Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"
The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007
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Has French<br />
Food Found<br />
Its Groove<br />
Again?<br />
Willie’s Café<br />
Ann McColl Lindsay<br />
Eating Out,<br />
Eating Healthy<br />
La Casa: <strong>The</strong><br />
House That<br />
Syl Built<br />
Feel-Good<br />
Food: A<br />
Beginner’s<br />
Guide<br />
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RESTAURANTS • RECIPES • WINE • TRAVEL<br />
Issue Nine • April/May 2008<br />
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Restaurant Search • Reviews • Maps • Links<br />
Has French<br />
Food Found<br />
Its Groove<br />
Again?<br />
Willie’s Café<br />
Ann McColl Lindsay<br />
Eating Out,<br />
Eating Healthy<br />
La Casa: <strong>The</strong><br />
House That<br />
Syl Built<br />
Feel-Good<br />
Food: A<br />
Beginner’s<br />
Guide<br />
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Issue Ten • Early Summer 2008<br />
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DAYTRIP TO<br />
BOUNTIFUL<br />
HITTING the<br />
CULINARY TRAIL<br />
London and the<br />
Al Fresco Life<br />
THE OLD PRUNE<br />
is Stratford’s Sweet Plum<br />
Safe Harbour at <strong>The</strong><br />
WINDJAMMER INN<br />
in Port Stanley<br />
More than<br />
60<br />
PATIOS<br />
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Issue 21 • February/March 2010<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
CRAVE<br />
Accessible, Upscale<br />
and Next Door<br />
in North London<br />
FEATurES<br />
Aroma<br />
in London<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sun room<br />
in Stratford<br />
Gredig’s<br />
Orchard<br />
near Aylmer<br />
Sun Peaks<br />
Ski resort<br />
in British Columbia<br />
ALSO<br />
On <strong>The</strong> Move Organics<br />
with Jeff Pastorius<br />
ALSO<br />
Purdy’s Fisheries<br />
<strong>The</strong> 100 Nautical Mile Diet<br />
FeaturING<br />
Bentley’s Bar & restaurant<br />
in Stratford<br />
everspring Farm<br />
in Ilderton<br />
Bentley’s Bar & restaurant<br />
in Stratford<br />
everspring Farm<br />
in Ilderton<br />
<strong>The</strong> Raja<br />
Indian Fine Dining, via<br />
Stratford to London<br />
<strong>The</strong> Raja<br />
Indian Fine Dining, via<br />
Stratford to London<br />
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Issue 25 • <strong>October</strong>/November 2010<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
FeaturING<br />
Billy’s Deli Restaurant<br />
in London<br />
Molly Bloom’s Irish Pub<br />
in Stratford<br />
Monforte Dairy<br />
in Stratford<br />
Westover Inn<br />
in St. Marys<br />
Garlic’s<br />
of London<br />
Local “Upscale Rustic”<br />
Cuisine, from Scratch<br />
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Issue 26 • <strong>The</strong> Holiday Issue 2010<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
FeaturING<br />
Billy’s Deli Restaurant<br />
in London<br />
Molly Bloom’s Irish Pub<br />
in Stratford<br />
Monforte Dairy<br />
in Stratford<br />
Westover Inn<br />
in St. Marys<br />
Garlic’s<br />
of London<br />
Local “Upscale Rustic”<br />
Cuisine, from Scratch<br />
Issue 26 • <strong>The</strong> Holiday Issue 2010<br />
Tips & Hints for<br />
HOLIDAY<br />
Hospitality<br />
ALSO<br />
Restaurant Equipment<br />
& Supply Co. in London<br />
Idlewyld<br />
Inn and the Passion<br />
of Chef Tim D’Souza<br />
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Issue 27 • January/February 2011<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
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FeAturING<br />
Stratford’s<br />
Women in Food<br />
Dragonfly Bistro<br />
in London<br />
Foodies<br />
in Grand Bend<br />
Valentine’s Day<br />
MONDAY<br />
February 14<br />
Reminder!<br />
FeAturING<br />
Stratford’s<br />
Women in Food<br />
Dragonfly Bistro<br />
in London<br />
Foodies<br />
in Grand Bend<br />
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Issue Eight • March 2008<br />
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What’s Old Is New<br />
Again at Auberge<br />
du Petit Prince<br />
WUNDERKINDS<br />
· Eddy Phimphrachanh<br />
— Thaifoon<br />
· Florine Morrison<br />
— VegOut<br />
What’s Old Is New<br />
Again at Auberge<br />
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WUNDERKINDS<br />
· Eddy Phimphrachanh<br />
— Thaifoon<br />
· Florine Morrison<br />
— VegOut<br />
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Premiere Issue • August 2007<br />
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Summertime<br />
And the livin’ is easy ...<br />
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Issue Two • <strong>September</strong> 2007<br />
Cooking Out Loud in Serious Spaces<br />
Institutional<br />
Revolutions<br />
Amédé Lamarche at <strong>The</strong> Church<br />
On the Fork in Museum London<br />
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Issue Three • <strong>October</strong> 2007<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fairy Tale<br />
Behind Woolfy’s<br />
Mark Kitching<br />
of Waldo’s on<br />
King in London<br />
A Passion<br />
for Cooking<br />
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Issue Four • November 2007<br />
Far from the Madding<br />
Crowd: idlewyld inn<br />
Thinking outside the<br />
Lunchbox: Susie Palach<br />
at york Street Kitchen<br />
Spotlight:<br />
Glenda Smith<br />
wine: Getting<br />
Ready for the<br />
Holidays<br />
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Issue Five • December 2007<br />
David Chapman’s<br />
Roadmap to Success<br />
Still Cookin’ at Bijou<br />
Trendspotting:<br />
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Issue Six • January 2008<br />
Chef Daniel irvine<br />
and His “trü” Calling<br />
on the Road Less<br />
Travelled at<br />
Blackfriars Bistro<br />
Trendspotting: Chocolate<br />
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Keeping Tradition<br />
Alive at Mykonos<br />
A Day with<br />
the Stratford<br />
Chefs School<br />
Discovering Ontario<br />
Artisan Cheese<br />
Keeping Tradition<br />
Alive at Mykonos<br />
A Day with<br />
the Stratford<br />
Chefs School<br />
Discovering Ontario<br />
Artisan Cheese<br />
Tamarine<br />
by Quynh Nhi<br />
Rolls into Spring in<br />
<strong>The</strong> Year of the Cat<br />
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Issue 28 • March/April 2011<br />
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FeaturING<br />
<strong>The</strong> Black Shire Pub<br />
in London<br />
Keystone Alley Cafe<br />
in Stratford<br />
Farmgate Markets<br />
in St. Thomas<br />
and a regIOnAL<br />
Maple Syrup Roundup<br />
Women’s<br />
Lifestyle Show<br />
Tamarine<br />
by Quynh Nhi<br />
Rolls into Spring in<br />
<strong>The</strong> Year of the Cat<br />
Visit the<br />
Savour Elgin<br />
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Cooking Stage<br />
Women’s<br />
Lifestyle Show<br />
London Convention Centre<br />
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Issue 11 • Summer 2008<br />
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HURONWATTERS<br />
Chef Joseph Watters and<br />
<strong>The</strong> LITTLE INN of BAYFIELD<br />
SOPHISTO<br />
BISTRO<br />
RUNDLES Adds<br />
a New Gem<br />
in Stratford<br />
RESTAURANTS • RECIPES • WINE • TRAVEL<br />
• GARLIC’S of LONDON<br />
• F.I.N.E. A Restaurant<br />
in Grand Bend<br />
• MICKEY’S BOATHOUSE<br />
in Port Stanley<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Return<br />
to Flavour<br />
How “Eating<br />
Local” Is More<br />
than Just a<br />
Matter of<br />
Good Taste<br />
Walker’s<br />
Fish & Chips<br />
A London Tradition<br />
FORAGER<br />
FOODS in Bayfield<br />
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Issue 13 • November/December 2008<br />
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FISH<br />
End of the<br />
LINE?<br />
Featured Restaurants<br />
Featured Restaurants<br />
<strong>The</strong> BRAYWICK BISTRO<br />
in London<br />
<strong>The</strong> RED PUMP<br />
in Bayfield<br />
SAPORI RISTORANTE<br />
in Stratford<br />
<strong>The</strong> Holiday Issue<br />
<strong>The</strong> Holiday Issue<br />
Getting Organized<br />
Old & New Recipes<br />
Wines to Have On Hand<br />
Entertaining<br />
Issue 14 • Winter 2009<br />
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RESTAURANTS • RECIPES • WINE • TRAVEL<br />
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TIPS for<br />
TIPPING<br />
and How to Be<br />
a GOOD<br />
Customer<br />
Amici Ristorante<br />
Foster’s Inn<br />
<strong>The</strong> Benmiller Inn<br />
TIPS for<br />
TIPPING<br />
and How to Be<br />
a GOOD<br />
Customer<br />
SOUL FOOD, Italian Style at<br />
Amici Ristorante in London<br />
AFFORDABLE Fine Dining at<br />
Foster’s Inn in Stratford<br />
COOKING UP a STORM at<br />
<strong>The</strong> Benmiller Inn in Goderich<br />
Valentine’s Day<br />
Saturday,<br />
February 14<br />
Issue 15 • March/April 2009<br />
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CUPCAKE<br />
CULTURE<br />
in London<br />
Volker’s in Hyde Park<br />
in London<br />
Raja Fine Indian Cuisine<br />
in Stratford<br />
<strong>The</strong> Telegraph House<br />
in Port Stanley<br />
Volker’s in Hyde Park<br />
in London<br />
Raja Fine Indian Cuisine<br />
in Stratford<br />
<strong>The</strong> Telegraph House<br />
in Port Stanley<br />
Creative<br />
Cities,<br />
Creative<br />
Restaurants<br />
Issue 16 • May 2009<br />
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BOCK to<br />
the Future<br />
Artisanal Spring<br />
Beer withaHistory<br />
JJ’s Bistro<br />
in London<br />
<strong>The</strong> Parlour<br />
in Stratford<br />
Bailey’s Restaurant<br />
in Goderich<br />
Growing Chefs!<br />
Grassroots Gastro<br />
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Issue 21 • April/May 2010<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
THE ONLY<br />
ON KING<br />
London’s “Bad Boy”<br />
Chefs Make Good<br />
FEATurES<br />
Simple Fish & Chips<br />
in Stratford<br />
rush Creek Wines<br />
near Aylmer<br />
Eddington’s of Exeter<br />
black<br />
trumpet<br />
A Contemporary Take<br />
On International Classics<br />
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Issue 23 • June/July 2010<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
Issue 23 • June/July 2010<br />
FEATurING<br />
Pan Tapas<br />
in Stratford<br />
Harvest Bakery<br />
in St. Marys<br />
Thyme on 21<br />
in Goderich<br />
ALSO<br />
A Taste of Huron<br />
Culinary Festival<br />
KANTINA<br />
London’s Chic Stellar<br />
Taste of SERBIA<br />
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Issue 24 • August/<strong>September</strong> 2010<br />
RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
FEATurING<br />
Bradshaws<br />
in Stratford<br />
TG’s Addis Ababa<br />
restaurant<br />
in London<br />
Quai du Vin<br />
Estate Winery<br />
in St. Thomas<br />
ALSO<br />
Savour Stratford<br />
Perth County<br />
Culinary Festival<br />
<strong>The</strong> Garlic Box<br />
in Hensall<br />
KANTINA<br />
London’s Chic Stellar<br />
Taste of SERBIA<br />
FEATurING<br />
Bradshaws<br />
in Stratford<br />
TG’s Addis Ababa<br />
restaurant<br />
in London<br />
Quai du Vin<br />
Estate Winery<br />
ALSO<br />
Savour Stratford<br />
Perth County<br />
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ALSO<br />
Pinecroft’s Green Frog Tearoom<br />
in Aylmer<br />
Anything Grows<br />
in Stratford<br />
FeAturING<br />
London’S renowned<br />
David’s Bistro<br />
and smokin’ hot barbecuers<br />
Smoke-N-Bones<br />
Hessenland<br />
Country Inn<br />
A Fresh Take<br />
on TRADITION at<br />
Hessenland<br />
Country Inn<br />
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RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
FeAturING<br />
Stratford’s<br />
Women in Food<br />
Dragonfly Bistro<br />
in London<br />
in Grand Bend<br />
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Inspired<br />
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On Sophistication<br />
AND FEATURING<br />
Pasto’s Grill<br />
Hospitality, Italian-Style<br />
Blu Duby<br />
Remarkable Dining<br />
Old East Village<br />
Innovation on Dundas Street East<br />
Kiss the Cook<br />
London’s Razor-Sharp Retailer<br />
Sarnia-Lambton Gems<br />
Bridges, Lola’s Lounge & <strong>The</strong> Tree House<br />
ALSO: Birtch Farms & Estate Winery | Benmiller Inn & Spa | Growing Chefs! | Harbourtown Fudge<br />
Inspired<br />
Renewal at<br />
Mercer Hall Stratford’s New Take<br />
On Sophistication<br />
AND FEATURING<br />
Pasto’s Grill<br />
Hospitality, Italian-Style<br />
Blu Duby<br />
Remarkable Dining<br />
Old East Village<br />
Innovation on Dundas Street East<br />
Kiss the Cook<br />
London’s Razor-Sharp Retailer<br />
Sarnia-Lambton Gems<br />
Bridges, Lola’s Lounge & <strong>The</strong> Tree House<br />
ALSO: Birtch Farms & Estate Winery | Benmiller Inn & Spa | Growing Chefs! | Harbourtown Fudge<br />
ALSO: Smoked Beers, Reloaded: BBQ’s BFF | <strong>The</strong> Arts & Cookery Bank | <strong>The</strong> Forest Feast Cookbook<br />
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ALSO: Smoked Beers, Reloaded: BBQ’s BFF | <strong>The</strong> Arts & Cookery Bank | <strong>The</strong> Forest Feast Cookbook<br />
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FEATURING<br />
Shakespeare to<br />
the Shoreline<br />
A Road Trip Taste Trek<br />
&<br />
Flavourful Fiction<br />
Summer Reading for Foodies<br />
A SPOTLIGHT on<br />
Port Stanley & Grand Bend<br />
FEATURING<br />
Shakespeare to<br />
the Shoreline<br />
A Road Trip Taste Trek<br />
&<br />
Flavourful Fiction<br />
Summer Reading for Foodies<br />
A SPOTLIGHT on<br />
Port Stanley & Grand Bend<br />
FEATURING<br />
Shakespeare to<br />
the Shoreline<br />
A Road Trip Taste Trek<br />
&<br />
Flavourful Fiction<br />
Summer Reading for Foodies<br />
A SPOTLIGHT on<br />
Port Stanley & Grand Bend<br />
Stratford’s<br />
“Nouveau Ontario”<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Bruce<br />
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ALSO: Samuels Boutique Hotel in Goderich | A London Fish & Chips Roundup | Grain Power<br />
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Merging<br />
Contemporary<br />
& Traditional at<br />
Bradshaws<br />
in Stratford<br />
FeAturing<br />
Tuscano’s Pizzeria & Bistro<br />
Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
North Moore Catering<br />
Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
Jess Jazey-Spoelstra (<strong>The</strong> River Room/Rhino Lounge)<br />
London’s Small-Batch Coffee Roasters<br />
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
• Las Chicas del Café • Locomotive Coffee<br />
FeAturing<br />
Tuscano’s Pizzeria & Bistro<br />
Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
North Moore Catering<br />
Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
Jess Jazey-Spoelstra (<strong>The</strong> River Room/Rhino Lounge)<br />
London’s Small-Batch Coffee Roasters<br />
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
• Las Chicas del Café • Locomotive Coffee<br />
FeAturing<br />
Tuscano’s Pizzeria & Bistro<br />
Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
North Moore Catering<br />
Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
Jess Jazey-Spoelstra (<strong>The</strong> River Room/Rhino Lounge)<br />
London’s Small-Batch Coffee Roasters<br />
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
• Las Chicas del Café • Locomotive Coffee<br />
FeAturing<br />
Tuscano’s Pizzeria & Bistro<br />
Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
North Moore Catering<br />
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RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
THE ONLY<br />
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London’s “Bad Boy”<br />
Chefs Make Good<br />
FEATurES<br />
Simple Fish & Chips<br />
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near Aylmer<br />
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Issue 23 • June/July 2010<br />
FEATurING<br />
Pan Tapas<br />
in Stratford<br />
Harvest Bakery<br />
in St. Marys<br />
Thyme on 21<br />
in Goderich<br />
ALSO<br />
A Taste of Huron<br />
Culinary Festival<br />
KANTINA<br />
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Taste of SERBIA<br />
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RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
FEATurING<br />
Bradshaws<br />
in Stratford<br />
TG’s Addis Ababa<br />
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in London<br />
Quai du Vin<br />
Estate Winery<br />
in St. Thomas<br />
ALSO<br />
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Perth County<br />
Culinary Festival<br />
<strong>The</strong> Garlic Box<br />
in Hensall<br />
KANTINA<br />
London’s Chic Stellar<br />
Taste of SERBIA<br />
FEATurING<br />
Bradshaws<br />
in Stratford<br />
TG’s Addis Ababa<br />
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RestauRants • Recipes • Wine • tRavel<br />
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Stratford’s<br />
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On Sophistication<br />
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Kiss the Cook<br />
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Bridges, Lola’s Lounge & <strong>The</strong> Tree House<br />
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Kiss the Cook<br />
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Bridges, Lola’s Lounge & <strong>The</strong> Tree House<br />
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FEATURING<br />
Shakespeare to<br />
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A Road Trip Taste Trek<br />
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Summer Reading for Foodies<br />
A SPOTLIGHT on<br />
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Merging<br />
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Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
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Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
Jess Jazey-Spoelstra (<strong>The</strong> River Room/Rhino Lounge)<br />
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• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
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Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
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Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
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Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
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Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Fresh Flavour of Ingersoll Heritage<br />
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Verandah Café<br />
Still Tripping the Light Fantastic, in London<br />
Hayter’s Turkey Farm<br />
A Bird for All Seasons, in Dashwood<br />
Brilliant Bijou<br />
Stratford’s Hidden Treasure<br />
Delivers Simple Elegance<br />
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Issue 30 • July/August 2011<br />
August 29 to<br />
<strong>September</strong> 10<br />
ALSO<br />
SixThirtyNine<br />
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A London Craft Beer Crawl<br />
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Exploring Pelee Island<br />
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SixThirtyNine<br />
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A London Craft Beer Crawl<br />
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A LOCAL TASTE EXPERIENCE<br />
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A Traditional Taste of Europe , in London<br />
<strong>The</strong> County Food Co.<br />
Fresh and Delicious, in Stratford<br />
Huron County Wines!<br />
Birthing a New Wine Region<br />
Niko’s Eatery & Bar<br />
A Taste for Everyone, in Tillsonburg<br />
Che London<br />
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<strong>September</strong>’s Big Culinary Event<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Chocolate Cream Always Rises<br />
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Fine for Any Occasion<br />
<strong>The</strong> Manse<br />
Putting <strong>The</strong> Manse in Romance<br />
Downie Street Bakehouse<br />
Bakers of Substance<br />
Jill’s Table<br />
A Feast of Kitchen Essentials<br />
Chef Nicole Arroyas<br />
London's<br />
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and Featuring<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Red Pump Inn<br />
Harry Israel Celebrates 40 Years in Bayfield<br />
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London’s New Take on Italy<br />
True Taco<br />
Luis Rivas and Culinary Incubation<br />
Coyle’s Country Store<br />
Nuts and Much More in Oxford County<br />
It’s Patio<br />
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Inn Season with<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Early Bird<br />
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Where to Eat &<br />
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Blackfriars<br />
Betty Heydon Makes It Personal<br />
<strong>The</strong> Local Community Food Centre<br />
Thought for Food, in Stratford<br />
Kitchen Design<br />
<strong>The</strong> Heart(h) of the Home<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Best Signs<br />
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Cuisine Worthy of Centre Stage, in Blyth<br />
Milos’ Craft Beer Emporium<br />
London’s Temple to Craft Beer<br />
Willie’s Café &<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Best Signs<br />
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ALSO: Stratford Coffee Shops<br />
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ALSO: Savour Stratford 2014 | Wine Clubs | <strong>The</strong> Third Plate | Flex Appeal Review & Recipes<br />
Marienbad<br />
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Years of<br />
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40 Bohemian<br />
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UpFront at the Market<br />
