Eatdrink #67 September/October 2017 "The Decade Issue"

36 | September/October 2017
of family members with a connection to this
famous bakery that dates back to 1877. Culbert
is also a local hero, after painstakingly restoring
the bakery following the devastating Goderich
tornado. Fans line up for the crème donuts,
butter tarts and so much more. Old-fashioned
goodness for those not on a protein diet.
Cowbell Brewing Co., Blyth
Culbert’s Bakery,
Goderich
If you want to cook your own local fish,
Out of the Blue Fish & Seafood
Market in Bayfield offers fresh and frozen
local and imported lake and sea fish. It has
now expanded, with table seating for you to
enjoy fish and chips and more.
The Garlic Box in Hensall produces
and distributes Ontario garlic products
across Canada. Jackie Rowe promotes the
healthy benefits of Ontario garlic through
her delicious spices, oils, rubs, pickled bulbs,
sauces and more. She has a small retail outlet
on Highway 4. The products can also be found
in culinary retail stores.
Local beer is flourishing in Huron with
the opening of Square Brew in Goderich,
Stone House Brewing Co. in Varna, and the
mushrooming success of Cowbell Brewing
Co. in Blyth. Cowbell won a silver for its Doc
Perdue’s Bobcat in the North American Style
Amber/Red Ale category at the Canadian
Brewing Awards 2017. Cowbell’s brewery
The Garlic Box,
Hensall
opening this summer may prove a gamechanger
for Blyth, already renowned for its
superb summer theatre.
It’s just over the border into Lambton County.
However, F.I.N.E. A Restaurant, draws
Huron visitors to its quaint log cabin inspired
setting on Highway 21 in Grand Bend. Erryn
Shephard, chef/owner, and talented baker,
provides a cottage style classy dining with
great service. Her restaurant has shone for
F.I.N.E. A Restaurant, Grand Bend
more than a decade and is the go-to location
for local pickerel, beef and fabulous butter
tarts. In the off-season Shephard holds
special themed events where she goes all
out decorating the space – especially for
Halloween and Christmas. She is a modest
recipient of consistent high praise.
No trip to Huron can be complete without
raising your glass to the finest sunsets
in Ontario. Catch the magnificent colours
of nature from the Goderich beach, Bayfield
pier or, if you are lucky, from a friend’s
beachfront cottage.
JANE ANTONIAK is a regular contributor to Eatdrink.
She is also Manager, Communications & Media Relations,
at King’s University College in London.