Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"
The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007 The Local Food & Drink Magazine Serving London, Stratford & Southwestern Ontario Since 2007
eatdrink.ca |@eatdrinkmag Loose Leaf Teas & Tisanes • Contemporary & Traditional Teaware • Light & Healthy Menu • Afternoon Tea & Tasting Events 268 Piccadilly Street (beside Oxford Book Store) 519-601-TEAS (8327) • tealoungelondon.com TUES-THURS 11am-6pm • FRI & SAT 11am-9pm • SUN 11am-5pm 100% Local — from Our Farmers to Your Table Hormone & Drug-Free Ontario Beef, Pork, Bison, Lamb & Chicken THE VILLAGE MEAT SHOP LOCAL - NATURAL - QUALITY “Congratulations to our friends at EatDrink on 10 years of celebrating and supporting local food!” WE ARE YOUR LONDON OUTLET FOR • Metzger Meat Products • Lena’s Lamb • Blanbrook Bison Farm • Little Sisters Chicken • Glengyle Farm Organics Western Fair Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market: Saturdays, 8am–3pm 226-376-6328 • www.thevillagemeatshop.ca Jess Jazey-Spoelstra and Chef Andrew Wolwowicz’s new venture Craft Farmacy aims to be the ultimate neighbourhood restaurant featuring local craft beer and an oyster bar with rustic style food. Look for great wines, lots of sharing plates and fabulous house cocktails. The restaurant is now slated to open in October. Fb.com/CraftFarmacy Stratford Stratford Kiwanis Garlic Festival — Plan to attend the 11th Annual Stratford Kiwanis Garlic Festival on September 9 & 10 at the Community Hall in The Stratford Rotary Complex. Raising funds for local community projects and supporting our local garlic growers, The Kiwanis Club of Stratford once again will deliver a fun family weekend, complete with Ontario Garlic & Artisan Market, Cooking demonstrations by professional chefs, educational forums, live entertainment, artisanal cheeses and exclusive wine/spirits/beer pairings & tastings. $10/A/SR/ST/per day, Children 12 & under free of charge. www.stratfordgarlicfestival.com Chef Angie Mohr’s southern low country-inspired SAV Eatery and Smokehouse opened this summer on Wellington Street. It is open Tuesday–Sunday, 11:30–9pm. The response so far from both locals and visitors has been overwhelmingly positive. www.saveatery.com Beginning the last week of August, The Red Rabbit will be open on Sundays and Mondays for lunch only. Part of their philosophy of fair wages and benefits for their staff involves “a commitment to balancing work expectations with our personal lives. As we are passionate restaurant people, sometimes we forget how important the balance is.” Nosh Monday returns November 6 (taking reservations starting in October). On Sundays, The Red Rabbit recommends trying their sister resto Okazu for dinner. www.redrabbitresto.com The Mill Stone features a small seasonally-inspired all-day menu with small plates, bolstered by a rotating selection of feature dishes with a focus on lighter and healthier fare. A curated list of delicious tacos has been a massive hit this season. Look for cocktails on tap and in bottles, homemade bitters and fluidity between the kitchen and the bar with globally-inspired flavours and locally-sourced ingredients. www.themillstone.ca The Prune and Bar One Fifty One will stay open past the festival season. It will be open weekends for October and open for private groups and Christmas parties until January. www.theprune.com Revival House will participate in the province-wide LCBO promotion “Taste Local Love Local” from Sept.
The LOCAL Food & Drink Magazine September/October 2017 | 29 10–Oct. 7. The initiative showcases restaurants that pair local VQA Ontario wines-by-the-glass and Ontario craft beers with local fare. More than 150 restaurants across the province are participating in this year’s campaign. Revival House features a wine list full of VQA Ontario wines and proudly serves local produce from local-area farmers Vegiscape, Kawathoolei Farms, and Loco Fields with locally produced cheese offerings (three varieties!) from Monforte Dairy on the Revival House cheese boards. More info on the French-rustic inspired menus can be found at www.revival.house. Revival House will host the Songwriter’s Circle on October 20 at 8pm, featuring performances by Ron Sexsmith, Emm Gryner, Dayna Manning and Jason Barry. Prix-fixe menu will be on offer and dinner reservations are recommended. LIVE at Revival House “String Bone Presents” 2017-18 concert series returns with some very exciting Canadian songwriters welcomed to the stage. See the ad in this issue on page 12 or go to www.stringbonepresents.com HOPS and HEELS: Craft Beer Night for Ladies will take place Friday, Nov. 10. The event invites women to enjoy craft beer sampling with 10 Ontario breweries, a meet-&-greet with brewers & reps, Revival House hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and more. $45. Limited tickets available online. Revival House High Tea — Afternoon High Tea is now offered monthly on the last Sunday of the month with seatings from 2–4pm. Each Revival House High Tea afternoon features three distinct blends of Sloane Fine Tea served on beautiful Royal Albert china from the Miranda Kerr collection. The tea menu complements house-baked scones and preserves, both sweet and savoury, along with sandwiches and other dainties, perfect for any special occasion. Tickets are available on-line on or before September 24 at 12 noon. $45/A, $25/CH (Under 12 years of age). www.revival.house Savour Stratford: Forage and Feast — It’s mushroom time and we will be celebrating the season with a foraging trek along forest trails in and around Stratford. Then return to Stratford for an upscale lunch of wild edibles in season. VQA Wines, craft beer from local breweries and samples of Puck’s Plenty Nettle beer will also be available. September 3, October 1 and 22 from 9:45am–2pm. Tickets can be purchased online or at the Stratford Tourism Alliance. www.visitstratford.ca/eventdetails?event=1052&recurring 519-652-7659 • HWY 401 & 4 • pastosgrill.com focused on using only the freshest, local, and seasonal ingredients A boutique, farm-to-table, custom, everything-from-scratch (even the ketchup) Caterer serving London & Area with different and unique ideas Corporate Catering www.heirloomcateringlondon.com 519-719-9030 Specialists
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<strong>The</strong> LOCAL Food & Drink Magazine <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2017</strong> | 29<br />
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 />
Tickets can be purchased online or at the Stratford<br />
Tourism Alliance. www.visitstratford.ca/eventdetails?event=1052&recurring<br />
519-652-7659 • HWY 401 & 4 • pastosgrill.com<br />
focused on using only the freshest, local, and seasonal ingredients<br />
A boutique, farm-to-table, custom, everything-from-scratch (even the ketchup) Caterer<br />
serving London & Area with different and unique ideas Corporate<br />
Catering<br />
www.heirloomcateringlondon.com 519-719-9030 Specialists
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