If you’re looking for things to do in Nova Scotia, add these seven culinary adventures to your East Coast road trip itinerary.
If you're on East Coast Canada, here are the best Nova Scotia wineries and Nova Scotia breweries to visit this year.If you’re on East Coast Canada, here are the best Nova Scotia wineries and Nova Scotia breweries to visit this year. Continue Reading →
Where to Eat and Drink in Toronto RIGHT NOW
Tired of the same old places to eat and drink in Toronto? We scouted out some new digs to sip and sup in “the 6ix.” For your eating pleasure, check out these four new buzz-worthy restaurants and bars in Toronto. Continue Reading →
Jordan River and JR The Wine Experience: Reviving Jordanian Viticulture
With wine crates juxtaposed against raw stonewalls, dangling Edison bulb chandeliers, and an imposing climate controlled wine cooler, stepping into JR The Wine Experience feels like entering a high-end tasting room as found in many major cosmopolitan cities. Yet this is Amman Jordan, a sun-bleached Middle Eastern country where a strongly Muslim population contests alcohol … Continue Reading →
Carakale: Craft Beer the Jordanian Way
Carakale Brewing Company is Jordan’s first and only craft brewery. Their beers reflect Jordanian and Middle Eastern cultural and culinary elements. Continue Reading →
“A Piece of Mass in Every Glass” – Massachusetts Craft Beer and the Importance of Drinking Local
Step into any thriving bar these days and you are bound to come face-to-face with an imposing selection of ornate beer taps offering a wide range of drinkables. Craft beers have taken over and the variety, from tart gose sours to smooth chocolate milk stouts, means a greater choice than ever. Small town breweries are … Continue Reading →
Taste Test: New York City’s Wallflower
A look inside Wallflower, a tiny eatery in Greenwich Village that’s quickly earning a reputation as one of New York City’s best cocktail bars. Continue Reading →
Get Your Cocktails MadeWithLove at Canada’s Largest Mixology Competition
1, 2, 3, shake! Cast your vote and have the the ultimate cocktail experience at the largest mixology competition in Canada. MadeWithLove is back in Toronto on April 4th at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex to offer you an extravagant night of creative cocktails. Continue Reading →
Toronto Festival of Beer rejoices in the coming of Irish Craft Beer to Canada
“You can’t choose your family but you can choose your beer,” joked Padraig Fox, Export Manager for Rye River Brewing Company, in conveying the tagline for McGargles Irish Family Brewing. The beers, deftly personified by caricatures of a dysfunctional family, range from the elder matron Granny Mary (Red Ale) to hipster Cousin Rosie (Pale Ale). A very modern advertising approach that stands out in a beer field traditionally branded with stereotypical harps and shamrocks.
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Four Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Ontario’s Southwest
The jig is up! Although Ontario’s Southwest has flown under the radar for awhile, this region is becoming uber popular for foodies seeking a gastronomic retreat. After a weekend in Norfolk County, I’m sharing four of the best kept (and delicious!) secrets about the food scene in Ontario’s Southwest. But go quickly: once the hipsters find out, tourists will flood this region. Continue Reading →
Cat Poop Coffee? Made Fresh in Indonesia
Once you get over the fact you’re drinking processed cat poop, luwak coffee makes a pretty good cup of java.
Luwak cat poop coffeeLuwak coffee is made from the partially digested feces of a civet cat (an animal that looks like a bobcat and can be found in parts of Asia). How does it work? Continue Reading →
Gearing up for “Canada’s Tiny, Perfect Festival”: The Dawson City Music Festival
Up in the Yukon town of Dawson city, the summer is short. The snow and ice hang around town until about May. But once warmer weather finally hits there’s only one thing to do: party until the first leaf drops. And there’s no better way to make hay while the sun shines than to revel in the Dawson City Music Festival. Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day Tipples
For Mother’s Day, food writer Robert Hudder shares his “Mom-tinis” recipes, inspired by the women in his life. Continue Reading →
Eight Tea Destinations From Around the World
As a traveller, you can do a lot more than just drink a steaming cup of tea. There are tons of fun and educational ways to explore tea culture around the world and at home.
If you’re a tea lover, check out one of these tea destinations around the world: Continue Reading →
Win 2 Tickets to County in the City Wine Tasting in Toronto!
Win 2 tickets to County in the City, a wine and food tasting event in Toronto! On April 16th, 2015, some of Prince Edward County’s most spectacular wines will be available under one roof. Get ready to sample more than 50 different wines from Ontario’s hottest growing wine region. Continue Reading →
World of Whisky: An Intercontinental Whisky Tour at The Forth, Toronto
Scotch from Scotland is always the first thing that crosses my mind when I hear whisky. That connection has been broken for me due to this event. For the first time this year, Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2015, has not a Scotch in the top five.
Both the Scottish and the Greeks claim to invented the whiskey world, so it is no surprise that on a cold Thursday evening, I found myself attending the World of Whisky event at The Forth on the Danforth. I could tell you all about an event that passed in breathless language in such a way that would make you wish you were there but I’m not about inducing jealousy. Instead, what knowledge I learned about world whisky and food pairings, I’ll share. Continue Reading →
Introducing Barfish: Toronto’s Narrowest Cocktail Bar
Have you been inside Toronto’s narrowest cocktail bar yet?
Squeaking in with a liquor license just in time for its official launch, BarFish, nestled as cosily as you can get alongside neighbourhood veteran BlowFish, made its King West debut elegantly. Take one step too many and you’d walk straight past this modern addition, wedged between the old Bank of Montreal building (that has housed BlowFish for 13 years) on the corner of King and Bathurst and somewhat dwarfed by office spaces next door. Continue Reading →
Five Festive Beer Cocktails with Scottish Ale
The holiday season brings out the best and worst in humankind. We celebrate by sharing “cheer” with our friends as they come in the door from the cold with a warming drink. Sometimes, we appreciate those punchbowls as a way to survive the holidays. Whichever type of cheerful person you are, we have a cup for you.
We were reminded of our obligation to turn away from our inner Grinches by receiving three recipes from Innis & Gunn, which we promptly tried, and thought up two more to help you through the winter and holiday season.
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Come on Baby Light My (Banff Cocktail) on Fire!
At the Balkan Restaurant in Banff, Alberta, drinks are conceptualized by mad scientist, Matthew Hendricks, the restaurant’s head Mixologist. Hendricks uses creativity (and fire!) to bring unique cocktails to even the most discerning drinkers.
Their menu has at least 25 drinks cocktails available at all times and a team of (good looking) bartenders at the ready to make them. At The Balkan, juices and syrups are made from scratch onsite along with massive deoxygenated ice cubes—I’ll get to those in a minute. Continue Reading →
Guilt-Free Cream Tea (& Other Luxuries) in Southern England
On my lifelong search for the quintessential holiday fitness facility, I came across Wickwoods Country Club, Hotel and Spa, tucked away in England’s verdant Sussex Downs. It’s not just a private hangout for local ladies who lunch; it’s a boutique hotel with spa and gym with exercise classes, tennis and a ritzy restaurant. Oh, and an English cream tea destination to boot! Continue Reading →