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Railway City Brewing Company<br />
Crafting a Brighter Future in St. Thomas<br />
<strong>The</strong> MillHouse<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Only On King<br />
“Meet Your Chicken!” in London<br />
Smackwater Jack’s<br />
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Local Fare with a View in Grand Bend<br />
Jerusalem: A Cookbook<br />
Review & Recipe Video by Janice Zolf<br />
<strong>The</strong> EPIC Wine Trail<br />
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Review & Recipe Video by Janice Zolf<br />
<strong>The</strong> EPIC Wine Trail<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Only On King<br />
“Meet Your Chicken!” in London<br />
Smackwater Jack’s<br />
Taphouse<br />
Local Fare with a View in Grand Bend<br />
Jerusalem: A Cookbook<br />
Review & Recipe Video by Janice Zolf<br />
<strong>The</strong> EPIC Wine Trail<br />
Driving the Essex Pelee Island Wine Route<br />
Fire Roasted Coffee Co.<br />
& Habitual Chocolate<br />
Brewing Anticipation in London<br />
And FeAturing<br />
<strong>The</strong> Only On King<br />
“Meet Your Chicken!” in London<br />
Smackwater Jack’s<br />
Taphouse<br />
Local Fare with a View in Grand Bend<br />
Jerusalem: A Cookbook<br />
Review & Recipe Video by Janice Zolf<br />
<strong>The</strong> EPIC Wine Trail<br />
Driving the Essex Pelee Island Wine Route<br />
Fire Roasted Coffee Co.<br />
& Habitual Chocolate<br />
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Putting <strong>The</strong> Manse in Romance<br />
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Betty Heydon Makes It Personal<br />
<strong>The</strong> Local Community Food Centre<br />
Thought for Food, in Stratford<br />
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FeaturING<br />
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Issue 26 • <strong>The</strong> Holiday Issue 2010<br />
Tips & Hints for<br />
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FeAturING<br />
Stratford’s<br />
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Valentine’s Day<br />
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FEATurING<br />
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Merging<br />
Contemporary<br />
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Tuscano’s Pizzeria & Bistro<br />
Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
North Moore Catering<br />
Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
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London’s Small-Batch Coffee Roasters<br />
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
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Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
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London’s Small-Batch Coffee Roasters<br />
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
• Las Chicas del Café • Locomotive Coffee<br />
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Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
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Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
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London’s Small-Batch Coffee Roasters<br />
• Fire Roasted Coffee Co. • Hasbeans • Kingfisher Coffee Co.<br />
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Veramente Artigiani in London<br />
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Quality, Craft and the Discerning Palette of<br />
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A London Craft Beer Crawl<br />
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Birthing a New Wine Region<br />
Niko’s Eatery & Bar<br />
A Taste for Everyone, in Tillsonburg<br />
Che London<br />
Modern Latin<br />
American Cuisine at<br />
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<strong>September</strong>’s Big Culinary Event<br />
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Contents<br />
Issue <strong>#67</strong> | <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Decade</strong> Issue: 2007–<strong>2017</strong><br />
Publisher’s Notes<br />
Looking Back, Looking Forward<br />
By CHRIS MCDONELL<br />
8<br />
Food Writer at Large<br />
Ten of My Favourite Articles<br />
Looking Back at a <strong>Decade</strong> of Writing<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
14<br />
Restaurants<br />
A Root-to-Stalk Revolution?<br />
Ten Plant-Focused London Hotspots<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
20<br />
<strong>The</strong> BUZZ<br />
Culinary Community Notes<br />
24<br />
Road Trips<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bounty of Huron County<br />
Ten Favourite Culinary Stops<br />
By JANE ANTONIAK<br />
34<br />
Beer<br />
Flight of Ten<br />
Great Local Craft Beers<br />
By WAYNE NEWTON<br />
40<br />
Wine<br />
Football, Turkey & Goosebumps<br />
Ten Seasonal Selections<br />
By GARY KILLOPS<br />
46<br />
46<br />
34<br />
40<br />
20<br />
49<br />
59<br />
62<br />
Spirits<br />
On-Trend Mixology<br />
10 Great Spots for Great Cocktails<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
49<br />
Various Musical Notes<br />
Top Ten Concerts<br />
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52<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre<br />
52<br />
A Grand Top Ten<br />
Reasons to Love <strong>The</strong> Grand <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
By JANE ANTONIAK<br />
56<br />
Books<br />
Eat <strong>The</strong>ir Words<br />
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Reviews by DARIN COOK<br />
59<br />
Recipes<br />
<strong>The</strong> Food Lover’s Garden<br />
by Jenni Blackmore<br />
Review & Recipe Selections by TRACY TURLIN<br />
62<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lighter Side<br />
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66<br />
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Looking Back, Looking Forward<br />
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in St. Marys<br />
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in Goderich<br />
literally flying the flag for their charming<br />
Woolfy’s outside St. Marys (they moved into<br />
town and now preside over Little Reds) shows<br />
pride and a celebratory attitude I love.<br />
Issue #10 speaks of the value of real food,<br />
locally grown, in season. Farmers need to be<br />
appreciated. <strong>The</strong>se are values that <strong>Eatdrink</strong><br />
always tries to uphold and promote. I am grateful<br />
that those sentiments are now so popular.<br />
Issue #21 offers an unusual view of London’s<br />
Black Trumpet. Sophistication, ambiance,<br />
presentation and design are also important,<br />
and when the food is equally impressive, we<br />
celebrate that. I also like that, at first glance,<br />
the reader is not certain of what they are<br />
looking at. Intrigue and surprise are good.<br />
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to celebrate some of them at this time of<br />
reflection. First, however, I want to explain the<br />
array of magazine covers across this page.<br />
Today, the number one question I get is<br />
“How do we get on the cover?” I understand<br />
that. <strong>The</strong>re is, unfortunately, no simple<br />
answer. I asked our writers to focus on “ten”<br />
in this issue, and you will see the interesting<br />
results of that in the following pages. For<br />
my part, I resolved to pick my ten favourite<br />
covers. You must understand that I’ve been<br />
proud of each magazine, and I put every cover<br />
we’ve published on the front of this “<strong>Decade</strong><br />
Issue” for that reason. I’ve chosen my Top Ten<br />
as a way to discuss and illustrate what each of<br />
these covers represents for <strong>Eatdrink</strong>.<br />
Issue #3, with Chris and Mary Woolf<br />
Issue #31 shows Chefs Bronwyn and Aaron<br />
Linley at the door of their Bijou in Stratford<br />
(Bijou remains a Stratford gem under new<br />
ownership and the Linleys moved about a<br />
block away and operate Linleys: A Food Shop.)<br />
This issue marked the first real “redesign”<br />
of <strong>Eatdrink</strong> but I especially love the casual<br />
intimacy and the textures in this photo.<br />
Issue #36 was the first time we celebrated<br />
an <strong>Eatdrink</strong> anniversary, after five years. I like<br />
seeing proprietors in their business, and Rob<br />
D’Amico and Chef Dave Lamers in the front<br />
window of London’s Abruzzi remains one of my<br />
favourites. I was heartened to hear Rob extol<br />
Dave’s talents in a private conversation just last<br />
week. Partnerships are challenging and I’m glad<br />
to see “front of the house” and the “back of the
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Issue #37 shows a charcuterie board from<br />
Stratford’s Mercer Hall. Artisanal foods and<br />
reclaiming some lost traditions have made<br />
the local culinary scene much more vital. We<br />
celebrate that. And sometimes it is good to<br />
just let the food speak for itself.<br />
Issue #44 celebrates T.G. Haile and her<br />
Addis Ababa Restaurant in London. This cover<br />
presents an accomplished chef and restaurateur,<br />
and more. T.G. is a master of Ethiopian<br />
cuisine and brings a personal warmth to her<br />
work that is refreshing and uplifting, reflecting<br />
the diversity of our culinary community<br />
that makes us stronger and better.<br />
Issue #47 features Andrew and Erin Jardine<br />
and three of their children (two more have<br />
since joined the crew!) As most owners can<br />
attest, a small business is a family business.<br />
This remains one of our “cutest” covers but<br />
we love to celebrate entrepreneurship and<br />
those smiles are so encouraging. <strong>The</strong> Jardines<br />
renamed the business <strong>The</strong> Village Meat Shop<br />
and continue to prosper at the Farmers’ &<br />
Artisans’ Market at Western Fair.<br />
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Perhaps “interesting” is the operative word<br />
here. <strong>Eatdrink</strong> is 100 per cent reliant upon readers<br />
finding the magazine compelling. What is<br />
the best way to get on the cover? Be interesting.<br />
And look interesting. We work closely<br />
with photographer Steve Grimes, who does an<br />
amazing job for us, and several of these cover<br />
images (and 24 <strong>Eatdrink</strong> covers in total by my<br />
count) were shot by Steve. But too many photographers<br />
to mention have also made superb<br />
contributions to <strong>Eatdrink</strong>. Hire a photographer.<br />
Good photos rarely happen by accident.<br />
Looking Back<br />
Most people don’t make a big change in<br />
their life and start a new business because<br />
everything is going well at the time. I was<br />
no different, and after a handful of negative<br />
experiences working for others, the time was<br />
right to take a long-simmering idea and try<br />
to make it happen. I spoke of my plan for<br />
a London food and drink magazine to my<br />
friend Cecilia Buy and she suggested that I<br />
might want to have a more regional focus<br />
and include places such as Stratford. <strong>Eatdrink</strong><br />
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Speaking of family, Issue #54 features Frank<br />
and Liz Ihrig of Hessenland Inn, the second<br />
generation running the charming country resort<br />
and winery on the Lake Huron shore between<br />
Grand Bend and Bayfield. While celebrating his<br />
German heritage, Chef Frank also embraces the<br />
local terroir, balancing change and tradition in a<br />
way I believe is truly Canadian. We salute that.<br />
Issue #65 celebrates a London business<br />
that similarly evokes ancient culture in new<br />
ways. I love the enthusiasm from <strong>The</strong> Tea<br />
Lounge partners Yixing Tang and Michelle<br />
Pierce Hamilton, and the inviting nature of the<br />
composition. While it might seem surprising<br />
to the uninitiated to discuss tea in this context,<br />
we endeavour to keep readers abreast of trends<br />
that we find positive, valid and interesting.<br />
readers know how integral that advice has<br />
been to this publication. I will take credit for<br />
being smart enough to listen to Cecilia. From<br />
the get-go, I have leaned on her, at one time<br />
or another, for almost every job there is to do<br />
around here. Officially, she is the Managing<br />
Editor, which is true, but she continues to<br />
wear many hats. Thank you Cecilia.<br />
I was also smart enough to know that<br />
I needed expert writers. We have always<br />
aimed <strong>Eatdrink</strong> at a sophisticated reader,<br />
and I turned to a chef I really barely knew<br />
who did some writing. Bryan Lavery took<br />
the assignment of gathering the community<br />
“buzz” and contributing an article every issue<br />
as Writer at Large. Big jobs, but his role has<br />
expanded, from Editorial Advisor to Food
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Editor to Social Media Editor to salesperson<br />
to trusted advisor with involvement in every<br />
critical aspect of the magazine’s contents.<br />
Thank you Bryan. <strong>The</strong> magazine could not<br />
have grown to what it is today without you.<br />
Early on, Chris McDonald, who had once<br />
produced a London food publication (and<br />
by dint of our similar names lent me some<br />
unearned credibility because people thought<br />
I was her), offered helpful guidance. So too<br />
did Cathy Rehberg from Stratford Tourism<br />
Alliance, who continues to support our efforts<br />
here. Thank you both.<br />
One of the best decisions made at the<br />
inception of <strong>Eatdrink</strong> was to publish in a<br />
digest-sized format. For that, I’d like to<br />
acknowledge Artscape, a local arts magazine at<br />
the time. <strong>The</strong> commitment to glossy paper and<br />
full colour printing was somewhat bold, but<br />
seeing someone else using that format made it<br />
easier to see the wisdom in it. We’ve also been<br />
fortunate to work with several outstanding<br />
printers. Impressions Printing, M&T Printing<br />
and (currently) Sportswood Printing have<br />
helped us look good with ridiculously tight<br />
turnaround times. I recommend all of them.<br />
One of the problems of our small size is<br />
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the requisite need for a tight design — and<br />
brevity (not my strong suit). I face that<br />
here, so cannot extol the contributions of so<br />
many writers beyond stating that we have<br />
been blessed, and I am thankful. I must<br />
give a shout-out to our beer writers, Dave<br />
Hammond (aka <strong>The</strong> Malt Monk) for many<br />
great years, and Wayne Newton. Our wine<br />
writers, particularly Shari Darling, Kim Miller,<br />
Rick VanSickle and Gary Killops, have always<br />
kept this column full of great information.<br />
Cookbook reviewers Jennifer Gagel from the<br />
outset and for many years, and Tracy Turlin,<br />
have brought an infectious enthusiasm to the<br />
magazine that I truly appreciate.<br />
I must give special praise to Jane Antoniak,<br />
who helped grow our advertising base as a<br />
salesperson and our readership with her writing.<br />
Despite other heavy commitments, she<br />
continues to help us here. Thanks for sharing<br />
your ideas and your zest for life with us Jane.<br />
Creating a publication that is worth reading<br />
is the first task, and we are thankful for our<br />
readers,but without advertisers, <strong>Eatdrink</strong> would<br />
need a very different distribution strategy. <strong>The</strong><br />
magazine industry, generally, is in good shape<br />
compared to newspapers and phone books,
<strong>The</strong> LOCAL Food & Drink Magazine<br />
to newspapers and phone books, despite loud<br />
claims that the printed word is outdated.<br />
We’ve gone to tremendous effort to make<br />
<strong>Eatdrink</strong> work digitally. Our Facebook and<br />
Twitter accounts are reaching more people<br />
than ever. Online readership is up, ad views<br />
are way up too, so I’m thrilled with the new<br />
website we launched early last spring. But we<br />
still print 20,000 copies of every issue and<br />
they get picked up by eager readers who like to<br />
hold <strong>Eatdrink</strong> in their hands. Most magazine<br />
consumers, studies prove, look at the ads as<br />
much as the articles. No other medium can<br />
make this claim. Our readers are passionate<br />
about food and drink; they like to eat well at<br />
home and dine out regularly. We are proud to<br />
help them find what they are looking for.<br />
We are grateful for our customers, and thank<br />
every one of them for their business, trusting<br />
us to deliver their message and generate value<br />
for their investment. Looking back, I am<br />
especially grateful to those who took a bit of a<br />
leap of faith with us as we were just getting off<br />
the ground. Blackfriars Bistro, David’s Bistro,<br />
Downtown London, Katana Kafe, Michael’s<br />
On <strong>The</strong> Thames and Willie’s Café in London,<br />
Bradshaws, Foster’s Inn and Stratford Tourism<br />
Alliance in Stratford, and <strong>The</strong> King Edward<br />
in Ilderton stand out for me as early and<br />
tremendous supporters that helped us get to<br />
where we are today. Thank you very much.<br />
My family has seen me spend too many late<br />
nights with <strong>Eatdrink</strong>, yet remain enthusiastic<br />
supporters. My undying appreciation goes to<br />
Sue Gordon, the greatest love of my life, and<br />
to our incredible sons Quinn and Isaac and<br />
daughter Tara. I continually (inaccurately)<br />
assert that I will get better at managing my<br />
time in this business, and you graciously put<br />
up with that. Thank you with all my heart.<br />
Looking Forward<br />
It’s satisfying to take a short pause and<br />
appreciate where we’ve been, but it’s time to<br />
get back to work! We strive to make every<br />
issue the best one yet, and our upcoming<br />
Holiday Issue will be no exception. We hope<br />
you enjoy this “<strong>Decade</strong> Issue” and quickly<br />
discover that this is not just a trip down<br />
memory lane. Most of our writers have<br />
worked around our “ten” theme to inspire<br />
you to explore new tastes, destinations and<br />
discoveries. As I have always said, “<strong>The</strong>re is<br />
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Ten of My Favourite Articles<br />
Looking Back at a <strong>Decade</strong> of Writing for <strong>Eatdrink</strong><br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
Ten years ago, before there was<br />
a wide-reaching turn toward<br />
charcuterie, farmers’ markets, food<br />
trucks, plant-based cuisine and<br />
gluten-free cuisine, we originated the Buzz<br />
column in <strong>Eatdrink</strong> magazine<br />
to introduce readers to local<br />
chefs, restaurants, restaurant<br />
personalities and rising culinary<br />
stars. In the absence of local<br />
culinary media, it was just as<br />
important to encourage dining out.<br />
In 2007, procuring local food was a<br />
chef-driven trend that involved sourcing<br />
ingredients at farmers’ markets and directly<br />
from producers at the kitchen door. Today<br />
we are more than a decade<br />
into the farm-to-table<br />
movement, which has<br />
become a much wider<br />
concept and an ethos that<br />
encompasses the entire<br />
food supply chain. When<br />
<strong>Eatdrink</strong> began a decade<br />
ago, Chef Amédé Lamarche<br />
was introducing molecular<br />
gastronomy on his tasting<br />
menus at <strong>The</strong> Church<br />
Restaurant in Stratford;<br />
<strong>The</strong> Only on King had<br />
recently opened and was<br />
serving local and organic<br />
ingredients and trying to<br />
be as much “Slow Food<br />
movement” as possible; and<br />
the pomegranate martini<br />
was one of the Tasting<br />
Room’s bestsellers.<br />
Food media continue to be necessary<br />
members of the culinary community. Like<br />
any thoughtful patron, I attempt to bring<br />
appreciation, sensibility and intelligent<br />
discourse to the table. When I go out to eat<br />
I am drawn to businesses that support local<br />
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<strong>Eatdrink</strong> Food Editor and Writer at Large<br />
Bryan Lavery doing field research.<br />
farmers and to food artisans who source<br />
and feature local ingredients, products and<br />
beverages. Patronizing farm-to-table inspired<br />
restaurants makes sense because it supports<br />
and sustains economic activity on a local level.<br />
I have always tried to<br />
write about and cover food<br />
and drink as culture. Good<br />
writing furnishes the reader<br />
with enough information and<br />
insight to enable educated<br />
decisions, while helping to arbitrate the<br />
standards of dining out. If you don’t have<br />
good, strong food media — whether you<br />
like them or loathe them — you don’t have<br />
the same degree of interest, enthusiasm<br />
and accountability in the<br />
community.<br />
Despite the changing<br />
definition of restaurant<br />
professionalism, poor<br />
customer service and<br />
unfriendly reservation<br />
policies disappoint us,<br />
and good service fosters<br />
loyalty, which in turn<br />
inspires repeat business<br />
and great word-of-mouth.<br />
Once trained to view<br />
things from both a chef’s<br />
and a restaurateur’s<br />
perspective the ability<br />
never leaves you. After<br />
three decades of working<br />
at both ends of this<br />
spectrum, I continue to<br />
be inspired by dedicated<br />
culinary entrepreneurs and<br />
artisans who embrace the benefits of building<br />
community engagement through food. In no<br />
particular order, here are ten favourite articles<br />
about some of the many interesting people,<br />
restaurants and subjects that I have written<br />
about over the last decade.
