Reading Time: 2 minutesStanding resolutely on a Plantagenet hilltop at the corner of Old Highway 17 and Du Comte (the fact that it […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are seeing some nice plump Ontario raspberries, or will be very soon. More than even fresh local strawberies, I […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesCarbonara is likely a Roman dish of egg, cheese and some sort of pork. The word itself comes from the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis time of the year, I dive into Concord grapes … but wait! There’s a variety called the Coronation grape […]

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: < 1 minuteGranted, beef is expensive but a relatively inexpensive cut you can usually find at a range of grocer stores — […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesTravel east on County Road 17, which becomes St. Philippe Street, and you’ll drive past the big “ALFRED” sign that’s […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesFour years ago, Aiana earned a fairly lofty place as No. 14 on Canada’s 100 Best, and likely deservedly so. […]

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 minutesWith its classic mansard roof, the Second Empire architectural style of Grant House on Elgin Street sits resolutely next to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesJunior has brought in a bigger and better smoker! Fourteen years in law enforcement told Chris Villeneuve that it was […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe small local beermakers that we classify as craft breweries can be discovered in a wide range of settings and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesSeeing it at grocery stores and having received a large, leafy bunch from a friend’s garden, I can only surmise […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAcross from the Mini Mart dépanneur at the corner of Russell and Drouin roads, you can’t miss – and will […]