]