By BRYAN LAVERY | Photography by STEVE GRIMES<br />
№ 44 | November/December 2013<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
№ 55 | <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> 2015<br />
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№ 56 | November/December 2015<br />
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Culinary Farmer<br />
Paul Spence<br />
and the Chatham-<br />
Kent Table: A fifthgeneration<br />
farmer,<br />
Paul Spence can debate<br />
the economic impacts<br />
of food policy with<br />
agility and is equally<br />
knowledgeable about<br />
the urban farmers’<br />
market culture and<br />
the practicalities of<br />
traditional farming<br />
methods as he is on the subject of greenwashing.<br />
His fierce championing of local food has won<br />
him both admirers and detractors. www.<br />
eatdrink.ca/a-culinary-farmer/<br />
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T.G.’s Addis Ababa Restaurant: For<br />
more than a decade, T.G.’s Addis Ababa<br />
has offered a tour<br />
restaurants<br />
An Authentic Taste of Ethiopia<br />
at T.G.’s Addis Ababa Restaurant, in London<br />
D<br />
ining at T.G.’s Addis<br />
Ababa is characterized<br />
by the ritual of<br />
breaking injera (the<br />
traditional yeast-risen flatbread<br />
which is spongy in texture,<br />
crêpe-like in appearance and<br />
has a sourdough tanginess) and<br />
sharing food from a communal<br />
platter, signifying the bonds of<br />
loyalty and friendship. For more<br />
than a decade, T.G.’s Addis Ababa<br />
Restaurant has offered a tour de<br />
force from the Ethiopian culinary<br />
repertoire.<br />
<strong>The</strong> modest restaurant is<br />
tucked away off the beaten track,<br />
in an unassuming brick building on the<br />
south side of Dundas Street, near the<br />
corner of Burwell and Maitland.<br />
de force from the<br />
Ethiopian culinary<br />
repertoire and has<br />
garnered repute for<br />
being blistering-hot,<br />
but truly authentic.<br />
T.G.’s signature<br />
dishes comprise<br />
permutations of<br />
sweet, bitter, sour,<br />
salty, hot and<br />
fragrant. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
flavour contrasts and<br />
the refinement of her<br />
cooking is the hallmark of her cuisine. www.<br />
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T.G. Haile<br />
Chef/restaurateur T.G. Haile is dedicated<br />
to supporting important cultural and<br />
charitable initiatives and events, despite the<br />
fact that she is a hands-on owner who does<br />
all of the cooking at the restaurant. T.G.’s<br />
Addis Ababa has been a stalwart participant<br />
in the Taste for Life campaign to support the<br />
Regional HIV/AIDS Connection.<br />
T.G. supports the efforts of local student<br />
organizers<br />
at Brescia<br />
University<br />
during their<br />
annual<br />
Multicultural<br />
Show, as well<br />
as the London<br />
Black History<br />
Coordinating<br />
Committee.<br />
Recently, T.G.<br />
was selected as<br />
An unassuming<br />
building facade<br />
disguises a uniquely<br />
original interior<br />
#44 — Nov/Dec 2013<br />
Andrew Fleet, Food Literacy and<br />
Growing Chefs!: Based on the idea that<br />
education can alter behavior, Growing Chefs!<br />
and its many volunteers<br />
have made tremendous<br />
strides by changing<br />
the way many children<br />
perceive food, and<br />
encouraging them to<br />
become excited about<br />
nutritious and healthy<br />
food choices. <strong>The</strong> former<br />
Auberge du Petit Prince<br />
restaurant has been<br />
transformed into the<br />
new Growing Chefs!<br />
headquarters and<br />
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farmers & artisans<br />
A Culinary Farmer<br />
Paul Spence and the Chatham-Kent Table<br />
F<br />
or the most part, Ontarians are complacent<br />
about the origins of their food and oblivious<br />
to the challenges farmers face just to stay<br />
on their land. Paul Spence is the archetype<br />
of the intrepid, modern Ontario farmer advocating<br />
for change to our food system. His family has been<br />
working land in Chatham-Kent since 1852, when<br />
his ancestors settled in this biologically diverse<br />
Carolinian zone of southern Ontario.<br />
Spence and my paths intersect at events<br />
supporting local food and agricultural initiatives,<br />
culinary events and tourism conferences. We often<br />
discuss the fact that an obvious lack of commitment<br />
to locally procured food takes away from the<br />
integrity of many of these events.<br />
A fifth-generation farmer, Spence can debate the<br />
economic impacts of food policy with agility and is<br />
equally knowledgeable about the urban farmers’<br />
market culture and the practicalities of traditional<br />
Paul and Sara Spence, with their<br />
farming methods as he is on the subject of greenwashing.<br />
His fierce championing of local food has<br />
children, at Spence Farms<br />
won him both admirers and detractors.<br />
Spence and his wife Sara, who emigrated from hormones or additives, they developed<br />
Ecuador, founded Lo Maximo Meats in 2009 as an a reputation for Latin-style cuts of<br />
outgrowth of Spence Farms. Uniting the food of quality fresh-frozen beef, pork, lamb<br />
Sara’s culture and his farming practices of growing and goat. Soon they were retailing<br />
his own feed and raising the meat without growth pasture-raised ducks, geese and rabbits<br />
from other small family farms in<br />
Chatham-Kent. I became acquainted<br />
with Spence during the four years he<br />
spent as a vendor at London, Ontario’s<br />
Masonville Farmers’ Market.<br />
In 2012, Spence and fellow-farmer<br />
and River Bell Market owner, Joseph<br />
Grootenboer, collaborated to establish<br />
the first Chatham-Kent Table. Over 100<br />
attendees savoured a repast, prepared<br />
and served by the farmers from where<br />
the products originated. <strong>The</strong>y achieved<br />
this with the assistance and support of<br />
the contributing farmers, their families<br />
and sponsors.<br />
Paul Spence (right) with Twisted Lemon<br />
(Cayuga ON) Chef Dan Megna at the Ontario<br />
Southwest’s City Fare in Toronto<br />
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Food Literacy and Growing Chefs!<br />
F<br />
#55 — Sept/Oct 2015<br />
ood literacy, when taken literally,<br />
means a person’s ability to<br />
correctly read food labels and<br />
Canada’s Food Guide and the<br />
aptitude to comprehend basic nutrition<br />
well enough to apply that knowledge<br />
to food preparation. Food literacy also<br />
includes understanding how food is grown<br />
and produced, where it originates, how<br />
production affects the environment and who<br />
has access to what types of foods.<br />
<strong>The</strong> need to introduce food into school life<br />
is the most compelling at the primary level,<br />
when children are just starting to establish<br />
food preferences, make independent choices<br />
and influence their friends. Growing Chefs!<br />
was conceived in Vancouver B.C. by Chef<br />
Merri Schwartz in 2006, as she identified a<br />
need to articulate the story of the food we eat.<br />
Believing in greater engagement between<br />
chefs, farmers and the general public, she<br />
set out to educate children, families, and<br />
community members about nutrition,<br />
sustainability and healthy food systems.<br />
Schwartz achieved this by providing programs,<br />
seminars, and workshops in classrooms to<br />
promote local and healthy eating.<br />
After working with Schwartz and recognizing<br />
the influence that Growing Chefs!<br />
was having in Vancouver, Andrew Fleet was<br />
inspired to launch the program when he<br />
returned to London, Ontario. Consequently,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Growing Chefs! Ontario Classroom<br />
Gardening Project was established in the<br />
spring of 2008 at Tecumseh Public School.<br />
Fleet is the Executive Director of Growing<br />
Chefs! Ontario.<br />
What was initially known as the Classroom<br />
Gardening Project has been redesigned as<br />
a full-school project. <strong>The</strong> Growing Chefs!<br />
team visits every class in each partner school<br />
allowing individual schools to<br />
contribute time and effort into<br />
the coordination piece of the<br />
programming. With this model,<br />
Growing Chefs! is able to reach<br />
three times the number of<br />
elementary students annually,<br />
that’s 2,600 students up from 800.<br />
“Kids are well educated in our<br />
school system on health and they<br />
know they need to be making<br />
healthy choices but we don’t show<br />
them how to actually do that,”<br />
Fleet explains. “That’s the Growing<br />
Chefs! philosophy — you give kids<br />
a chance to cook real food with<br />
real flavour with a real chef.”<br />
This year Growing Chefs! hired<br />
Katherine Puzara as the lead chef<br />
Students at the Montessori Academy of<br />
London enjoy lunch — Growing Chefs style!<br />
#56 — Nov/Dec 2015<br />
Reverie<br />
Reverie<br />
Reverie<br />
OPENING SOON<br />
twelve seats<br />
five course tasting menu<br />
Contemporary Canadian Cuisine<br />
By Reservation Only<br />
208 Piccadilly Street, London<br />
reverierestaurant.ca
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№ 52 | March/April 2015<br />
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By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
№ 43 | <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> 2013<br />
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offered à la carte for easy sharing. 74 Wellington Street<br />
(front), 105 Erie Street (back), 519-273-5000, www.bijourestaurant.com.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rooms are chic with comfortable squarebacked<br />
upholstered chairs and settees and the<br />
propriety of white-linen dining. Chef Arron<br />
Carley served as sous chef to Jason Bangerter at<br />
Luma. (Bangerter<br />
is now the<br />
executive chef at<br />
Langdon Hall.)<br />
Carley interned<br />
with Chef<br />
René Redzepi<br />
For many years the culinary opus at Bijou has<br />
at Denmark’s<br />
been a front-runner in Stratford for inspired,<br />
Noma, a Michelin<br />
locally-sourced cuisine. <strong>The</strong> bistro has built<br />
two-star<br />
a following as a destination restaurant for<br />
restaurant that<br />
providing a good local taste experience.<br />
has been named<br />
Mark and Linda<br />
best restaurant<br />
Simone purchased<br />
in the world on<br />
the legacy<br />
four occasions.<br />
restaurant last<br />
Returning to<br />
year and added a<br />
Canada, Carley<br />
new entrance on<br />
worked as a<br />
Wellington St. and<br />
sous chef under<br />
a small bar in the<br />
John Horne, executive chef at Toronto’s Canoe<br />
front area.<br />
restaurant before being head-hunted by <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> farm-totable<br />
inspired<br />
Bruce last year.<br />
His aim is to add his voice to the culinary<br />
blackboard pretheatre<br />
dinner<br />
narrative of New Canadian cuisine by<br />
integrating only indigenous ingredients into<br />
menu is prix<br />
his culinary repertoire. Think wild Haida Gwaii<br />
fixe, offering<br />
ivory salmon with Wabigoon wild rice, morels,<br />
three courses for<br />
nettle purée, fennel kelp oil and wild ginger<br />
$58.00. Chef Max<br />
broth, or opt for Quebec Cerf du Boileau venison<br />
Holbrook and<br />
striploin with charred and brined carrots,<br />
his team offer<br />
golden beets, reindeer moss, Saskatoon berries,<br />
a globally-inspired menu of small plates that<br />
green alder jus and beet purée. <strong>The</strong> Bruce has<br />
is available after 8:00 p.m. Duck confit with<br />
dispensed with the prix fixe menu offered for the<br />
gnocchi and fresh Monforte Dairy curds is a<br />
last two seasons. At the time of this writing there<br />
knock-out, as is the house-made lobster ravioli.<br />
is a four-course tasting menu for $95.00 and sixcourse<br />
tasting menu for $115.00. Wine pairings<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a superior cheese plate of Monforte<br />
Dairy selections. Bijou also serves an excellent<br />
are an additional $49.00 and $55.00 respectively.<br />
“Global Dim Sum” Sunday brunch that is<br />
Breakfast, lunch and Sunday brunch are à la<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY | Photography by NICK LAVERY<br />
№ 59 | May/June 2016<br />
16 | <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
an innovative Food Education Centre. www.<br />
eatdrink.ca/food-literacy-and-growing-chefs/<br />
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London Training Centre: Local<br />
Food Skills: <strong>The</strong> true essence of the<br />
LTC narrative is that it achieves the whole<br />
seasonal cycle of our<br />
local bounty. <strong>The</strong> LTC<br />
faculty are not only<br />
culinary educators and<br />
employment specialists,<br />
they are also farmers,<br />
retailers, caterers, food<br />
artisans, restaurateurs,<br />
funders and local food<br />
advocates. <strong>The</strong> Local<br />
Food Skills program<br />
provides solid foodbased<br />
knowledge and<br />
provides participants<br />
with the opportunity to explore of working with<br />
food as a job or a profession. www.eatdrink.ca/<br />
local-food-skills<br />
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Ann McColl Lindsay and David<br />
Lindsay – A Road Less Traveled:<br />
Hospitality and the culinary arts have always<br />
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ospitality and the culinary<br />
arts have always gone hand in<br />
hand. In London, Ontario, we<br />
have a history of exceptional<br />
restaurateurs, chefs and culinary retailers.<br />
Among the latter are Ann McColl Lindsay<br />
and David Lindsay, the former proprietors<br />
of the legendary Ann McColl’s Kitchen Shop,<br />
one of Canada’s finest cookware shops.<br />
Ann and David met, married and taught<br />
school in Windsor, Ontario from 1961 to 1968.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y resigned their positions, sold their red<br />
brick bungalow, and embarked on a yearlong<br />
food pilgrimage across Europe while<br />
camping in a Volkswagen van. Travelling in<br />
the van with a gas burner allowed them to<br />
truly enjoy the local terroir.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first six months of their trip, which<br />
ended at the French border, is described<br />
in Ann’s memoir Hungry Hearts — A Food<br />
Odyssey across Britain and Spain. <strong>The</strong> second<br />
volume, Hearts Forever Young, includes their<br />
travels in France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland,<br />
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and<br />
Denmark.<br />
This formative trip introduced the Lindsays<br />
to small independent grocers, hardware<br />
stores, street markets and antique stores<br />
jammed with domestic serving pieces. It was<br />
during this time that they started to collect<br />
the one-of-a-kind utensils that would comfood<br />
writer at large<br />
Ann McColl Lindsay & David Lindsay<br />
A Brief History of a Road Less Traveled<br />
H<br />
6<br />
Original Dundas Street Location<br />
Richmond and Hyman Street Location<br />
prise a useful<br />
and saleable<br />
batterie de cuisine.<br />
Of a foray<br />
to British food<br />
writer Elizabeth<br />
David’s<br />
Kitchen Shop,<br />
Ann says,<br />
“This innocent<br />
morning’s<br />
shopping<br />
expedition<br />
turned into<br />
a lifetime<br />
obsession”.<br />
Former Massey Harris Showroom on Talbot Street<br />
#52 — March/April 2015<br />
<strong>The</strong> Foodie’s<br />
Place in the<br />
Culinary Pecking<br />
Order: It should not<br />
surprise anyone with<br />
a keen interest in all<br />
things culinary to<br />
learn that there is a<br />
gastronomic pecking<br />
order. At the bottom<br />
of the gastronomic<br />
hierarchy is goinfre<br />
(greedy guts), then<br />
culinary education<br />
Local Food Skills<br />
and the LTC Culinary Pre-Apprenticeship Program<br />
S<br />
ince 2002, David Corke has<br />
been the Executive Director<br />
of London Training Centre<br />
(LTC), an award winning,<br />
non-profit social mission driven<br />
organization, which applies marketbased<br />
strategies to self-fund programs<br />
and initiatives that help people have a<br />
positive impact in the community.<br />
Corke is a highly-respected and<br />
fervent food educator with a rocksteady<br />
commitment. He is a long-time<br />
proponent for local and sustainable<br />
food systems, from both a civic and<br />
London Training Centre’s Chef instructor Steve James with a<br />
economic development viewpoint.<br />
student in the Culinary Pre-Apprenticeship Program<br />
When it started in 1987, the LTC<br />
helped disenfranchised young people find the industry we believe that the staff of<br />
employment in the food service industry. an operation should be considered much<br />
Since then, however, LTC has morphed more than a labour cost on the profit and<br />
into a cutting-edge and multifaceted<br />
loss statement. Our point: the restaurant<br />
organization providing food skills training, business is about people so if the goal is a<br />
advocacy for careers in food service, and dining room full of guests having incredible<br />
other services that range from computer food experiences, owners need the best<br />
training to banquet staffing.<br />
people working for them. If restaurateurs<br />
Corke’s work in the non-profit sector was want their operations to be “exceptional”<br />
influenced by a successful 20-year<br />
then they have to be the<br />
career in the private sector. He<br />
“exception” — and pay more<br />
owned and operated<br />
for the best.”<br />
restaurants, as well<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ministry of<br />
as being employed<br />
Training, Colleges<br />
by a large foodservice<br />
and Universities has<br />
corporation in the highly competitive<br />
funded the LTC, for a second year, to<br />
Toronto market.<br />
provide a Culinary Pre-Apprenticeship<br />
I asked Corke his thoughts on why he program. <strong>The</strong> course, taught by expert chef<br />
thinks the restaurant industry is struggling instructors Steve James and John Fisher,<br />
so hard to find talent.<br />
examines in depth safe knife skills, kitchen<br />
“I think the short answer is twofold. sanitation and safety, fundamental cooking<br />
Speaking locally about the London and principles, menu design, pastry baking<br />
region market — one where many customers and bread making practices, nose to tail<br />
are looking for consistency of product and butchery, identification and use of seasonal<br />
price point, there are a limited number produce, stock and sauce making. Limited<br />
of restaurants where skilled chefs do not enrollment and small class size offer a<br />
quickly become bored. At the same time, better opportunity for an exclusive student<br />
as culinary educators and advocates for learning experience. <strong>The</strong> first session began<br />
gone hand in hand.<br />
In London we have a<br />
history of exceptional<br />
restaurateurs, chefs<br />
and culinary retailers.<br />
Among the latter are<br />
Ann McColl Lindsay<br />
and David Lindsay,<br />
the former proprietors<br />
of the legendary Ann<br />
McColl’s Kitchen Shop,<br />
one of Canada’s finest<br />
cookware shops. www.<br />
eatdrink.ca/a-roadless-traveled<br />
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food writer at large<br />
<strong>The</strong> Foodie’s Place in the<br />
Culinary Pecking Order<br />
P<br />
#58 — March/April 2016<br />
ecking order is the colloquial term With the simultaneous escalation of the<br />
for a hierarchal system of social food media, food apps and camera phones,<br />
organization. For the record, the I try to keep my mind open to change.<br />
original usage referred to the Expressions that seemed to have no root in<br />
expression of dominance in chickens. With our culinary lexicon are suddenly ubiquitous.<br />
the keen interest in all things culinary, it Some people self-identify as foodies to<br />
should not surprise anyone to learn that avoid being characterized as the type of<br />
there is a gastronomic pecking order. At food snob they associate with old-school<br />
the bottom of the gastronomic hierarchy is gourmets. When people say to me, “You’re<br />
goinfre (greedy guts), then goulu (glutton), such a foodie” it makes my skin crawl. I<br />
gourmand, (one who enjoys eating), friand don’t want to be categorized or lumped in<br />
(epicure; one who with discriminating with foodies despite their clichéd glory.<br />
taste takes pleasure in fine food and drink), <strong>The</strong> term sounds too much like groupie,<br />
gourmet (a connoisseur of food and drink), and groupie, to my way of thinking, has<br />
and finally the gastronome (one with a the implication of being obsessively<br />
serious interest in gastronomy).<br />
indiscriminate. For some<br />
Let’s not overlook “foodie,”<br />
goinfre reason the word “foodie” has<br />
a contemporary term that is<br />
always seemed too gung ho,<br />
frequently and incorrectly used goulu<br />
too disingenuous and more<br />
as a synonym for gourmet or<br />
about status than anything<br />
gourmand<br />
epicure. Most people are blind<br />
else. Several people have told<br />
to the fact that there is a distinct friand<br />
me that I am mistaken, that I<br />
difference in their meanings.<br />
am a food snob.<br />
<strong>The</strong> foodie is an amateur or<br />
gourmet Writing in the Guardian,<br />
hobbyist and a gourmet has the gastronome Paul Levy, who claims<br />
educated palate and refined<br />
paternity of the term foodie<br />
taste of a professional.<br />
with colleague Ann Barr,<br />
Foodie, like the expression eatery, is a admits that American restaurant critic,<br />
relatively new term in our modern culinary food writer and novelist Gael Greene may<br />
lexicon. Both of those terms have given me have coined the term foodie at about the<br />
a lot of flak. <strong>The</strong> word eatery I am only now same time in 1982. “What started as a term<br />
shamefully surrendering to after initially of mockery shifted ground, as writers<br />
finding the term not only loathsome<br />
found that “foodie” had a certain utility,<br />
but unappetizing. My complaint is that describing people who, because of age, sex,<br />
“eatery” is being used inaccurately; it is income and social class, simply did not<br />
an interloper on the culinary landscape, fit into the category ‘gourmet’, which we<br />
evoking images of cheap, usually inferior insisted had become ‘a rude word’.”<br />
restaurants with undiscriminating all-youcan-eat<br />
offerings and other unspeakable legendary satirical sketch on the IFC series<br />
We can see how far we have come by a<br />
horrors. Recently, I have begun to hear Portlandia (you can watch it on YouTube)<br />
the term eatery to describe fine dining caricaturing foodies and called, “Is the<br />
establishments. I am seeing the expression chicken local?” <strong>The</strong> episode goes like this:<br />
bandied about in venerated pages of<br />
A waitress approaches a man and woman<br />
prestigious publications.<br />
seated at a table and asks if they’re ready to<br />
foodie?<br />
#43 — Sept/Oct 2013<br />
eatdrink.ca |@eatdrinkmag<br />
goulu (glutton), gourmand, (one who enjoys<br />
eating), friand or epicure (one who with<br />
discriminating taste takes pleasure in fine<br />
food and drink), gourmet (a connoisseur of<br />
food and drink), and finally the gastronome<br />
(one with a serious interest in gastronomy).<br />
Let’s not overlook “foodie,” a contemporary<br />
term that is frequently used as a synonym<br />
for gourmet or epicure. www.eatdrink.ca/thefoodies-place/<br />
7<br />
Where to Eat in Stratford/ Stratford’s<br />
Changing Gastro Scene: <strong>The</strong> Stratford<br />
Festival and Stratford Chefs School have<br />
contributed to the<br />
formation of a distinctively<br />
vibrant culinary<br />
culture and restaurant<br />
community, featuring<br />
a chef-driven approach<br />
to sourcing locally and<br />
cooking from scratch.<br />
Whether the subject is<br />
the evolving restaurant<br />
scene, or where to eat,<br />
I have enjoyed writing<br />
about Stratford,<br />
including features on<br />
Monforte on Wellington, Bijou, Mercer Hall,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit, <strong>The</strong> Prune, Revival House and<br />
<strong>The</strong> Restaurant at <strong>The</strong> Bruce. www.eatdrink.ca/<br />
where-to-eat-in-stratford/<br />
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restaurants<br />
Where to Eat in Stratford<br />
Summer Dining in Festival City<br />
hen dining in Stratford, I<br />
can’t help but be drawn to<br />
restaurants that authentically<br />
W support farmers, vineyards,<br />
and food purveyors by featuring quality<br />
local ingredients and products. I also like<br />
to take note of the ambience, whether<br />
the cutlery is polished, and the wine and<br />
food knowledge of the service staff. Great<br />
restaurants give a lot of thought and<br />
attention to their wine and cocktail lists and,<br />
most importantly, to genuine hospitality.<br />
Bijou<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bruce Restaurant<br />
#60 — July/August 2016<br />
Down the Rabbit Hole – <strong>The</strong> Red<br />
Rabbit in<br />
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restaurants<br />
Stratford: “A locally<br />
Down the Rabbit Hole<br />
at <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit in Stratford<br />
sourced restaurant,<br />
locally sourced restaurant, run down and agreed<br />
run by workers, owned<br />
by workers, owned by workers, that we didn`t<br />
shared by the community,” pretty really want to do<br />
“A much sums up <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit’s this for someone<br />
ethos. Chef Sean Collins is a Stratford Chefs else anymore. If<br />
School graduate, instructor and previously we were going to<br />
by workers, shared<br />
head chef at Mercer Hall before its sale last work 80 hours a<br />
year. Collins terms his cooking as “Flavour week and throw<br />
First, Ingredient Driven.” He also says, “We our whole heart<br />
cook food we like to eat.”<br />
and soul into<br />
One of Stratford’s most anticipated<br />
something, we<br />
by the community,”<br />
openings last summer was <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit, should do it for<br />
which launched in mid-July. Stratford-born ourselves. It didn’t make sense to have a<br />
Jessie Votary and Collins left Mercer Hall money man at the top taking all the profits.<br />
to build the community-shared restaurant Nor were we interested in trying to squeeze<br />
on Wellington Street with partners/workers an additional dime out of every plate that<br />
pretty much sums<br />
Jonathan Naiman (Sous Chef/Owner), comes out of the kitchen.”<br />
With 100 shares at $1,000<br />
each, <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit’s<br />
ownership group raised a<br />
percentage of the capital<br />
up <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit’s<br />
they needed to finance their<br />
project. <strong>The</strong>y then turned<br />
to an innovative financing<br />
model akin to community<br />
supported agriculture<br />
ethos. Stratford-born<br />
(CSA), but in this case<br />
adapted for the restaurant<br />
business. <strong>The</strong>y modelled<br />
it primarily after colleague<br />
Anne Campion`s business<br />
Jessie Votary and<br />
model at Revel Caffé which<br />
itself is a spin on a CSA<br />
Chef Sean Collins, Jessie Votary, and Kris Schlotzhauer<br />
model that Ruth Klassen at<br />
Monforte Dairy pioneered in<br />
Adam Robinson (front of house), Tyson the Stratford area. Campion and Votary both<br />
Chef Sean Collins left<br />
Everitt (Doctor and resident soda jerk and believe in the importance of supporting new<br />
fermenting specialist), Steve Walters (front models of community-centred businesses<br />
of house) and Gen Zinger (front of house). that strengthen and help build communities.<br />
Votary, who has been fittingly labelled Interested subscribers were invited to<br />
the restaurant’s fearless leader and the purchase restaurant futures in the business.<br />
Mercer Hall to build<br />
mastermind behind the business, recently This raised an additional $57,000 in funds,<br />
said, “<strong>The</strong> notion for the restaurant was born which helped them get the doors open<br />
out of necessity and inevitability. We all sat by paying for opening wages and putting<br />
the communityshared<br />
restaurant<br />
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with partners/workers. Votary, who has been<br />
fittingly labelled the restaurant’s fearless<br />
leader and the mastermind behind the<br />
business, said, “<strong>The</strong> notion for the restaurant<br />
was born out of necessity and inevitability. We<br />
all sat down and agreed that we didn’t really<br />
want to do this for someone else anymore.”<br />
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Photo courtesy of <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit
a step closer to Italy...<br />
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Family-owned & operated, siblings Tina and Len<br />
are celebrating 10 years of bringing a genuine<br />
taste of Italy to Chatham. In homage to their<br />
mother Maria, they insist upon from-scratch<br />
cooking using the best of local ingrendients.<br />
<strong>The</strong> restaurant is sophisticated yet approachable.<br />
A beautiful patio overlooks the Thames River.<br />
Catering and well-appointed private function<br />
rooms are available.<br />
231 King Street West, Chatham<br />
519-360-1600<br />
Open for Dinner Daily / Lunch Monday-Saturday<br />
www.mammamariasristorante.ca<br />
Frendz is run by the creative team of Brenda<br />
Boismier and Chef Marc King. <strong>The</strong> warm, cozy<br />
Resto/Lounge is designed for friends to gather for<br />
good food and good times. Weekend entertainment<br />
features local talent. <strong>The</strong> upscale yet affordable<br />
menu features international cuisine, prepared from<br />
scratch, from Spanish tapas to steak and seafood.<br />
Craft beer is on tap, an extensive drink menu is<br />
on offer, and this may be the best patio in town.<br />
216 King Street West, Chatham<br />
519-436-1313<br />
Open Tuesday–Saturday for Lunch & Dinner<br />
a step closer<br />
www.frendzlounge.com<br />
to home...
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
№ 55 | <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> 2015<br />
№ 48 | July/August 2014<br />
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restaurants<br />
T<br />
Sixthirtynine: A Distinctive Taste<br />
of Oxford County: Sixthirtynine is<br />
one of Ontario’s best<br />
A Distinctive Taste of Oxford County<br />
Destination: sixthirtynine, in Woodstock<br />
ravel the back roads and<br />
country trails and familiarize<br />
yourself with the proud<br />
Quaker settlements, Amish<br />
farmgates, rural hamlets and a variety<br />
of trails where you can see, touch and<br />
savour first-hand the many unique<br />
regional tastes distinctive to Oxford<br />
County. <strong>The</strong> small, historic town of<br />
Woodstock, population 38,000, is home<br />
to Sixthirtynine, which is emerging as<br />
the embodiment of one of Ontario’s best<br />
destination farm-to-table restaurants.<br />
By definition, a destination<br />
restaurant is usually one that has a<br />
Chef Eric Boyar flanked by his partners — wife<br />
compelling appeal to entice diners from<br />
Jennifer (left) and mother Pauline Bucek<br />
beyond its region. Interestingly, the<br />
earliest concept of a destination restaurant with a natural edge has set the mood for<br />
originates in France with the Michelin the recent redesign by Kelly Oliver of Oliver<br />
Guide, which rates restaurants as to whether Design in Woodstock. <strong>The</strong> renewed space<br />
they merit a special visit or detour by<br />
introduces a crisp palette of navy, grey,<br />
motorists.<br />
and white, and natural brown tones in the<br />
Newly refurbished to a higher standard of floor, as well as a few strategic bio-ethanol<br />
comfort, sixthirtynine is a tasteful 30-seat room fireplaces and solid comfortable dining<br />
offering menus that are tied to the rhythms of chairs upholstered in platinum fabric.<br />
the growing season in Oxford County. After Chef Eric Boyar’s culinary repertoire,<br />
a decade its synthesis of gastronomy, service rooted in classical French technique,<br />
and comfort has matured into something was developed in such Toronto hotspots<br />
substantial and remarkable.<br />
as Splendido, Mistura, Goldfish and the<br />
A full wall in reclaimed lumber, ceiling Metropolitan Hotel. Chef and his wife<br />
beams and a new bar top in raw lumber Jennifer returned to his Woodstock home<br />
in 2005, and opened sixthirtynine with<br />
his mother Pauline Bucek. Pauline and<br />
Jennifer are hands-on partners and both<br />
work the front of house, often spelling off<br />
one another.<br />
Boyar and sous chef Wes Quehl deliver a<br />
homegrown Oxford County “from scratch”<br />
farm-to-table experience. <strong>The</strong>y are among<br />
the leading-edge chefs showcasing the<br />
distinctive diversity of culinary regionalism<br />
that safeguards rural knowledge, its<br />
wisdom, as well as its traditions. Dedicated<br />
to building and nurturing strong personal<br />
<strong>The</strong> Crew<br />
relationships with farmers and producers,<br />
destination farmto-table<br />
restaurants.<br />
Chef Eric Boyar’s<br />
culinary repertoire,<br />
rooted in classical<br />
French technique,<br />
was developed in such<br />
Toronto hotspots as<br />
Splendido, Mistura,<br />
Goldfish and the<br />
Metropolitan Hotel.<br />
Chef and his wife<br />
Jennifer returned to<br />
his Woodstock home<br />
in 2005, and with his mother Pauline Bucek<br />
opened Sixthirtynine. Pauline and Jennifer<br />
are hands-on partners and both work the<br />
front of house. www.eatdrink.ca/a-distinctivetaste-of-oxford-county/<br />
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Saffron and “Secrets of the Back<br />
Forty”: After years of travelling<br />
concessions and scouting back roads we have<br />
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food writer at large<br />
Saffron and “Secrets of the Back Forty”<br />
A<br />
fter years of travelling concessions Cultivated as a kitchen-garden staple<br />
and scouting back roads we<br />
for generations, saffron’s role has been<br />
have begun to notice a renewed defined in traditional, regional poultry and<br />
prevalence of hand-painted signs noodle dishes in Pennsylvania’s Amish and<br />
and newly erected farmgate stalls at the end Mennonite kitchens. Sweet and warm with an<br />
of long laneways throughout Huron County’s intense aromatic flavour, it confers earthiness<br />
countryside. <strong>The</strong> modest chalkboards and and is known for its sunny appearance.<br />
hand-crafted wooden signs announce: free (Saffron filaments need to be activated in hot<br />
run eggs, horseradish, honey, maple syrup, liquid or stock before use. Many cooks are<br />
sauerkraut, rhubarb,<br />
oblivious to this and<br />
strawberries, seasonal<br />
subsequently saffron’s<br />
vegetables and fruit,<br />
virtues continue to<br />
fresh-cut bouquets,<br />
escape them.) Despite<br />
baking and “No Sunday<br />
continuing speculation,<br />
Sales.” Often there’s no<br />
Sarah firmly rejects<br />
one there to receive<br />
the spring blooming,<br />
you, just a wooden box<br />
purple flowered crocus<br />
or a locked drawer into<br />
as a possible candidate,<br />
which to drop your<br />
simply referring to it as<br />
money. It is called the<br />
the “safferon” plant.<br />
honour system.<br />
I am left to wonder<br />
At six-thirty in the<br />
if these delicate<br />
morning we have already<br />
aromatic threads come<br />
travelled two hours from<br />
from field marigolds,<br />
the Bruce Peninsula.<br />
or calendula, which<br />
We are returning to<br />
are known for both<br />
the city when we pull<br />
their culinary and<br />
into the dirt laneway<br />
medicinal uses. Both<br />
off the beaten track. <strong>The</strong> farmgate is more the calendula and the safflower are often<br />
of a purpose built out-building flanking referred to as “poor man’s saffron.” Sarah<br />
a large greenhouse and the whitewashed scoffs at the idea of harvesting saffron from<br />
homestead for the family of ten. Sarah, an fields of wildflowers, especially now, during<br />
Old Order Mennonite, greets us wearing a planting season. She tells us that her mother<br />
solid-coloured dress of heavy broadcloth. A carefully removes the vivid crimson stigmas<br />
matching extra-long apron covers the dress. from each blossom individually before<br />
Her long hair is coiled into a tight bun, and drying them for weeks in a warm, dry place.<br />
her head is covered with a plain white cap Hooked by the quality and the familiar taste<br />
tied under her neck. She emanates industry, of saffron, the thought of cultivating it locally<br />
simplicity and modesty.<br />
and its many culinary applications makes<br />
Discussing the small packets of seasonal my head reel. In time, I have learned that the<br />
saffron she has for sale, I offer to lend her <strong>The</strong> potency of saffron is indeed a product of its<br />
Essential Saffron Companion on a return visit. terroir and how it is treated after it is harvested.<br />
“I have no time to read a book,” says Sarah, In the past, I have known saffron to impart a<br />
matter-of-factly. After several attempts to floral taste, honey sweetness or toasted, nutty,<br />
interrogate her about the plants her “safferon” and pungent flavours.<br />
is collected from, it still remains a mystery. In conversation, Sarah doesn’t give voice<br />
#48— July/Aug 2014<br />
begun to notice a<br />
renewed prevalence<br />
of hand-painted signs<br />
and newly-erected<br />
farmgate stalls at the<br />
end of long laneways<br />
throughout Huron<br />
County’s countryside.<br />
<strong>The</strong> modest chalkboards<br />
and handcrafted<br />
wooden signs<br />
announce free run<br />
eggs, horseradish,<br />
honey, maple syrup,<br />
sauerkraut, rhubarb, strawberries, seasonal<br />
vegetables and fruit, fresh-cut bouquets,<br />
baking and “No Sunday Sales.” Often there’s no<br />
one there to receive you, just a wooden box or a<br />
locked drawer into which to drop your money.<br />
It is called the honour system. www.eatdrink.ca/<br />
saffron-and-secrets-of-the-back-forty<br />
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A Root-to-Stalk Revolution<br />
Ten Plant-Focused London Hotspots<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
It has been a year since I wrote about the rise<br />
of plant-based cuisine. In that time the scene<br />
has exploded. Besides exclusively<br />
vegan and vegetarian restaurants,<br />
many establishments<br />
(especially the hybrid, part<br />
coffee shop, part bakery)<br />
now offer an innovative<br />
array of plant-based and<br />
dairy-free options. Until<br />
recently vegans, vegetarians,<br />
and patrons adopting<br />
quasi-vegetarian diets<br />
in an effort to eat more<br />
healthily, routinely faced<br />
uninspiring,<br />
predictable<br />
meat-free<br />
dishes. We<br />
all remember<br />
restaurants<br />
Plant Matter Kitchen Deluxe<br />
Thin-Crust Pizza with mushrooms,<br />
tomatoes, baby spinach, sweet<br />
potatoes & pesto, on flatbread finished<br />
with truffle oil & balsamic reduction.<br />
serving the ubiquitous, poorly-executed mushroom<br />
risotto, token vegetable pasta or baked Portobello<br />
mushroom stack. <strong>The</strong> “V” symbol seldom, if ever,<br />
appeared on a menu, and more often than not you<br />
had to make do with a salad that was nothing more<br />
than a listless afterthought. Today you can frequent<br />
almost any respectable independent restaurant or<br />
café and find a menu adorned with those helpful “V”<br />
symbols that denote vegan.<br />
As the market for non-dairy products increases, so<br />
does the diversity of options, including a variety of<br />
innovative non-dairy cheeses, ice creams and yogurts,<br />
along with a selection of nut and plant-based milks that<br />
are used to make them. Hazelnut, macadamia, cashew,<br />
hemp, flax, oat and quinoa varieties have joined the<br />
ranks of soy, almond and coconut milks. Fortunately,<br />
non-dairy cheese has made tremendous strides in terms<br />
of texture, taste and the ability to be melted. Good local<br />
examples of food artisans making vegan cheese are<br />
Helen Drummond of Main Vegan Deli in Glencoe, Nuts<br />
for Cheese founder Margaret Coon at the Farmers’ and<br />
Artisans’ Market at Western Fair, and Amarjit Singh at<br />
Local Dairy in Ingersoll. Speaking of culinary innovation<br />
check out zen’Za Pizzeria (formerly<br />
Rico’s Pizzeria Downtown). It’s known<br />
for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free<br />
thin-crust pizzas. In no particular<br />
order, here are the ten plantfocused<br />
hotspots that deserve<br />
your attention.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Boombox<br />
Bakeshop, with its<br />
bright pink facade and<br />
entry doors flanked by<br />
two decorative lions, is<br />
situated in new premises<br />
at the corner of Adelaide<br />
Street and Princess Avenue.<br />
<strong>The</strong> bakeshop is a popular<br />
veg-friendly bakery and café<br />
specializing in vegan and gluten-free<br />
goods. <strong>The</strong> offerings include delicious<br />
(and stunning) pies, tarts, cupcakes,<br />
popovers, mini pies and other mouthwatering<br />
seasonal treats. <strong>The</strong>re is a<br />
deluxe state-of-the-art Elektra espresso<br />
machine, a selection of teas, kombucha,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Boombox Bakeshop on Adelaide at Princess
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Ground up Organic Café is open all day serving not just<br />
coffee, but breakfast, lunch and dinner.<br />
and Patrick’s Beans coffee. <strong>The</strong>re is a seating<br />
area to enjoy your treats in-house. Alexandra<br />
Connon creates purposeful partnerships with<br />
other local businesses that have a similar<br />
mindset. theboomboxbakeshop.com<br />
Glassroots, led by Chef Yoda Olinyk and<br />
Sommelier Mike Fish, recently decided to<br />
close. In a statement posted on Facebook they<br />
said, “<strong>The</strong> last 16 months have been the best<br />
months of our lives but we have decided to<br />
choose our mental and physical health over<br />
90-hour work weeks and everything that goes<br />
into running such a successful restaurant.<br />
We have new opportunities on the horizon<br />
and the timing is right to move on.” Chef<br />
curated a weekly list of what’s available from<br />
local farmers and then created a seasonal<br />
made-from-scratch menu based on those<br />
ingredients. Fish curated an all-Canadian<br />
wine list and innovative cocktails. Fish and<br />
Chef Olinyk will undoubtedly continue to be<br />
tireless and dedicated proponents of London’s<br />
vegan scene. Expect to see them at events and<br />
pop-ups this fall. www.glassrootslondon.com<br />
Globally Local, billed as Canada’s first<br />
vegan fast food restaurant, opened last year<br />
at 252 Dundas Street in downtown London,<br />
right across from the Central Public Library.<br />
James McInnes had success earlier when<br />
he developed the “Big McInnes,” a vegan<br />
interpretation of McDonald’s Big Mac, which<br />
he offered on the menu of his McVegans food<br />
truck at local festivals. McInnes recently<br />
launched the “World’s First” 24-hour Vegan<br />
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Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 30, 10am–1 pm<br />
Our Fall Food Fest is your Thanksgiving<br />
primer! Celebrate all the local food that<br />
is available now at our market, and join<br />
us for:<br />
• Free Cooking Demonstrations<br />
• Tasty Samplings<br />
• A Stuffing Cook-off<br />
• Live Music<br />
• Fun Kid's Activities<br />
All activities are in the support of<br />
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Drive-Thru — located at a former Harvey’s at<br />
Highbury and Cheapside. www.globallylocal.ca<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ground Up Organic Café at<br />
Richmond and Piccadilly offers an organic,<br />
plant-based and eco-conscious menu that<br />
changes daily. Try the “No-Chicken Curry<br />
Wrap” or the “Chili Cheezy Potato Bowl”. <strong>The</strong><br />
café features espresso drinks, smoothies and<br />
various grab-and-go items, including “Drop the<br />
Beet Slaw”. “Plant-based” puts an emphasis on<br />
real food. Everything at <strong>The</strong> Ground Up Cafe is<br />
by definition vegan, entirely free from animal<br />
and animal by-products. But they take it a step<br />
further to make sure menu items are healthpromoting<br />
whole foods, prepared fresh. www.<br />
thegroundupcafe.com<br />
Heather Pinsky’s Naturally Vegan<br />
Company is London’s boutique vegan<br />
kitchen. Pinsky prepares strictly vegan meals<br />
created especially for home or office delivery. All<br />
meals are prepared in the commercial kitchen<br />
at <strong>The</strong> London Food Incubator at 630 Dundas<br />
Street. Pinsky also offers themed, interactive<br />
vegan cooking workshops. Recent themes have<br />
included <strong>The</strong> Vegan Pantry, Middle Eastern,<br />
Italian, Mexican, and Sauces, Dressings and<br />
Condiments. Pinsky’s focus is healthy and<br />
“yummy” vegan food with a particular emphasis<br />
on baking. www.naturallyvegancompany.com<br />
Plant Matter Kitchen, located in the<br />
heart of Wortley Village, is owned by Glenn<br />
Whitehead and business partner Melanie Wendt<br />
who are dedicated to health and wellness. PMK<br />
is the culmination of many of their passions,<br />
including healthy eating, organic cuisine,<br />
Dan Plamondon’s Wellington<br />
Market brings local and<br />
organic to the SOHO (South<br />
Horton) area<br />
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Plant Matters Kitchen — popular in Wortley Village, and<br />
coming soon to downtown London<br />
collaborative cooking and supporting local<br />
business. This wholly vegan, plant-based, organic<br />
restaurant has a distinctly back-to-the-earth<br />
vibe with an open kitchen and a modern urban<br />
sensibility. PMK features a smoothie and juice<br />
bar and offers chilled organic brews. Giving back<br />
to the community is part of the PMK’s mandate,<br />
making the eatery part of an ethics-driven<br />
model of business culture that adopts socially<br />
responsible practices. A second exciting iteration<br />
of PMK is expected to open soon downtown,<br />
in the former Braywick Bistro location. www.<br />
plantmatterkitchen.com<br />
Rhino Lounge Bakery Coffee<br />
Shoppe in Museum London has evolved<br />
into London’s newest plant-based hot spot.<br />
<strong>The</strong> offerings aren’t completely vegan yet but<br />
they will no longer be serving meat. Chef<br />
Michele Lenhardt is the long-time River Room/<br />
North Moore Catering pastry chef and former<br />
co-owner of Black Walnut Café and pastry chef<br />
at the AGO. If you are a connoisseur of classic<br />
pastry and dessert, you have come to the right<br />
place — the bakery creates plant-based magic<br />
in their in-house scratch bakery every day.<br />
Lenhardt is also a renowned innovator and<br />
authority on vegan offerings and brings plantbased<br />
cuisine to a whole new level. <strong>The</strong> Rhino<br />
makes a delicious hybrid doughnut, homage to<br />
the cronut, and is only available on Thursdays.<br />
Chef offers a plant-based prix-fixe menu on<br />
Thursday evenings. Call for reservations. www.<br />
rhinolounge.ca<br />
<strong>The</strong> seeds for VegFest London were sown<br />
in 2013 when founder Krista Kankula, after<br />
attending the Niagara VegFest and Toronto<br />
Veg Food Fest, realized that London needed<br />
its own festival. Organized by a dedicated<br />
group of volunteers, VegFest London is<br />
an annual festival showcasing alternative<br />
food, health, and beauty products that are
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Double Chocolate Donuts<br />
from Rhino Lounge in<br />
Museum London<br />
occupied by the Organic Works Bakery and<br />
Revive Kitchen, bringing wholesome food to the<br />
SOHO neighbourhood. Plamondon believes in<br />
supporting farmers and partners like Organic<br />
Works Bakery, so he sources locally and uses<br />
organic ingredients whenever possible. This<br />
is the newest hot spot for vegetarian, vegan,<br />
omnivore-friendly and gluten-free, dine-in or<br />
grab-and-go. www.wellingtonmarket.ca<br />
BRYAN LAVERY is <strong>Eatdrink</strong> Food Editor and Writer at<br />
Large<br />
all vegan. <strong>The</strong> festival’s educational aims are<br />
further achieved through a speaker panel of<br />
noteworthy experts, live cooking demos and a<br />
dedicated resource area. Visitors of all ages are<br />
welcome to attend. VegFest 2016, held at the<br />
Western Fair District last November, had over<br />
120 vendors and 7,500 attendees. This year<br />
VegFest will be held at Western Fair District’s<br />
Agri-plex. www.vegfestlondon.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Harvest Pantry partners with other<br />
local producers to offer wild foraged Chaga<br />
mushrooms, organic spices and sweet seasonal<br />
jams and jellies. If you are looking for lactofermented<br />
turmeric cauliflower this is the place!<br />
(<strong>The</strong> process is completely vegan and should not<br />
be confused with the term “lactose”.) Located at<br />
the Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market at Western<br />
Fair, the focus of Valerie Andrew’s food and<br />
small wares panty is on preparing small batch<br />
ferments, like kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi,<br />
cultured mustards and chickpea miso. www.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> BUZZ<br />
Culinary Community Notes<br />
Are you passionate about what you eat<br />
and where your food comes from? If<br />
so, you are going to love discovering<br />
London’s community<br />
pride in our iconic food festivals,<br />
farmers’ markets, food trucks,<br />
craft beer breweries and culinary<br />
scene. Visitors are looking for<br />
experiences when they travel, to<br />
connect with their surroundings<br />
and live like the locals. We are<br />
excited at <strong>Eatdrink</strong> not only to<br />
celebrate our 10th anniversary, but<br />
to present Volume 6 of London’s<br />
Local Flavour. You can get your<br />
hands on a copy at the farmers’<br />
markets, and many of the <strong>Eatdrink</strong><br />
outlets in London, at the Downtown<br />
London office, and regionally at<br />
Tourism Information Centres. As<br />
usual, this complimentary guide is<br />
also available online at eatdrink.<br />
ca. Like all of our publications, it can be read on<br />
your cellphone, tablet or desktop.<br />
<strong>Eatdrink</strong> Forest City Cookbook Recipe Contest<br />
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from an impressive cast of the<br />
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restaurants, events, classrooms<br />
and small businesses in London.<br />
<strong>The</strong> contest opens <strong>September</strong> 5, <strong>2017</strong> and the<br />
deadline for recipe submissions is <strong>October</strong> 31, <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> winner will be announced by <strong>Eatdrink</strong> and the<br />
winner will then work with the<br />
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Los Lobos, now open at Talbot and Albert, is<br />
the latest creation from London brothers Justin<br />
and Greg Wolfe, proprietors of <strong>The</strong> Early Bird<br />
and Wolfe of Wortley. Exuberant decor sets an<br />
exciting “Modern Mexican” vibe. Platos pequeno<br />
(small plates) predominate on a menu of gourmet<br />
Mexican-inspired fare with contemporary twists.<br />
<strong>The</strong> menu features tacos and burritos but also<br />
covers a take on classics with the focus at the bar<br />
being on cocktails, blended margaritas, tequila,<br />
mezcal and bourbon. Fb.com/LosLobosLondon<br />
Air Canada’s EnRoute magazine announced the<br />
longlist for Canada’s Best New Restaurants <strong>2017</strong> and<br />
London’s Wolfe of Wortley in Wortley Village made<br />
the list. Congratulations Gregg & Justin Wolfe! Read<br />
our story “<strong>The</strong> Big, Bad Wolfes: <strong>The</strong> Wolfe of Wortley<br />
in London” www.eatdrink.ca/wolfes/<br />
A new multi-use attraction to be known as 100<br />
Kellogg is being repurposed from the former<br />
Kellogg’s factory in London. <strong>The</strong> complex will<br />
include Silver Stacks Brewery named for the<br />
factory’s iconic smoke stacks. Silver Stacks will<br />
feature a 25-hectolitre brewhouse, tap room and<br />
retail store, and will be one of the anchor tenants.<br />
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brewery that was opened in Tobermory in 2014<br />
by Matt and Kristin Buckley. Eight years ago, the<br />
former police officers relocated to Tobermory,<br />
purchased a pub and opened Tobermory Brewing<br />
Co. <strong>The</strong> new brewery will produce beer for the<br />
original brewery as well as the Silver Stacks brews.<br />
Anderson Craft Ales just celebrated its first<br />
anniversary. <strong>The</strong> popular craft brewery recently<br />
added an outdoor patio, expanded their draft<br />
system to get seven beers on tap, and added a<br />
dedicated nitro line (for those creamy texture<br />
that Guinness made its reputation on). Food<br />
Truck Fridays at the Old East brewery have been a<br />
particular hit with fans. www.andersoncraftales.ca<br />
Michael Naish and Justin Belanger are set to open<br />
Storm Stayed Brewing, a brewpub that will inhabit<br />
the space once occupied by <strong>The</strong> Cove restaurant at<br />
169 Wharncliffe Rd. S. www.stormstayed.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> word on the street is that Beer Lab London at<br />
Milos’ Craft Beer Emporium will soon open in its<br />
own premises next door. www.pubmilos.com<br />
Milan Karac, formerly of Kantina Café and<br />
Black George, closed Ritual Café in mid-August.<br />
Restaurateur Erin Dunham and chef Matt Kershaw<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Other Bird restaurant group in Hamilton<br />
have taken the space for their latest project. <strong>The</strong><br />
partners plan to open Hunter &Co., a cocktail<br />
bar that features hot food, as well as charcuterie<br />
and oysters. <strong>The</strong> restaurant will take a little bit of<br />
their inspiration from Rapscallion Rogue Eatery<br />
(offering culinary connoisseurs a full nose-to-tail<br />
experience) and a little bit of Two Blacksheep<br />
(offering oysters, charcuterie, salumi, cheese<br />
and pickles, carefully crafted cocktails, awesome<br />
wine and delicious craft beer) two of their popular<br />
Hamilton-based hotspots. www.otherbird.com<br />
Reverie will be an intimate “tasting menu”<br />
restaurant on Piccadilly St., just west of Richmond<br />
St., that will showcase the skills of its chef, Brian<br />
Sua-an, who owns and operates the restaurant.<br />
With just 12 seats (four deuces, and four seats at<br />
a counter), the 500-square-foot space is tucked<br />
away in a small mall. Sua-an briefly staged at<br />
Rene Redzepi’s NOMA and its sister establishment<br />
108 Restaurant operated by NOMA alumnus chef<br />
Kristian Bauman. <strong>The</strong> draw of the minimalist<br />
Reverie is a Canadian-focused five-course<br />
tasting menu. Reservations are required. www.<br />
reverierestaurant.ca<br />
Seasonal Flavours: A Night of Tapas to Support<br />
Childreach will be hosted by Growing Chefs! on<br />
Thursday, <strong>September</strong> 28. Tasting stations will be<br />
perfectly paired with fine local wines and beers.
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Finish it all off on a sweet note with delectable<br />
desserts. <strong>The</strong> event will be held at Growing Chefs<br />
Headquarters (formerly the Auberge du Petit<br />
Prince), 460 King Street, from 6–8 pm. Tickets are<br />
$75 each and can be purchased online or by phone<br />
519-434-3644 x634. www.childreach.on.ca<br />
<strong>The</strong> Forest City Cookbook, featuring 120+ original<br />
recipes from London’s culinary community, has<br />
surpassed the halfway point of their crowd-funding<br />
campaign with over 500 books pre-ordered. To<br />
guarantee yourself a copy, you must pre-order<br />
through the Forest City Cookbook site (until<br />
December <strong>2017</strong>). Once the funding campaign is<br />
closed, there will be no other way to purchase a book<br />
— no second print run — so order your copy today!<br />
www.forestcitycookbook.com<br />
This year’s VegFest — London’s annual “plantbased<br />
party” — takes place Saturday, November<br />
11, 10 am–6 pm, at the Metroland Media Agriplex,<br />
Western Fair District. A wide variety of vendors<br />
will be on site, offering food and drink samples<br />
and offering all kinds of support for a plant-based<br />
lifestyle. Admission is $5 (children 12 & under are<br />
free) and parking is free. www.vegfestlondon.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tea Lounge is launching Afternoon Tea Service<br />
on Sundays. Guests are also invited to a ‘’Moon<br />
Festival Tea Party’’ on Sunday, Oct. 1. Moon Festival<br />
is a traditional Chinese festival where family gets<br />
together, very much like Thanksgiving. Moon<br />
cakes are round pastries and one of the hallmark<br />
traditions enjoyed during Moon Festival. Guests<br />
will be served several different Chinese teas in the<br />
traditional Gongfu set on big Gongfu tables, paired<br />
with different styles of Moon cakes.<br />
Michelle Pierce Hamilton, RHN (Registered<br />
Holistic Nutritionist) & Certified Tea Sommelier,<br />
is leading a 4-week clean eating workshop called<br />
‘’Get Ready to Flourish,’’ Wednesdays nights from<br />
7–9pm, Sept. 6–27. Another talk by Pierce Hamilton<br />
on the health benefits of tea called “Tea: A Super<br />
Food” will be held Wednesday Oct. 4, 7–9pm www.<br />
tealoungelondon.com<br />
Chef Josh Sawyer and Elaine Sawyer will be<br />
rebranding Wich Is Wich in <strong>October</strong> as “a proper<br />
sandwich and supper shop.” <strong>The</strong> restaurant will<br />
also be open evenings, Thursday to Saturday,<br />
beginning <strong>October</strong> 12, with a playful but<br />
intelligently curated menu. Lights will dim and<br />
the focus shared with great wines and cocktails. A<br />
series of “pop up” themed suppers will begin with<br />
“1920’s Sicily” in November. www.wichiswich.ca<br />
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Jess Jazey-Spoelstra and Chef Andrew<br />
Wolwowicz’s new venture Craft Farmacy aims to be<br />
the ultimate neighbourhood restaurant featuring<br />
local craft beer and an oyster bar with rustic style<br />
food. Look for great wines, lots of sharing plates<br />
and fabulous house cocktails. <strong>The</strong> restaurant is now<br />
slated to open in <strong>October</strong>. Fb.com/CraftFarmacy<br />
Stratford<br />
Stratford Kiwanis Garlic Festival — Plan to attend<br />
the 11th Annual Stratford Kiwanis Garlic Festival<br />
on <strong>September</strong> 9 & 10 at the Community Hall in<br />
<strong>The</strong> Stratford Rotary Complex. Raising funds for<br />
local community projects and supporting our local<br />
garlic growers, <strong>The</strong> Kiwanis Club of Stratford once<br />
again will deliver a fun family weekend, complete<br />
with Ontario Garlic & Artisan Market, Cooking<br />
demonstrations by professional chefs, educational<br />
forums, live entertainment, artisanal cheeses and<br />
exclusive wine/spirits/beer pairings & tastings.<br />
$10/A/SR/ST/per day, Children 12 & under free of<br />
charge. www.stratfordgarlicfestival.com<br />
Chef Angie Mohr’s southern low country-inspired<br />
SAV Eatery and Smokehouse opened this summer<br />
on Wellington Street. It is open Tuesday–Sunday,<br />
11:30–9pm. <strong>The</strong> response so far from both locals<br />
and visitors has been overwhelmingly positive.<br />
www.saveatery.com<br />
Beginning the last week of August, <strong>The</strong> Red Rabbit<br />
will be open on Sundays and Mondays for lunch<br />
only. Part of their philosophy of fair wages and<br />
benefits for their staff involves “a commitment to<br />
balancing work expectations with our personal<br />
lives. As we are passionate restaurant people,<br />
sometimes we forget how important the balance<br />
is.” Nosh Monday returns November 6 (taking<br />
reservations starting in <strong>October</strong>). On Sundays, <strong>The</strong><br />
Red Rabbit recommends trying their sister resto<br />
Okazu for dinner. www.redrabbitresto.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mill Stone features a small seasonally-inspired<br />
all-day menu with small plates, bolstered by a<br />
rotating selection of feature dishes with a focus on<br />
lighter and healthier fare. A curated list of delicious<br />
tacos has been a massive hit this season. Look for<br />
cocktails on tap and in bottles, homemade bitters<br />
and fluidity between the kitchen and the bar with<br />
globally-inspired flavours and locally-sourced<br />
ingredients. www.themillstone.ca<br />
<strong>The</strong> Prune and Bar One Fifty One will stay open past<br />
the festival season. It will be open weekends for<br />
<strong>October</strong> and open for private groups and Christmas<br />
parties until January. www.theprune.com<br />
Revival House will participate in the province-wide<br />
LCBO promotion “Taste Local Love Local” from Sept.
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10–Oct. 7. <strong>The</strong> initiative showcases restaurants that<br />
pair local VQA Ontario wines-by-the-glass and<br />
Ontario craft beers with local fare. More than 150<br />
restaurants across the province are participating in<br />
this year’s campaign. Revival House features a wine<br />
list full of VQA Ontario wines and proudly serves<br />
local produce from local-area farmers Vegiscape,<br />
Kawathoolei Farms, and Loco Fields with locally<br />
produced cheese offerings (three varieties!) from<br />
Monforte Dairy on the Revival House cheese<br />
boards. More info on the French-rustic inspired<br />
menus can be found at www.revival.house.<br />
Revival House will host the Songwriter’s Circle<br />
on <strong>October</strong> 20 at 8pm, featuring performances by<br />
Ron Sexsmith, Emm Gryner, Dayna Manning and<br />
Jason Barry. Prix-fixe menu will be on offer and<br />
dinner reservations are recommended.<br />
LIVE at Revival House “String Bone Presents”<br />
<strong>2017</strong>-18 concert series returns with some very<br />
exciting Canadian songwriters welcomed to the<br />
stage. See the ad in this issue on page 12 or go to<br />
www.stringbonepresents.com<br />
HOPS and HEELS: Craft Beer Night for Ladies<br />
will take place Friday, Nov. 10. <strong>The</strong> event invites<br />
women to enjoy craft beer sampling with 10 Ontario<br />
breweries, a meet-&-greet with brewers & reps,<br />
Revival House hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment<br />
and more. $45. Limited tickets available online.<br />
Revival House High Tea — Afternoon High Tea<br />
is now offered monthly on the last Sunday of the<br />
month with seatings from 2–4pm. Each Revival<br />
House High Tea afternoon features three distinct<br />
blends of Sloane Fine Tea served on beautiful Royal<br />
Albert china from the Miranda Kerr collection.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tea menu complements house-baked scones<br />
and preserves, both sweet and savoury, along with<br />
sandwiches and other dainties, perfect for any<br />
special occasion. Tickets are available on-line on<br />
or before <strong>September</strong> 24 at 12 noon. $45/A, $25/CH<br />
(Under 12 years of age). www.revival.house<br />
Savour Stratford: Forage and Feast — It’s<br />
mushroom time and we will be celebrating the<br />
season with a foraging trek along forest trails in<br />
and around Stratford. <strong>The</strong>n return to Stratford for<br />
an upscale lunch of wild edibles in season. VQA<br />
Wines, craft beer from local breweries and samples<br />
of Puck’s Plenty Nettle beer will also be available.<br />
<strong>September</strong> 3, <strong>October</strong> 1 and 22 from 9:45am–2pm.<br />
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Tourism Alliance. www.visitstratford.ca/eventdetails?event=1052&recurring<br />
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Stratford’s Farmers Market — Meet local<br />
producers every Saturday 7am–12 noon at the<br />
Stratford Agri-plex. Crafts, fresh produce, meats,<br />
sauces, jams, cheese, bread, cupcakes, muffins, pies,<br />
shortbreads, bacon on a bun, and more are ready<br />
for you at this weekly market, one of the longest<br />
running in Ontario. www.stratfordfairgrounds.com<br />
Slow Food Sunday Market — Enjoy select produce,<br />
bread, soup, sweets, soap, healthy treats, crafty<br />
things, lacto-fermented foods, cheese, grass-fed<br />
meats and garden seeds Sundays 10am–2pm.<br />
Located in Market Square beside City Hall. www.<br />
slowfoodperthcounty.com<br />
For the first time in the School’s 34-year history<br />
the Stratford Chefs School is offering hands-on<br />
cooking classes and learning experiences devoted<br />
to the dedicated home cook. Running until the end<br />
of <strong>September</strong>, all classes are held in the stateof-the-art<br />
Stratford Chefs School Kitchens at 136<br />
Ontario Street and range in cost from $40 to $75.<br />
Classes range from 1 to 3 hours in length and are<br />
offered at a variety of times and days over the week.<br />
Participants roll up their sleeves and tie on an<br />
apron to actively learn a unique menu or cooking<br />
technique. Other classes include Wine Tastings and<br />
Knife Skills. No matter your skill level, the goal<br />
is to engage, entertain and educate. Upcoming<br />
classes include: Preserving, Curry, Stuffed Pasta,<br />
Risotto, Thanksgiving Pies, and Perfect Wines for<br />
Thanksgiving.<br />
Stratford Chefs School Dinners start on<br />
<strong>October</strong> 24. Between <strong>October</strong> and March each year,<br />
Stratford’s most cherished culinary secret is the<br />
School’s Dinner Series. As part of their training,<br />
students rotate through kitchen positions to<br />
produce new menus daily under the guidance of<br />
the School’s faculty of esteemed local chefs and<br />
guest chefs from across Canada and around the<br />
world. Dinner is served Tuesday to Saturday. www.<br />
stratfordchef.com<br />
<strong>The</strong> Stratford Chefs School is proud to announce its<br />
<strong>2017</strong>/18 selection for the Joseph Hoare Gastronomic<br />
Writer in Residence is celebrated chef and author<br />
Andrew George Jr. Author of Modern Native Feasts:<br />
Healthy, Innovative, Sustainable Cuisine, and a<br />
member of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, Andrew George<br />
Jr. will take up the residency in late <strong>October</strong> of this<br />
year. Chef George will present a free public lecture,<br />
“Eating Words” in partnership with the Toronto<br />
Public Library on <strong>October</strong> 23 at the Palmerston<br />
Branch <strong>The</strong>atre. Seating is limited. sweinrauch@<br />
torontopubliclibrary.ca<br />
This <strong>October</strong>, the Stratford Chefs School and<br />
DigiWriting Book Marketing Agency (producers of
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the Stratford Writers Festival) bring you Appetite<br />
for Words: A Literary Festival with a Culinary<br />
Twist! from <strong>October</strong> 27–29. At literary dinners,<br />
food is matched with an author’s readings, so<br />
participants can actually taste the words they’re<br />
hearing. A cocktail tasting inspired by great works<br />
of literature is also an anticipated event. During<br />
workshops, participants can build their skills and<br />
increase their knowledge of both the culinary and<br />
literary arts. From a literary picnic-style farm<br />
lunch to a wine tasting seminar, whet your appetite<br />
for literature! Chef Andrew George Jr will appear as<br />
a chef and presenter at the culinary festival. www.<br />
digiwriting.com/appetiteforwords/<br />
Savour Stratford Culinary Trails: <strong>The</strong> Pumpkin<br />
Trail returns, starting <strong>September</strong> 1. Treat yourself<br />
to six fall flavours for just $25 +HST. If you love<br />
pumpkin, choose from 26 delicious tastes. Relish<br />
traditional pumpkin pie and pumpkin spiced<br />
coffee and tea. <strong>The</strong>re’s Pumpkin Spice Liqueur,<br />
Thai pumpkin soup, pumpkin apple butter, creamy<br />
pumpkin fudge and a warm pumpkin tart … just<br />
to name a few of the tempting offers. Satisfy your<br />
pumpkin cravings before <strong>October</strong> 31 when they<br />
become pumpkin carvings. www/visitstratord.ca/<br />
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Around Our Region<br />
After a delicious menu offered over Thanksgiving<br />
weekend, Hessenland Inn & Vineyard rolls out<br />
the 2nd Annual Long Table Dinner on <strong>October</strong><br />
14, featuring Cocktail Hour in the vineyard and a<br />
5-course dinner with wine accompaniments in the<br />
Garden Room. German tradition will be celebrated<br />
once again at Novemberfest (Dinner, Dance &<br />
Parkinson Fundraiser) on November 4. And, for<br />
those looking to welcome the change in season with<br />
an evening of soulful reflection and connection,<br />
Hessenland will be offering their second SOULitude<br />
retreat event on November 18. www.hessenland.com<br />
Bring your family to the scenic McCully’s Hill Farm<br />
to join the fun at the Fall Harvest Festival! Enjoy<br />
horse-drawn wagon rides, a corn maze, pumpkin<br />
catapult, pedal tractor pull, face painting, crafts,<br />
barrel train, sand mount and visit the pumpkin patch.<br />
<strong>October</strong> 7–9 (Thanksgiving Monday), 14 & 15, 21 & 22,<br />
28 & 29, from 10am–4pm. www.mccullys.ca<br />
St. Marys Farmers Market — Downtown St.<br />
Marys gets fresh as local food producers and<br />
unique artisan vendors convert the Jones Street<br />
Parking Lot into the place for homegrown<br />
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Looking for a different beer for Thanksgiving?<br />
Railway City Brewing suggests their Hoptoberfest<br />
Vienna Lager — a new seasonal release made<br />
with fresh whole cone hops, available only in the<br />
St. Thomas retail store while supplies last. www.<br />
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Celebrate the autumn season at the Drumbo Fair<br />
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22–24. www.drumbofair.com<br />
Oxford Corn Mazes are opening in Oxford County!<br />
As of <strong>September</strong> 9, all three corn mazes in Oxford<br />
will be open. Get lost in the tall stalks at Leaping<br />
Deer Adventure Farm (Ingersoll), Norwich Optimist<br />
Corn Maze (Norwich) or Snyder’s Family Farm.<br />
www.tourismoxford.ca<br />
Opening Weekend at Snyder’s Family Farm includes<br />
delicious homemade treats from the bakery, wagon<br />
rides and more agricultural fun. Kids are invited<br />
to join the “Pup Party” and meet their favourite<br />
Paw Patrol characters. <strong>September</strong> 2–4. www.<br />
snydersfamilyfarm.com<br />
Half Hours on Earth, a small batch brewery located<br />
in Seaforth, was recently named the number one<br />
new brewery in Ontario by <strong>The</strong> Ontario Craft Beer<br />
Guide. www.halfhoursonearth.com<br />
Cowbell Brewing Company in Blyth has opened<br />
to acclaim. <strong>The</strong> destination craft brewery with<br />
a state-of-the-art brewing facility and farm-totable<br />
inspired restaurant is anticipated to be a key<br />
attraction and economic driver in the region. 2018<br />
plans include a working farm, complete with barley,<br />
hops, an orchard and an accessible vegetable<br />
garden for the restaurant. Future plans include a<br />
natural outdoor amphitheatre (with a capacity for<br />
15,000) to host music, culture and athletic events.<br />
<strong>The</strong> bar has 30 taps, including 25 Cowbell beers and<br />
one rotating tap dedicated to other Huron County<br />
brewers. Chef Alexandre Lussier sources products<br />
that are mostly inspired by the local terroir.<br />
Suppliers include Metzger Meats, Little Sisters<br />
Chicken and Burdan’s Red Cat Farm & Bakery.<br />
This is also both the world’s first carbon neutral<br />
brewery and the world’s first “closed loop” brewery.<br />
A closed-loop brewery means that Cowbell sources<br />
the brewing water from an on-site well, and the<br />
used water is then returned to the ground through
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Cowbell’s own wastewater plant. This means<br />
there is no impact on the municipal water system<br />
or negative impact upon the environment. www.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Bounty of Huron County<br />
Ten Favourite Culinary Stops<br />
By JANE ANTONIAK<br />
<strong>September</strong> is a brilliant time for culinary<br />
travel in Huron County. <strong>The</strong> earth has<br />
been warmed by the summer, the harvest<br />
of root vegetables is in full swing,<br />
the lake is the perfect temperature for swimming<br />
and the beach crowds have thinned.<br />
<strong>Eatdrink</strong> writers and photographers have<br />
been road-tripping across Huron for nearly all<br />
of our ten years. While it’s impossible to sum<br />
up Huron in a list of ten, here are some of our<br />
favourite foodie stops, in no particular order.<br />
Hessenland Inn & Vineyard, Zurich<br />
Black Dog Village Pub & Bistro<br />
in Bayfield is the place to kick back while<br />
enjoying much more than a traditional pub<br />
menu. <strong>The</strong> offerings includes Ontario confit<br />
duck wings, local herbed mushrooms on toast<br />
with Quebec triple crème brie, and incredible<br />
burgers with a variety of cheeses. With an<br />
in-house baker and a culinary team led by<br />
cookbook author Kathleen Sloan-McIntosh,<br />
the food is not to be missed. Nor is the<br />
impressive selection of local and imported<br />
beers on tap. For winter, hit the whisky list.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n spend the night somewhere within in<br />
walking distance, such as <strong>The</strong> Little Inn.<br />
Zehr’s Country Market offers<br />
another kind of bakery experience, including<br />
outstanding fruit pies and Chelsea buns,<br />
making this a must-stop, south of Bayfield. Go<br />
early for pies, especially on holiday weekends.<br />
<strong>The</strong> shop also has great cheeses, smoked pork<br />
chops, and other meats. For us, though, it’s the<br />
pies and buns! Closed on Sundays.<br />
Metzger Meat Products — Winners<br />
of the Traditional Side Bacon award from<br />
Ontario Finest Meats numerous times,<br />
Gerhard and Heike Metzger run a superior,<br />
three-generation, German butcher shop in the<br />
tiny village of Hensall. With on-site smokers,<br />
expert butchery and natural ingredients, this<br />
is a must-experience for carnivores.<br />
Hessenland Inn on Highway 21 between<br />
Grand Bend and Bayfield is a special occasion<br />
venue for weddings and other events. It is<br />
also home to a burgeoning vineyard, the<br />
passion of chef/owner Frank Ihrig. He and<br />
Liz Ihrig are the second-generation operators<br />
of this immaculate site, which includes five<br />
acres of gardens. <strong>The</strong> chef’s table kitchen<br />
dinner with wine pairings is a special treat. Or<br />
experience dinner at one of the summer or fall<br />
vineyard events. <strong>The</strong> care and craftsmanship<br />
of the kitchen, and the Inn’s hospitality are a<br />
winning pairing.<br />
Culbert’s Bakery in Goderich is just off the<br />
square (which really is a circle) and is operated<br />
by Darin Culbert. Culbert is one of a long line<br />
Lake Huron sunsets are spectacular, all year round.
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of family members with a connection to this<br />
famous bakery that dates back to 1877. Culbert<br />
is also a local hero, after painstakingly restoring<br />
the bakery following the devastating Goderich<br />
tornado. Fans line up for the crème donuts,<br />
butter tarts and so much more. Old-fashioned<br />
goodness for those not on a protein diet.<br />
Cowbell Brewing Co., Blyth<br />
Culbert’s Bakery,<br />
Goderich<br />
If you want to cook your own local fish,<br />
Out of the Blue Fish & Seafood<br />
Market in Bayfield offers fresh and frozen<br />
local and imported lake and sea fish. It has<br />
now expanded, with table seating for you to<br />
enjoy fish and chips and more.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Garlic Box in Hensall produces<br />
and distributes Ontario garlic products<br />
across Canada. Jackie Rowe promotes the<br />
healthy benefits of Ontario garlic through<br />
her delicious spices, oils, rubs, pickled bulbs,<br />
sauces and more. She has a small retail outlet<br />
on Highway 4. <strong>The</strong> products can also be found<br />
in culinary retail stores.<br />
Local beer is flourishing in Huron with<br />
the opening of Square Brew in Goderich,<br />
Stone House Brewing Co. in Varna, and the<br />
mushrooming success of Cowbell Brewing<br />
Co. in Blyth. Cowbell won a silver for its Doc<br />
Perdue’s Bobcat in the North American Style<br />
Amber/Red Ale category at the Canadian<br />
Brewing Awards <strong>2017</strong>. Cowbell’s brewery<br />
<strong>The</strong> Garlic Box,<br />
Hensall<br />
opening this summer may prove a gamechanger<br />
for Blyth, already renowned for its<br />
superb summer theatre.<br />
It’s just over the border into Lambton County.<br />
However, F.I.N.E. A Restaurant, draws<br />
Huron visitors to its quaint log cabin inspired<br />
setting on Highway 21 in Grand Bend. Erryn<br />
Shephard, chef/owner, and talented baker,<br />
provides a cottage style classy dining with<br />
great service. Her restaurant has shone for<br />
F.I.N.E. A Restaurant, Grand Bend<br />
more than a decade and is the go-to location<br />
for local pickerel, beef and fabulous butter<br />
tarts. In the off-season Shephard holds<br />
special themed events where she goes all<br />
out decorating the space – especially for<br />
Halloween and Christmas. She is a modest<br />
recipient of consistent high praise.<br />
No trip to Huron can be complete without<br />
raising your glass to the finest sunsets<br />
in Ontario. Catch the magnificent colours<br />
of nature from the Goderich beach, Bayfield<br />
pier or, if you are lucky, from a friend’s<br />
beachfront cottage.<br />
JANE ANTONIAK is a regular contributor to <strong>Eatdrink</strong>.<br />
She is also Manager, Communications & Media Relations,<br />
at King’s University College in London.
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IN May 6-8<br />
Goderich Home July 29 12th Annual Don Johnston<br />
May 20–Oct 7<br />
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& Cottage Show to Aug 1 Memorial Slo Pitch Tourney<br />
May 21–Oct 8<br />
Goderich Flea Market (every Sunday)<br />
May 10 <strong>The</strong> Sound of Goderich July 31<br />
21st Annual Goderich<br />
May 24–Sept 13<br />
Circle City Cruize Nights (every 2nd Wednesday)<br />
May 15 Run Around the Square<br />
Firefighters Breakfast<br />
May 21<br />
June 18–Sept Goderich 3 Farmers’ Sunday Market<br />
Concerts Aug 1-5<br />
Celtic College<br />
to Oct <strong>September</strong> 8<br />
1 & 2 (every West Saturday)<br />
Coast Bluesfest Aug 5-7<br />
Around Town Celtic Roots Festival<br />
May 22<br />
<strong>September</strong> Goderich 1–4<br />
Labour Flea Market<br />
Day Fast Aug Ball 5-7<br />
Tournament Goderich Art Club<br />
to Oct <strong>September</strong> 9<br />
17 (every Terry Sunday)<br />
Fox Run<br />
Annual Art Show<br />
May 25<br />
<strong>October</strong> Circle 31 City Cruize Hallowe’en Nights<br />
Activities Aug 13-14<br />
Around Town RC Model Air Show<br />
to Sept 14 (every 2nd Wednesday)<br />
November 4<br />
Country Christmas Aug 19-21<br />
Craft Show Goderich Salt Festival<br />
May 26<br />
Downtown Concerts<br />
November 4 & 5<br />
Huron Tract Spinners Aug 21<br />
& Weavers Goderich AND Triathlon<br />
to Aug 25<br />
(every Thursday)<br />
Goderich Quilter’s Sept 2-3<br />
Guild Show West & Sale Coast Bluesfest<br />
June 18 Huron’s Multicultural Festival<br />
November 11<br />
Remembrance Sept Day 2-5 Labour Day Fast Ball Tourney<br />
June 19<br />
Sunday Concerts by<br />
to Sept November 4 Goderich 11 & 12 Laketown IODE Christmas Sept<br />
Band<br />
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Tour Terry Fox Run<br />
Oct 31<br />
Halloween Activities<br />
June 25<br />
November Goderich 17 Children’s Angel Festival<br />
Tree Ceremony<br />
Nov 5 Country Christmas Craft Show<br />
June 29<br />
November Circle 18 City Beach Santa Cruize<br />
Claus Parade<br />
Nov 5-6<br />
Huron Tract<br />
June 30<br />
Nov 18–mid-Jan Canada Day Festival Fireworks<br />
of Lights Celebrations<br />
Spinners & Weavers<br />
July 1 Canada Day Picnic & Parade<br />
& Goderich Quilters’ Guild<br />
July 1<br />
Dash for Diabetes<br />
Show & Sale<br />
July 3<br />
Lions Beef Barbecue Nov 11<br />
Remembrance Day<br />
July 8-10 Festival of Arts & Crafts Nov 12-13 IODE Christmas House Tour<br />
July 8<br />
Piping Down the Sun Nov 18<br />
Angel Tree Ceremony<br />
to Aug 26<br />
(every Friday) Nov 19<br />
Santa Claus Parade<br />
July 13-16 Kinsmen Summerfest Nov 19 Festival of Lights Celebrations<br />
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Beer<br />
Flight of Ten<br />
Great Local Craft Beers<br />
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by WAYNE NEWTON<br />
Ten years has<br />
made a world of<br />
difference in the<br />
local craft beer<br />
scene. Where once there<br />
was nothing, (or just early<br />
beer-loving entrepreneurs<br />
losing their shirts), there<br />
is now a flourishing<br />
small-batch brewing<br />
industry and legions of<br />
fans embracing flavour<br />
and variety in their beer<br />
selections.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Forest City’s scene<br />
is still evolving compared<br />
to other parts of Ontario,<br />
but it’s no slouch. Here are 10 beers<br />
to know and love from London and<br />
area, in alphabetical order.<br />
Absent Landlord, Cowbell Brewing<br />
Co., Blyth. <strong>The</strong> actual bricks-and-mortar<br />
brewery opened in August and the first of<br />
the Blyth-produced Absent Landlord Kolsch<br />
should be in<br />
stores this<br />
fall. Until<br />
now Cowbell’s<br />
maiden beer<br />
has been<br />
contract<br />
brewed, first in Hamilton, then in Toronto.<br />
Brewmaster Stephen Rich says water from the<br />
on-site drilled well in Blyth and the state-ofthe-art<br />
brew house means the Blyth batches<br />
will be his “best ever”. Chances are, only the<br />
most trained and sophisticated palates will<br />
notice a difference with this caramel-flavoured<br />
regional favourite. Widely distributed, it’s best<br />
sampled at Cowbell’s new destination, barnstyle<br />
brewery on Blyth’s south side where you<br />
can pair it with wood-fired pizza from the<br />
on-site restaurant. cowbellbrewing.com<br />
This ultimate flight of 10 local craft beers is more<br />
our flight of fancy. But we can dream!<br />
Capital Blonde Ale, Forked River<br />
Brewing Co., London. A gold medal winner<br />
at both the Canadian and North<br />
American brewing awards,<br />
Capital Blonde is the bestknown<br />
beer from<br />
London’s “second wave”<br />
craft brewery. Its hop<br />
combination gives it a<br />
citrus flavour. Because<br />
it’s versatile, Capital<br />
Blonde is always in the fridges of many<br />
craft beer drinkers. Forked River recently,<br />
and wisely, made it available in tallboy cans<br />
featuring a sunglasses-wearing bearded<br />
hipster as artwork. <strong>The</strong> name is a nod to<br />
London almost being selected as the capital<br />
city of Upper Canada. forkedriverbrewing.com<br />
Cream Ale, Anderson Craft Ales,<br />
London. I’ll bet this one-year-old brewery in<br />
the Old East Village would rather be known<br />
for its more complex and flavourful beers,<br />
but when you brew a “gateway” craft beer as
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good as Anderson Cream Ale,<br />
people notice. This 4.8 per<br />
cent alcohol straw-coloured<br />
beauty nabbed a silver<br />
medal at the Canadian<br />
Brewing Awards. That<br />
said, it’s a tough call<br />
between Anderson Cream Ale and the versatile<br />
Anderson Amber when selecting crowdpleasing<br />
craft beers. andersoncraftales.ca<br />
Dead Elephant, Railway City Brewing<br />
Co., St. Thomas. This is the granddaddy of<br />
London-area craft beers. One of Railway<br />
City’s first beers, first brewed in<br />
Railway City’s tiny original<br />
location, Dead Elephant<br />
is a not-too-bitter IPA<br />
with tastes of apricot and<br />
mango. Its name relates<br />
to the death of Jumbo<br />
the circus elephant, which<br />
coincidentally happened a<br />
few blocks away from the<br />
present-day brewery. Widely<br />
available, local LBCOs sell a ton of Dead<br />
Elephant tallboy cans, proving it’s a go-to IPA<br />
for many. railwaycitybrewing.com<br />
English Pale Ale, Black Swan Brewing<br />
Co., Stratford. <strong>The</strong> local teachers who own<br />
Black Swan on Downie<br />
Street in Stratford<br />
aced it with this<br />
EPA. It is immensely<br />
popular among fans<br />
of English-style beer.<br />
It’s malt-forward and a<br />
refuge for those weary<br />
of being assaulted by the bitterness of IPAs.<br />
It pairs well with a Shakespearean drama.<br />
blackswanbrewing.ca<br />
Local 117, London Brewing Co-op,<br />
London. <strong>The</strong>y’ve been making batches of this<br />
uber-local beer in the Old<br />
East Village since 2014,<br />
making it a cornerstone<br />
brew for the relocated<br />
and expanded cooperative.<br />
Local 117 is<br />
an easy-drinking amber<br />
made with ingredients<br />
sourced from within 117<br />
kilometres of the brewery, making it the most<br />
local of local beers. londonbrewing.ca<br />
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Mr. Insurance Man,<br />
Toboggan Brewing Co.,<br />
London. Richmond Row’s<br />
“brewery beneath the floor”<br />
is best know for this<br />
widely-distributed<br />
blonde with a distinctly<br />
London moniker. Mr.<br />
Insurance Man is a reference to the city’s<br />
insurance industry and the label features<br />
the historic London Life headquarters. <strong>The</strong><br />
beer itself is mild, well crafted to provide<br />
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Upper Thames<br />
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225 Bysham Park Dr.<br />
Woodstock, ON<br />
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Short Pier Long Walk, Refined Fool<br />
Brewing Co., Sarnia. Downtown Sarnia’s<br />
popular craft brewery has a handful of beers<br />
on LCBO shelves, most notably<br />
Short Pier Long Walk Double<br />
IPA. Sure, double IPAs often<br />
need to be chased with a<br />
glass of water, but the taste<br />
adventure is a key part of<br />
your craft beer odyssey. Tackle<br />
this if you’re done with cream<br />
ales, ambers, and blondes. refinedfool.com<br />
Timber Beast Brown Ale, Upper<br />
Thames Brewing Co., Woodstock. Englishstyle,<br />
craft brewed brown ales might be the<br />
up-and-coming thing as everyone<br />
maxes out on hoppy IPAs. Upper<br />
Thames has a great one with<br />
Timber Beast, brewed with<br />
local malt from Harvest Hop<br />
and Malt in Puslinch near<br />
Guelph. Pleasant to drink, it’s<br />
the antithesis of the plethora<br />
of hop-forward IPAs and as such<br />
serves duty as an ideal gateway beer for those<br />
just beginning to explore the craft world.<br />
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Yalla Yalla, Half Hours on Earth<br />
Brewery, Seaforth. <strong>The</strong> easiest places to try<br />
the highly-regarded beers from Half Hours on<br />
Earth are at craft-friendly pubs such as Milos’<br />
Craft Beer Emporium<br />
in London, or Mercer<br />
Hall in Stratford.<br />
Otherwise, order<br />
them straight from<br />
the brewery. Yalla Yalla is the place to<br />
start. It’s a series of refreshing sour beers
D in<br />
anada<br />
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using single hops. Yalla Yalla Citra, with lemon<br />
flavour, is a highlight. halfhoursonearth.com<br />
We were hard-pressed to<br />
keep this craft brewers<br />
list to ten [see this<br />
issue’s Buzz column for<br />
more details – Ed.] and<br />
we couldn’t resist one<br />
Honourable Mention:<br />
Stone House Pilsner,<br />
Stone House Brewing Company, Varna.<br />
A Czech-style pilsner, Stone House Pilsner<br />
is crisp and clean, ideal for drinking after<br />
a day harvesting hay or at the cottage.<br />
Think of it as Huron County’s take on<br />
Steam Whistle. Available at the brewery.<br />
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who enjoys writing about beer and travel.<br />
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Football, Turkey & Goosebumps!<br />
Ten Seasonal Selections<br />
By GARY KILLOPS<br />
For wine drinkers, <strong>September</strong> and<br />
<strong>October</strong> offer the best of everything,<br />
as we transition from summer to fall.<br />
Thanksgiving is just around the corner,<br />
and of course football season is here! It’s open<br />
season — all wine styles can find a place on<br />
the table. With so much going on, here are 10<br />
Ontario wines to enjoy this autumn.<br />
Football Season<br />
If you are a football fan like me, you have<br />
been counting the days until <strong>September</strong><br />
7 when Super Bowl champs New England<br />
Patriots kick off the <strong>2017</strong> NHL season<br />
against the Kansas City Chiefs. When<br />
it comes to wine choices while<br />
watching football on opening night,<br />
or any Sunday this fall, here is what<br />
I suggest.<br />
Featherstone 2014<br />
Cabernet Franc ($19.95,<br />
Vintages #64618) Winner<br />
of the silver medal award at<br />
the 2016 All Canadian Wine<br />
Championship, this wine is full<br />
bodied, with ripe red cherry<br />
fruit, smoky aromas supported<br />
by firm tannins and cedar. It’s<br />
an easy-drinking wine and will<br />
hold up to burgers, brats and other<br />
football snacks.<br />
Colchester Ridge CREW 2011<br />
Cabernet Franc ($21.95, LCBO<br />
#315945) I like a wine that has been<br />
cellared for a few years. Everything<br />
comes together for better balance<br />
in the wine and it really shows<br />
in this one. Medium body, dry,<br />
red fruit with well integrated<br />
tannins. A wine like this should be<br />
considered for a special occasion<br />
and is worthy of consideration for<br />
the season kickoff!<br />
Pelee Island Winery 2016<br />
Cabernet Franc ($13.45, LCBO<br />
#145441) This will be my “go to”<br />
wine on Sundays while watching<br />
football this season. It’s a great<br />
value and delivers a quality<br />
quaffing wine to sip on. Extra<br />
dry, medium body, red cherry and<br />
raspberry fruit.<br />
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time to reunite with friends and family. Over<br />
the holiday weekend you’ll be wellprepared<br />
with these wines on hand.<br />
Tawse Estate 2011 Spark –<br />
David’s Block ($39.95, winery<br />
only) This blanc de blanc (100%<br />
chardonnay) was made the same<br />
way sparkling wine is made<br />
in Champagne. An Ontario<br />
premium wine that is worthy<br />
for a celebration with family<br />
and friends. <strong>The</strong> wine spent<br />
four years on the lees, resulting<br />
in rich complex notes of baked<br />
apple pie, brioche, pear, toast<br />
and has a fine elegant mousse<br />
that delivers quality. For those<br />
who might insist on Veuve Clicquot, this<br />
one’s for you — at half the price. Start<br />
the Thanksgiving weekend off in style.<br />
A versatile wine, it pairs well<br />
with just about everything from<br />
oysters, cheeses, creamy dishes<br />
and even turkey!<br />
Closson Chase 2014<br />
Vineyard Chardonnay<br />
($28.95, Vintages #148866)<br />
<strong>The</strong> delicious chardonnay was<br />
awarded a gold medal at the<br />
2016 National Wine Awards of<br />
Canada. Well-balanced fruit<br />
and oak integration. It’s not<br />
over-oaked. Apple, nectarine,<br />
peach, brioche and vanilla<br />
notes. An elegant wine that<br />
is still powerful enough to pair<br />
with turkey and all the fixings.<br />
Calamus Steely 2013 Chardonnay<br />
($15.10, Vintages #210062) It’s a<br />
good idea to have a wine on hand<br />
for Thanksgiving weekend (or any<br />
weekend) that can be opened at<br />
any time, is reasonably priced,<br />
and will be enjoyed by the<br />
majority. Those who say they<br />
do not like chardonnay might<br />
like this one. It is usually the<br />
over-use of oak in chardonnay<br />
that they really do not like.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Calamus chardonnay is<br />
unoaked. Fermented in steel<br />
barrels and then straight into<br />
the bottle. Fruit forward ripe<br />
pear, green apple, apricot<br />
aromas. Fresh, lively, crisp and clean.<br />
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North 42 Degrees 2013 Riesling<br />
($15.95, LCBO #493056) Another<br />
versatile, budget-friendly wine that<br />
is good on its own or served as an<br />
aperitif, this pairs well with turkey<br />
and ham. Fresh green apple and<br />
lemon peel aromas. Dry, zippy<br />
acidity that leads to a long clean<br />
finish.<br />
North 42 Degrees 2013 Pinot<br />
Noir ($19.95, LCBO #493064)<br />
Martin Gorski wears many hats<br />
at the winery — owner, farmer,<br />
wine maker and ambassador for<br />
both the winery and Lake Erie<br />
North Shore. His pinot noir has<br />
consistently set the bar high in the<br />
region and he delivers again with<br />
this 2013 vintage pinot. Gorski<br />
is very passionate when talking<br />
about his wines and his obsession<br />
shows in this wine. Red cherry<br />
and raspberry fruit, hints of<br />
clove, spices and harmonized<br />
with subtle oak bouquet and silky<br />
tannins. Pinot pairs with a wide<br />
variety of food selections from<br />
delicate poached salmon to rich<br />
braised duck because of its acidity, complexity<br />
and fruit character.<br />
Halloween<br />
Finally, in keeping with the spirit of the<br />
spooky season at the end of <strong>October</strong>,<br />
here are a couple of ghostly Ontario<br />
wines from Coffin Ridge<br />
Boutique Winery to have<br />
at a Halloween party. Both<br />
are available at the LCBO.<br />
2015 Back from the<br />
Dead Red ($19.00,<br />
Vintages #260463),<br />
a blend of Maréchal<br />
Foch, Baco Noir, Merlot<br />
and Cabernet, and the<br />
2013 Into the Light<br />
White ($20.25, Vintages<br />
#326744) with tangy<br />
orange peel, clove and baking spice<br />
notes. Both of these wines will<br />
chase off the goosebumps.<br />
GARY KILLOPS is a CAPS Certified Sommelier who<br />
loves to talk, taste, and write about wine. He shares his<br />
tasting notes on EssexWineReview.com
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Spirits<br />
On-Trend Mixology<br />
10 Great Spots for Great Cocktails<br />
By BRYAN LAVERY<br />
Whether serving the classics or<br />
craft cocktails, it’s essential for<br />
a bar to carve out its own niche.<br />
Sometimes this can<br />
lead to a bartender starting a trend,<br />
but at a minimum, a good bar has<br />
developed an innovative approach<br />
to mixing drinks.<br />
Bartender extraordinaire<br />
Rebecca White celebrated<br />
a 30-year milestone<br />
anniversary at the<br />
Double Tree Inn<br />
(formerly the<br />
Hilton) in 2016.<br />
Wright has been<br />
a dedicated mainstay<br />
at the lounge attached<br />
to the newly-refurbished<br />
Blake’s Bistro and has long<br />
been one of London’s unsung<br />
tourism ambassadors.<br />
Another bartender<br />
extraordinaire is Greg Simpson, who rocks the<br />
bar at Waldo’s on King several nights a week.<br />
His specialties are the classics, particularly<br />
his well-crafted Manhattans and Martinis.<br />
Simpson is known for his<br />
wit and clever repartee and<br />
draws a loyal clientele.<br />
And no shortlist of great<br />
London bartenders would<br />
be complete without<br />
mentioning Pete Willis at<br />
<strong>The</strong> Church Key Bistro-Pub<br />
or Ray Nernberg at Blu<br />
Duby Downtown.<br />
On-trend<br />
mixologists continue<br />
to shape the everevolving<br />
bar scene,<br />
whether through barrelaged<br />
drinks, sous-vide<br />
cocktails, or culinarydriven<br />
ingredients. Here are<br />
ten great spots that have made<br />
cocktails essential to their operation, in<br />
alphabetical order.<br />
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Bar One Fifty One<br />
Bar One Fifty One is a newly-designed bar<br />
in Stratford’s Prune Restaurant offering<br />
unique cocktails and a cosmopolitan-inspired<br />
food menu. Try the Smokin’<br />
Prune with cold steeped<br />
smoked tea, Luxardo, bourbon,<br />
bitters and bourbon soaked<br />
cherries. Smokin’ Prune<br />
Tea is specifically crafted by<br />
<strong>The</strong> Prune tea sommelier in<br />
conjunction with Stratford Tea<br />
Leaves. theprune.com/bar-onefifty-one<br />
Blu Duby<br />
Blu Duby is one of the best<br />
spots in downtown London for<br />
cocktails. A solid-walnut bar<br />
top is one of the focal points<br />
in the 120-seat dining room,<br />
which includes a 30-seat bar<br />
and comfortable lounge. <strong>The</strong><br />
contemporary and comfortable<br />
black chairs and tables provide<br />
contrast to the reclaimed<br />
exposed brick walls, solid<br />
maple hardwood flooring and<br />
fourteen-foot ceilings. Ray<br />
Nernberg recently prepared me<br />
a classic Cherry Negroni with<br />
Dillon’s Small Batch Cherry<br />
Gin, Red Vermouth, Campari<br />
and Orange. bluduby.com<br />
Blu Duby<br />
Los Lobos<br />
Craft Farmacy<br />
Jess Jazey-Spoelstra and Chef<br />
Andrew Wolwowicz are the<br />
talented duo partnered in Craft<br />
Farmacy. This neighbourhood<br />
resto will feature an oyster bar,<br />
fabulous cocktails, great wines,<br />
lots of sharing plates and local<br />
craft beer. Jazey-Spoelstra’s<br />
stylish design sensibility is<br />
reflected at Craft Farmacy. It<br />
is about delivering style and<br />
comfort, and paying attention<br />
Mercer Hall<br />
to the smallest details. A<br />
long bar, stunning fireplace,<br />
custom-made leather banquettes and tables<br />
with comfortable chairs set the tenor. Craft<br />
Farmacy’s Gin Fizzle includes Dillon’s Gin, St.<br />
Germain Elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice,<br />
rhubarb bitters, seltzer and grapefruit peel.<br />
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Los Lobos<br />
Los Lobos is the latest creation from Justin<br />
and Gregg Wolfe. This hot take on Modern<br />
Mexican cuisine is a feast for all senses. <strong>The</strong><br />
inspiring Los Lobos bar<br />
serves up mezcal, bourbon<br />
and margarita-focused<br />
signature cocktails. Expect<br />
innovation! <strong>The</strong> Wolfe<br />
brothers love to take blended<br />
drink classics and island-style<br />
beverages up to an entirely<br />
new level and offer plenty of<br />
interesting options. fb.com/<br />
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Mercer Hall<br />
Stratford’s Mercer Hall<br />
offers a chef-driven menu<br />
featuring local ingredients,<br />
Ontario-focused wines and<br />
house-infused cocktails. <strong>The</strong><br />
fully stocked bar features all<br />
of the favourites that you<br />
have come to know and love,<br />
with a full selection of craft<br />
and recognizable brands. <strong>The</strong><br />
cocktail list is ever-evolving to<br />
reflect trends and seasonality<br />
– they love to shake things<br />
up. <strong>The</strong> Lokal is made with<br />
Junction 56 Gin, St. Germain,<br />
Campari, grapefruit juice and<br />
IPA foam. We also love their<br />
Hearty Old Fashioned and the<br />
Mercer Mule. mercerhall.ca<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mill Stone<br />
<strong>The</strong> cocktail menu at Stratford’s<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mill Stone, as with the<br />
food menu, is eclectic, drawing<br />
inspiration from a variety of<br />
global cuisines (for example,<br />
Mescal and Madras together<br />
on a menu with an “Aperitivo”<br />
section). <strong>The</strong> seasonal<br />
selections on the cocktail list<br />
are developed with the food<br />
offerings in mind, using similar<br />
ingredients and ideas. Try the<br />
Berry Basil Mash with Junction 56 Gin, Madeira<br />
sour, chocolate bourbon, mint, lime, bitters,<br />
basil berries and soda. <strong>The</strong> lavender notes in<br />
the gin pair beautifully with the homegrown<br />
basil and local berries for an herbal, sweet and<br />
refreshing cocktail. We also like the Boulevardier.
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Manager Jamie Hayton says, “<strong>The</strong>y swap out<br />
Campari for Amaro for a more approachable<br />
version of the classic aperitif cocktail.” With the<br />
off-season approaching, look forward to a little<br />
more time and energy being<br />
put into experimentation, as<br />
well as cocktail-themed events. <strong>The</strong> Mill Stone<br />
themillstone.ca<br />
Okazu<br />
Okazu is a worker-owned<br />
cocktail bar and dinner lounge<br />
serving Asian-inspired small<br />
plates and unique cocktails<br />
featuring cold-pressed juices,<br />
sake, soju and local craft<br />
spirits. It’s a chic venue in<br />
Stratford for grown-ups who<br />
want a little of everything in<br />
a luxe environment without<br />
having to plan ahead. This<br />
is not just a Japanese snack<br />
bar; this is a dinner lounge<br />
and cocktail bar featuring<br />
global food, clarified through<br />
a Japanese palate. <strong>The</strong> menu<br />
features dumplings, noodle<br />
bowls, and “not-so-noodle”<br />
bowls. Head bartender<br />
Brittany Holmes and <strong>The</strong><br />
Red Rabbit’s Jessie Votary<br />
make cocktail magic. Try the<br />
56 Miles to Thailand with<br />
Junction 56 Vodka, lime<br />
juice, pineapple juice, simple<br />
syrup, chilies and cilantro.<br />
okazusnackbar.com<br />
Revival House<br />
Revival House<br />
Revival House is celebrating<br />
its third year hosting<br />
dining events, concerts<br />
and weddings in Stratford’s<br />
renovated historic Church<br />
Restaurant. <strong>The</strong> premiere<br />
dining and events space<br />
now also boasts a 48-seat<br />
garden patio on the quiet south side of the<br />
heritage building as well as the revived Belfry<br />
Bar in the upper level. <strong>The</strong> Belfry is welcoming<br />
and chic with a cocktail list featuring rare and<br />
local spirits. We love Candice Wigan’s Revival<br />
House Martini with Chambord, Limoncello,<br />
Bombay Sapphire Gin, Champagne and Rose<br />
Water. revival.house<br />
Spruce on Wellington<br />
Thomas Waite’s Spruce on Wellington has a<br />
charming seasonal patio. This is the perfect<br />
setting for al fresco cocktailing. Server Jamie<br />
Sandwich makes refreshing<br />
takes on the Moscow Mule<br />
and the Dark and Stormy. His<br />
new cocktail list features a<br />
Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned<br />
(High Fashion, with Gin, St.<br />
Germain, Grapefruit Juice and<br />
Rhubarb Bitters), and Apple<br />
Hinny (with Vodka, Apple<br />
Juice and Lime Ginger Beer).<br />
spruceonwellington.com<br />
Wolfe of Wortley<br />
We know why the Wolfe<br />
brothers’ Wolfe of Wortley<br />
made the longlist for Canada’s<br />
Best New Restaurants <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
“Cocktail-wise mastermind<br />
Gregg likes to riff on the<br />
classics, taking something<br />
familiar, tried and tested<br />
and elevating it,” notes his<br />
brother Justin. <strong>The</strong> cocktail<br />
list features craft cocktails<br />
that are prepared with fresh<br />
ingredients, homemade mixers<br />
and premium liquors. A potent<br />
Smoked Manhattan is made<br />
with Bulleit Bourbon, Antica<br />
(red vermouth), Angostura<br />
bitters and cherry vanilla<br />
bitters served in a cinnamon<br />
Wolfe of Wortley smoke-filled glass. <strong>The</strong>re are<br />
interesting seasonal features,<br />
quality spirits, and flights<br />
of bourbon. We also love<br />
the Fall Fashioned, made<br />
with Four Roses Small Batch<br />
Bourbon, Glenlivet 12 Year<br />
Old Scotch, fig/cinnamon<br />
shrub, a dash of Angostura<br />
Bitters, house-made cumin<br />
and maple walnut bitters,<br />
pickled apple ball and a red wine poached<br />
pear. wolfeofwortley.com<br />
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By GERRY BLACKWELL<br />
It’s been ten years since publisher Chris<br />
McDonell introduced a new kind of<br />
magazine to celebrate the good life in<br />
our corner of the world. To mark the<br />
occasion, we’re spotlighting the ten must-see<br />
concerts of this anniversary season. Without<br />
further ado, in order by date:<br />
Yes with Special Guest Todd Rundgren<br />
1 (Budweiser Gardens, Thursday, <strong>September</strong><br />
14, 7:30 pm, $59.50-$127.25). Well, yes and no.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>2017</strong> incarnation includes none of the<br />
prog-rock pioneers who formed Yes in 1968.<br />
<strong>The</strong> band has played musical chairs for decades,<br />
Yes with Todd Rundgren<br />
cycling through 19 musicians in all. But no<br />
matter. <strong>The</strong> current crew plays the same great<br />
hard rock, still packs arenas, still gets respectful<br />
notices. It’s music history on the hoof. Catch it<br />
while you can.<br />
Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds<br />
2 (Centre in the Square, Kitchener,<br />
Monday, <strong>September</strong> 18, 8 pm, $54.50-$168.50).<br />
Brian Wilson<br />
Your chance to see the legendarily weird<br />
Brian Wilson, reclusive front man for 1960s<br />
surf-rockers the Beachboys. This is a live<br />
performance of Pet Sounds, the seminal 1966<br />
album that briefly vaulted the band back to<br />
Beatles stature. It includes iconic hits such<br />
as Wouldn’t It Be Nice and God Only Knows.<br />
Wilson is joined by original Beachboy Al<br />
Jardine. This won’t come around again.<br />
Valdy (Aeolian Hall, Saturday <strong>September</strong><br />
3 23, 7/8 pm, $25/$30). A troubadour in<br />
the old tradition, Paul<br />
Valdemar Horsdal has<br />
been performing and<br />
recording since the<br />
early 1970s. He has 18<br />
albums to his credit,<br />
two Junos, and many<br />
other distinctions.<br />
Most importantly,<br />
he’s a warm, engaging<br />
performer with a<br />
catalogue of terrific<br />
tunes. <strong>The</strong> Aeolian is the<br />
perfect venue for this<br />
folksy minstrel. (Note:<br />
He’s also at the Bayfield<br />
Valdy<br />
Town Hall, Thursday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 21, $35.)<br />
4<br />
Bruce Cockburn, with Terra<br />
Lightfoot (London Music Hall, Friday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 29, 7 pm, $49.50). Cockburn, like<br />
Valdy, has<br />
been around<br />
since the year<br />
dot, and is one<br />
of the most<br />
respected<br />
singersongwriters<br />
in<br />
the country.<br />
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he’s the author of often political hits such<br />
as If I Had A Rocket Launcher and Lovers in<br />
a Dangerous Time (covered by Barenaked<br />
Ladies). But Cockburn is also a superb and<br />
inventive guitarist. Go, listen.<br />
Jann Arden (Sanderson Centre,<br />
5 Brantford, Sunday, <strong>October</strong> 8, 8 pm,<br />
$68.00/$58.00). One of our best-loved singersongwriters,<br />
and with good reason. Arden’s<br />
warmth, intelligence and charisma come<br />
through in everything she does. She’s more<br />
than just the performer of hits like Could I Be<br />
Your Girl and Insensitive. Arden is also an author<br />
Jann Arden<br />
(three books), CBC broadcaster, in-demand<br />
speaker and philanthropist. A real charmer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> New Pornographers with Born<br />
6 Ruffians (London Music Hall, Wednesday,<br />
<strong>October</strong> 11, 7 pm, $27.50). Critical darlings<br />
<strong>The</strong> New Pornographers have been hitting<br />
charts and media reviewers’ best lists for two<br />
decades. Billing themselves as a collective<br />
of singer-songwriters, all of whom do other<br />
Barenaked Ladies<br />
7<br />
Barenaked Ladies: Canada 1-five-0<br />
(Sanderson Centre, Brantford, Thursday,<br />
<strong>October</strong> 12, 8 pm, $60/$50). Has it really been<br />
three decades since BNL came along? <strong>The</strong><br />
Ladies, now without co-founder Steven Page<br />
and Andy Creeggan, still play hits like If I<br />
Had A Million Dollars and One Week. <strong>The</strong>y’ve<br />
released 15 studio albums in all, sold more<br />
than 14 million copies, and garnered multiple<br />
Juno awards and Grammy nominations.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re a national treasure. So why do<br />
Londoners have to drive to Brantford to see<br />
them?<br />
8<br />
Diego Figueiredo (Sanderson Centre,<br />
Brantford, Monday, <strong>October</strong> 16, 8<br />
pm, $30). You may not know the Brazilian<br />
jazz/classical guitarist, but take it from us,<br />
Diego Figueiredo<br />
<strong>The</strong> New Pornographers<br />
stuff, the band plays high-energy power pop.<br />
This is their only stop in the region.<br />
Figueiredo is worth the hour drive. A prolific<br />
recording artist (more than 19 albums),<br />
winner of the prestigious Montreux Jazz<br />
Competition and a peripatetic touring<br />
musician, his style is smooth, his technique<br />
impeccable. Not to be missed. (But don’t<br />
take our word for it, check him out here on<br />
YouTube: goo.gl/RfvU17.)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Penderecki String Quartet<br />
9 (Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society Music Room, 57 Young St. W.,<br />
Waterloo, <strong>October</strong> 21, 8pm, $40, students<br />
$25). One of the jewels in Canada’s classical<br />
music crown, the Pendereckis are celebrating
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30 years of concertizing this year. Since<br />
their first date at the Music Room in 1987,<br />
they’ve recorded almost 30 albums, ranging<br />
from the great classics – their latest album<br />
is Beethoven’s great quartet in A minor – to<br />
challenging modern composers. If you enjoy<br />
chamber music, this is a signal event.<br />
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings<br />
10 (Aeolian Hall, Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 26,<br />
two evening shows, $50/$55). <strong>The</strong> last time<br />
BatRK played a packed Aeolian Hall two years<br />
ago, they gave a gem of a concert and brought<br />
the house down. Colin Linden, Stephen<br />
Fearing and Tom Wilson, all successful solo<br />
artists, came together originally for a one-off<br />
project. Twenty years on, eight albums, a Juno<br />
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings<br />
Eddie Bullen’s<br />
Caribbean<br />
Jazz Collective<br />
Friday, <strong>September</strong> 29<br />
World Music<br />
&<br />
Jazz Series<br />
<strong>2017</strong> - 18<br />
www.sunfest.on.ca<br />
One of the “Top 10 Canadian Musicians Toronto’s Ultimate Party Band<br />
acher Flyer (2016)<br />
You Need to Know” - CBC Radio<br />
Lemon<br />
(Beth) Hickey, BA(MUS)<br />
ISKWÉ Bucket<br />
ced piano/theory teacher now accepting new students into Orkestra professional music<br />
Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 12 Friday, November 3<br />
, active musician, established in the community<br />
Juno Award Winner 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Group of the Year<br />
al instruction<br />
Allison Au <strong>The</strong> Young’uns<br />
<strong>The</strong> Penderecki String Quartet<br />
ounding to have gift of music for life / lifelong Jazz gift Quartet of music<br />
ome-based environment<br />
Thurs. November 30<br />
orth location, convenient to bus routes<br />
Jack Richardson Ballroom<br />
London Music Hall of Fame, 182 Dundas St<br />
Thurs. November 23 Tickets at sunfest.on.ca & londonmusichall.com<br />
ionate, kind, caring, nurturing, gentle, encouraging,<br />
All Concerts: Doors<br />
understanding<br />
at 7:00 pm ~ Performances at 8:00 pm<br />
Unless otherwise indicated, all concerts are at Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St., London<br />
nservatory Exam Preparation<br />
Tickets at Aeolian Box Office (519-672-7950), Centennial Hall, Long & McQuade North,<br />
Village Idiot (Wortley Village), and online at sunfest.on.ca or aeolianhall.ca<br />
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and multiple nominations later, they’re an<br />
essential fixture on the roots music scene, a<br />
tight, talented band with amazing chemistry.<br />
Do not miss.<br />
GERRY BLACKWELL is a London-based freelance<br />
writer.<br />
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<strong>The</strong>atre<br />
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A Grand Top Ten<br />
Reasons to Love <strong>The</strong> Grand <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
By JANE ANTONIAK<br />
As <strong>Eatdrink</strong> celebrates ten years of<br />
publication, we visit an institution<br />
of much longer standing — <strong>The</strong><br />
Grand <strong>The</strong>atre. Its history goes back<br />
to 1901. Over the years it has been home to a<br />
myriad of artistic endeavors, from vaudeville,<br />
motion pictures, dance, comedy and concerts<br />
to amateur and professional theatre. Numerous<br />
well-known performers and directors have<br />
worked at the Grand. And many local artists<br />
have gone on to find fame across Canada, on<br />
Broadway, and in Hollywood. We’re grateful<br />
for the vibrancy that the Grand brings to<br />
downtown London.<br />
With <strong>The</strong> Grand Top Ten we look forward,<br />
and backwards a little, at what makes this<br />
theatre a place of artistic innovation and fun.<br />
1<br />
It all started with Ambrose Small, who<br />
managed and operated the theatre for its<br />
first 18 years as the Grand Opera House. He<br />
also had entertainment operations in other<br />
Ontario cities. He was said to be a shrewd<br />
operator. Some people believe that Small still<br />
resides in the theatre — or rather, his ghost<br />
does. It is reported that Small disappeared<br />
suddenly the day after selling his theatre<br />
operations for a tidy sum. Over the years,<br />
several stories floated through the theatre<br />
including reported sightings on opening nights.<br />
Was he murdered and cremated in the Grand’s<br />
chimney? <strong>The</strong> mystery remains unsolved and<br />
continues to intrigue late night ushers.<br />
Many well-known directors have brought<br />
2 stories to life at the Grand including some<br />
pretty famous Canadian actor/directors: Martha<br />
Henry, William Hutt and Bernard Hopkins.<br />
This season Dennis Garnhum comes home to<br />
London as the Grand’s new Artistic Director.<br />
Sightlines at the Grand are<br />
3 unobstructed. <strong>The</strong>atre-goers also get<br />
to take in the proscenium arch that spans<br />
the Spriet Stage. <strong>The</strong> arch features a three-
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once<br />
a christmas carol<br />
silence<br />
blind date<br />
a thousand splendid suns<br />
chariots of fire<br />
ronnie burkett’s<br />
the daisy theatre<br />
what a young wife<br />
ought to know<br />
the glass menagerie<br />
beethoven lives upstairs<br />
evita<br />
jeans ’n classics<br />
grandtheatre.com 519.672.8800
ON NOW UNTIL<br />
SEPTEMBER 23<br />
THE PIGEON KING<br />
Written by <strong>The</strong> Company<br />
Directed by Severn Thompson<br />
World<br />
Premiere<br />
Ripped from the headlines: A country<br />
parable for our times, reminding us<br />
that what takes flight always comes<br />
home to roost.<br />
For tickets call 1.877.862.5984<br />
or visit blythfestival.com<br />
panel garden floral image. It is believed to<br />
have been painted by Frederick Sproston<br />
Challener in the early 1900s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> High School Project is a Grand<br />
4 signature program. It was started in 1997<br />
by artistic director Michael Shamata. Students<br />
from across the city work with professional<br />
staff to create productions of Broadway<br />
musicals and Shakespearean plays. This year’s<br />
production of Evita marks a new partnership<br />
with Sheridan College Music <strong>The</strong>atre Program,<br />
which is led by Michael Rubinoff, co-producer<br />
of the acclaimed Come From Away.<br />
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Speaking of theatre education, teachers<br />
are now being offered a VIP season<br />
membership at a greatly reduced price, which<br />
includes special pre-show meet ‘n’ greets, oneof-a-kind<br />
workshops/talks in the rehearsal<br />
hall, and ticket upgrades. Meanwhile, students<br />
can join the Students Club which is an allaccess<br />
pass to the season for $81. It includes<br />
tickets, exclusive pre-show events, pizza and<br />
pop, artist-lead activities and discussions in<br />
the rehearsal hall, and post-show Q&As.<br />
If teachers and students can’t make it<br />
6 to the Grand then the Grand will go to<br />
them to share the theatrical experience. New<br />
this year, the Grand will take Beethoven Lives<br />
Upstairs to 100 elementary schools in London<br />
and area at no cost to the schools.<br />
Another progressive accessibility move<br />
7 by the Grand is a new pilot project called<br />
1000 Seats. <strong>The</strong> theatre will offer ten seats for<br />
every performance in the Spriet Stage Series<br />
to first-time theatre-goers. Bravo to TD Bank<br />
for this sponsorship.<br />
8<br />
On stage this season will be the world<br />
premiere of Silence. Written from Mabel’s<br />
point of view, the story begins in Nova<br />
Scotia as Mabel reflects back on her life with<br />
Alexander Graham Bell. For sports and film<br />
fans, the North American debut of Chariots of<br />
Fire will be on stage next spring.<br />
9<br />
<strong>The</strong> COMPASS New Play Development<br />
Program is dedicated to creating and<br />
premiering new work on the Grand stages. In<br />
the works is a play about Ambrose Small for<br />
2020.<br />
10<br />
<strong>The</strong> pre-theatre and intermission<br />
drinks have long been a fine part of<br />
any event. New last year at the Grand, guests<br />
can now take their drink into the<br />
theatre. How civilized. Raise your<br />
glass to Ambrose, if you happen to<br />
see him.<br />
JANE ANTONIAK is a regular contributor<br />
to <strong>Eatdrink</strong>. She is also Manager,<br />
Communications & Media Relations, at<br />
King’s University College in London.<br />
Artistic Director Dennis Garnhum<br />
backstage at the Grand <strong>The</strong>atre
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Books<br />
Eat <strong>The</strong>ir Words<br />
A Ten-Course Reading Menu from 10 Years of <strong>Eatdrink</strong><br />
I<br />
have been writing for <strong>Eatdrink</strong> for 10<br />
years, but have written less about food<br />
than I have about books. Authors have<br />
allowed me to eat their words to satisfy<br />
my cravings, quench my thirst, and tickle my<br />
taste buds. To quote Paul <strong>The</strong>roux, a favourite<br />
author of mine who does not usually write<br />
about food: “No one got fat reading about<br />
food — he just got hungry.” I am certain the<br />
pages of <strong>Eatdrink</strong> have done just that for its<br />
Review by DARIN COOK<br />
aperitif<br />
<strong>The</strong> Billionaire’s Vinegar<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine<br />
by Benjamin Wallace<br />
Champagne is often the drink of<br />
choice when beginning a meal with<br />
an aperitif. For our reading menu<br />
we can go one better, by starting<br />
off with the most expensive<br />
bottle of wine in the world. <strong>The</strong><br />
Billionaire’s Vinegar opened my<br />
eyes to the idea that a single bottle<br />
readers for the past decade. Offered below as<br />
a 10-course reading menu are 10 titles that<br />
have stuck in my mind over the years, to be<br />
relished by anyone with an interest in food<br />
and books. So when you have an appetite<br />
to feed your mind, take your pick from this<br />
menu. Hopefully you won’t choose just<br />
one; reading all ten would be a great way to<br />
celebrate the tenth anniversary of <strong>Eatdrink</strong>.<br />
of wine (in this case, a 1787 Chateau<br />
Lafite Bordeaux, supposedly once<br />
owned by Thomas Jefferson, that<br />
fetched $156,000 at a Christie’s<br />
auction in 1985) can be responsible<br />
for an enthralling page-turner<br />
reminiscent of a Sherlock Holmes<br />
mystery.<br />
amuse bouche<br />
Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States<br />
A Dinner Party Approach to International Relations<br />
by Chris Fair<br />
If an amuse bouche is meant to<br />
kick start your taste buds, then<br />
this book will do just that for your<br />
reading. You won’t find Julia Child<br />
or Bobby Flay in these pages, but<br />
watch out for Fidel Castro and Kim<br />
Il Sung alongside recipes from their<br />
respective countries. Cuisines of<br />
It seems appropriate to pause here<br />
to reflect on cutlery, given that a<br />
soup course requires its own special<br />
soup course<br />
Consider the Fork<br />
A History of How We Cook and Eat<br />
by Bee Wilson<br />
the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating<br />
States brings world politics to the<br />
table with equal parts dinner party<br />
etiquette, evil dictator biography,<br />
and unique gourmet recipes from<br />
parts of the world not often looked<br />
to for their cuisine.<br />
spoon. Even though Consider the<br />
Fork is about cooking implements<br />
rather than ingredients and exotic
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flavours, it is a completely enjoyable<br />
book for those who love mandolines,<br />
meat thermometers, rolling pins,<br />
muffin tins, pizza stones, pastry<br />
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molds, lemon zesters, and melon<br />
ballers, and want to be entertained<br />
by stories about how these tools have<br />
influenced the food we eat and cook.<br />
seafood course<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sushi Economy<br />
Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy<br />
by Sasha Issenberg<br />
If you’ve ever wondered how raw<br />
fish became such a trendy meal,<br />
you first have to give a nod to the<br />
Japanese for sharing their taste for<br />
uncooked seafood and making it<br />
is easy for diners anywhere in the<br />
world to get their fix of glistening<br />
slivers of silky smooth fish pressed<br />
over rice and adorned with wasabi<br />
and pickled ginger. <strong>The</strong>n you can<br />
turn to <strong>The</strong> Sushi Economy to learn<br />
about sushi’s rise to fame as a worldwide<br />
commodity in the ultimate<br />
local-versus-global-food debate.<br />
A rash of books could tie for second<br />
place as an entrée for me, but <strong>The</strong><br />
Third Plate is worthy of being the<br />
sole main course of this reading<br />
menu. This book, from a renowned<br />
chef at the forefront of sustainable<br />
and conscientious cooking, is so<br />
well written that I was captivated<br />
entrée<br />
<strong>The</strong> Third Plate<br />
Field Notes on the Future of Food<br />
by Dan Barber<br />
enough to read it twice. Barber<br />
spends most of his time in the<br />
kitchen, experimenting with new<br />
approaches to food, and still found<br />
the time to write an engaging,<br />
educational book that is changing<br />
how we view food.<br />
sorbet course<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fruit Hunters<br />
A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession<br />
by Adam Gollner<br />
We are at a point in the reading<br />
menu for cleansing our palettes.<br />
Just as sorbet leaves your mouth<br />
refreshed for the upcoming<br />
courses, so too can your mind be<br />
revived. <strong>The</strong> Fruit Hunters suits<br />
the bill for this purpose and is an<br />
intriguing and invigorating read.<br />
Gollner introduces all sorts of fruits<br />
that do not show up at the average<br />
supermarket, such as a charichuela<br />
that tastes like lemonade-infused<br />
cotton candy, not to mention the<br />
staggering 20,000 different varieties<br />
of apples in the world.<br />
salad course<br />
Locavore<br />
From Farmers’ Fields to Rooftop Gardens<br />
by Sarah Elton<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no better way to prepare<br />
a salad than with the freshest<br />
ingredients from the closest sources<br />
possible. And there is no better<br />
way to reap that knowledge than<br />
to read books like Locavore, which<br />
flaunt the sustainability movement<br />
in our country. This book praises<br />
the entrepreneurial farmers who<br />
are changing the industrialized<br />
food system and countering<br />
metropolitan sprawl with<br />
innovative ways of implementing<br />
urban agriculture, like rooftop<br />
gardens to stock fresh produce for<br />
nearby restaurants.
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cheese course<br />
<strong>The</strong> Telling Room<br />
A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese<br />
by Michael Paternitti<br />
Anyone who loves cheese will have<br />
no trouble being engrossed by this<br />
book about a type of cheese made<br />
from the fresh milk of Churra<br />
sheep that graze on the Spanish<br />
countryside. <strong>The</strong> love, betrayal and<br />
revenge from the subtitle of <strong>The</strong><br />
Telling Room are added bonuses<br />
Desserts are the epitome of<br />
decadence. Even after filling your<br />
stomach with a plentiful feast,<br />
there is always room for something<br />
sweet and rich (or how about<br />
funny?) to end the meal. As a<br />
stand-up comedian, Gaffigan may<br />
not know how to cook much of<br />
dessert<br />
Food: A Love Story<br />
by Jim Gaffigan<br />
to the intriguing story about the<br />
rise and fall of Paramo de Guzman<br />
cheese. Paternitti travels to<br />
Guzman many times to understand<br />
how the location, the methods<br />
and the people are key ingredients<br />
to this cheese’s award-winning<br />
flavours.<br />
digestif<br />
Mondo Cocktail: A Shaken and Stirred History<br />
by Christine Sismondo<br />
I have indulged in many books<br />
about liquor, but Mondo Cocktail<br />
is the right mix of erudite fact and<br />
amusing anecdote about twelve<br />
well-known cocktails to keep you<br />
drunk on words as you sit down<br />
after a meal with a full tummy and<br />
anything outside of a microwave,<br />
but that does not make his opinions<br />
in Food: A Love Story any less<br />
reliable, given that his strengths<br />
are stuffing his face and leaving you<br />
with the sweet thrill of laughing out<br />
loud on nearly every page.<br />
a stiff drink. With tangents about<br />
the characters who concocted them<br />
and the history of the ingredients<br />
involved in making them, this book<br />
will entertain you way more than<br />
a bartender guide about martinis,<br />
margaritas, and the like.<br />
DARIN COOK is a freelance writer who lives and works in Chatham.<br />
Having lived in South Korea for a time, he now dearly misses the daily<br />
consumption of kimchi.<br />
A “<strong>Decade</strong> Issue” Flashback<br />
After he fortuitously came across an early issue of <strong>Eatdrink</strong>, an ambitious<br />
young bookseller who said he could write approached me with an<br />
intriguing proposal. Wouldn’t the magazine benefit from reviews of<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Food Lover’s Garden<br />
Growing, Cooking and Eating Well<br />
By Jenni Blackmore<br />
Review and Recipe Selections by TRACY TURLIN<br />
I<br />
had mixed feelings about<br />
reviewing <strong>The</strong> Food Lover’s<br />
Garden: Growing, Cooking<br />
and Eating Well (Jenni<br />
Blackmore; New Society<br />
Publishers; <strong>2017</strong>; $29.99).<br />
To be clear, the book is<br />
fantastic. It’s just that my<br />
gardening ambitions this<br />
year collided with the<br />
adoption of a new puppy<br />
who is a bit ... energetic.<br />
My tiny garden has been<br />
reduced to a scraggly patch of<br />
overgrown herbs surrounded by an ugly<br />
chicken wire fence that has poodle shaped<br />
holes in it. Kimi is obsessed with oregano,<br />
though he will decimate parsley in a pinch.<br />
Most of my gardening time this summer was<br />
spent Googling “is it okay if my dog eats ...?”.<br />
Fortunately, this book did give me a ton of<br />
great information that will help make next<br />
year’s garden — once the new fence is built —<br />
a great success.<br />
Jenni Blackmore is a writer, artist and<br />
Permaculture Design Consultant who lives<br />
on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia.<br />
She practices her passion for sustainable<br />
micro-farming on her own<br />
homestead, Quackadoodle<br />
Farm. She blogs about<br />
her adventures there at<br />
quackadoodle.wordpress.<br />
com. Blackmore describes<br />
herself as a former “kitchen<br />
klutz” who learned to enjoy<br />
making good food in order<br />
to feed her family well. Her<br />
focus is on vegetables that are<br />
tasty, nutritious and easy to<br />
grow. Her standards for being<br />
easy to grow are high,<br />
as the harsh Maritime<br />
climate makes gardening<br />
a challenge.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Food Lover’s<br />
Garden is more gardening<br />
book than cookbook, so<br />
it’s full of fabulous photos<br />
— and the author’s original<br />
artwork — of vegetables and<br />
herbs. Unfortunately there<br />
are not a lot of pictures of<br />
the finished dishes. Do not<br />
let this deter you. Some of<br />
the best recipes I found were<br />
tucked away in side notes or as anecdotes. <strong>The</strong><br />
best photos are those of gorgeous vegetables<br />
still showing some garden soil and waiting to<br />
be turned into supper long before they make<br />
it to the fridge. Every time I opened <strong>The</strong> Food<br />
Lover’s Garden I found a new dish, a new way<br />
to prepare a vegetable or a new gardening tip<br />
that I’d missed the last time I looked.<br />
I liked the recipe for Pseudo Greek Salad<br />
because it’s a dish that’s a staple at my house.<br />
I loved the fact that the recipe is really more of<br />
a guideline than a set of directions. That’s also<br />
standard around here.<br />
I’ve been obsessed with<br />
pickling things this year so I’m<br />
eager to try the Blackcurrant<br />
Sweet Pickle. Tangy, sweet<br />
and spicy — you can’t really<br />
go wrong with that. I have a<br />
feeling that it will be amazing<br />
with roasted pork.<br />
Some cookbooks I keep<br />
around just because they<br />
inspire me but I rarely follow<br />
their recipes. <strong>The</strong> Food Lover’s<br />
Garden is the exact opposite of<br />
Author Jenni Blackmore
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that. I can see myself dipping into this book<br />
from the late winter planning of my garden<br />
to the autumn canning of the harvest. It’s<br />
the sort of book that quickly gets dog-eared<br />
and coffee stained from hard use. A book that<br />
gets passed along to close friends and mailed<br />
to far away ones. I have a feeling that Jenni<br />
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TRACY TURLIN is a freelance writer and dog groomer in<br />
London. Reach her at tracyturlin@gmail.com<br />
Recipes are excerpted from <strong>The</strong> Food Lover’s Garden:<br />
Growing, Cooking and Eating Well. Copyright © <strong>2017</strong><br />
Jenni Blackmore. Published by New Society Publishers.<br />
Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights<br />
reserved.<br />
Pseudo Greek Salad<br />
I call this a “Pseudo” Greek Salad because I think technically a true<br />
Greek salad uses sliced red onion, and a non-sweetened oil/vinegar<br />
dressing with lots of oregano. Typically I tend to find this a little<br />
harsh in taste. I prefer to use green onions and a sweeter dressing,<br />
and fresh cilantro. I’ve also been known to add some homemade<br />
corn relish or some canned corn, which I’m pretty certain breaks<br />
the rules but certainly adds a beautiful yellow sparkle to the other<br />
colors, along with the added sweet corn flavor.<br />
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved<br />
1 large or 2 small cucumbers, partially skinned and<br />
cubed<br />
1 cup chopped green onion (or red onion if preferred)<br />
½ cup cilantro (and/ or parsley) coarsely chopped<br />
1 cup black olives, pitted and sliced<br />
1 cup feta cheese cubed<br />
1 cup corn relish or corn niblets (optional)<br />
DRESSING<br />
¼ cup olive oil<br />
¼ cup apple cider vinegar<br />
2-3 Tbsp maple syrup<br />
1 tsp prepared sweet mustard (optional)<br />
1 tsp oregano or to taste<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
Combine in jar and shake
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Blackcurrant Sweet Pickle<br />
4 cups blackcurrants<br />
3 cups moist brown sugar<br />
1 cup seedless raisins<br />
1 cup chopped apple<br />
2 Tbsp crushed<br />
mustard seeds<br />
2 Tbsp chopped<br />
onion<br />
1 Tbsp ground ginger<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
2 cups white vinegar<br />
Cover currants and apple<br />
with vinegar, cook gently<br />
until tender.<br />
Let cool, then mix in<br />
other ingredients. Stir<br />
well.<br />
Boil for 10 minutes,<br />
spoon into sterilized jars,<br />
and process in a water<br />
bath for 15 minutes.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Lighter Side<br />
Home-Cooked Meals<br />
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By ADRIAN ZEE<br />
Meals in university are often<br />
associated with instant noodles,<br />
pizza deliveries, and plenty of<br />
alcohol, while reminiscing about<br />
home cooked meals usually brings up images<br />
of Mom’s roast beef. <strong>The</strong>se stereotypes<br />
are almost flipped for me. At Western<br />
— approximately two hours away<br />
from my hometown of Markham,<br />
Ontario — I cook every meal.<br />
At home, I’m always at a<br />
restaurant, or finding my<br />
chopsticks reaching for a<br />
plastic takeout container filled<br />
with beef and broccoli.<br />
This irony is due to many<br />
things. One is that at school I<br />
eat on my own dime, making<br />
a $16-per-week grocery bill<br />
significantly more appealing than<br />
that $20 Domino’s pizza. Another<br />
reason is that takeout and restaurants are<br />
how my Hong Kong parents operate; coming<br />
from a city that never stops moving, the time<br />
spent cooking a meal is worth more than the<br />
premium charged by a restaurant.<br />
At this point you might think, “Wow,<br />
this guy gets to eat at so many different<br />
restaurants,” and this is where you would<br />
be horribly wrong. Most of my family<br />
dinners are at a cha chan teng, a Hong Kong<br />
diner ten minutes away from my Markham<br />
home. To say my family goes often is an<br />
understatement, to say we go everyday isn’t<br />
far from the truth.<br />
<strong>The</strong> thought of going to the same restaurant<br />
all the time may seem nonsense to some —<br />
with so much variety and so many options,<br />
why stick to one restaurant? But to me, this<br />
specific HK diner is my home cooked meal.<br />
<strong>The</strong> waitresses know my family by name<br />
and our orders by heart. <strong>The</strong> other morning,<br />
I deviated slightly from my usual order — an<br />
iced milk tea instead of an iced lemon tea, and<br />
the 50-year-old, red-haired, Chinese waitress<br />
replied with, “Are you sure?” as if she was<br />
stunned by what she just heard.<br />
This customer experience (my favourite<br />
business school buzzword!) isn’t exclusive to<br />
my family at all — most customers at this<br />
place are regulars. In fact, I’ve seen everything<br />
from a customer venting furiously about his<br />
wife to a waitress on her lunch break, to<br />
someone asking to borrow a piece<br />
of ginger because the grocery<br />
store was closed (the owner<br />
subsequently went into the<br />
kitchen and handed him a<br />
whole root — free of charge).<br />
<strong>The</strong> staff here aren’t your<br />
servers, they’re your friends,<br />
and they don’t shy away from<br />
doing what they want either –<br />
whether it’s serving guests while<br />
munching an apple or simply<br />
kicking someone out for getting<br />
on their nerves. This is no fine dining<br />
institution.<br />
As for the food, it has truly become my<br />
version of a home cooked meal. I never crave<br />
what my mom cooks (with the amount of<br />
times we eat out, I question whether she still<br />
knows how to cook). Instead, I crave this<br />
diner’s French toast and baked tomato sauce<br />
streak, and ONLY this particular diner’s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> place is closed on Tuesdays, and I<br />
often feel lost and find myself at a different<br />
HK diner, only for my family and I to conjure<br />
a dozen complaints about this unfamiliar<br />
restaurant’s food: the sauce is too watery, the<br />
food is too salty, the bread is too dry…<br />
My friends who suffer through my constant<br />
Snapchat food pictures understand the<br />
amount of times I go to this place. “Again?”<br />
they reply.<br />
Yes, again. Where else would I go?<br />
A natural extroverted introvert, ADRIAN ZEE is a<br />
freelance writer, a SaaS Sales Rep, and an amateur food<br />
blogger. You can find his poetry and food writing at www.<br />
AdrianZee.com.
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