By Sean Moon Tea lovers continue to search for the perfect daily brew at Canadian restaurants Canadian tea drinkers are a passionate bunch when it comes to their daily cuppa, but for foodservice operators in this country, that passion doesn’t always translate into increased sales of the world’s second-most popular beverage. For many confirmed […]
Press release July 13, 2012 Professor Hennie van Vuuren, Director of the Wine Research Centre For centuries, people made wine by stomping grapes with their bare feet. But now, the art of winemaking is going high-tech at The University of British Columbia’s Wine Research Centre. Have you ever gotten a headache or a rash from […]
By Roger Mittag June 19, 2012 A Canadian favourite reclaims economic lost ground while managing its ecological footprint The largest category of beverage alcohol in Canada is…BEER. According the Brewers Association of Canada’s Statistical Bulletin of 2008, beer accounted for 79 per cent of the total alcohol produced and consumed in Canada. While that sounds […]
By Lauren Mote Three starting points to keep your bar ahead of the curve In a society where each individual has his or her unique gustatory preferences, it’s interesting that most of the trends and ideas influencing our food and beverage decisions are based on predictions by industry experts. What if you became the expert […]
By Linda Strachan With the welcome return to warm weather, consumers will look for more thirst-quenching options from their favourite restaurants. Carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) are a restaurant standby, one of the largest product categories tracked by The NPD Group, topping more than 1.3 billion servings in the past year. However CSDs at restaurants have experienced […]
Ingredients 6 Pcs Malpeque Oysters (Cleaned and shucked) 1 Ounce Tequila (the good stuff) 1 ½ Ounce Simple Syrup (1:1) ¾ Ounce Lime Juice (Fresh squeezed) 1 Lime (Cut into small wedges for garnishing) 1 Lime Zest (Very Fine) 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt 1 Tbsp Sugar Directions Mix the tequila simple syrup, lime juice and […]
By Zoltan Szabo Predicting trends in the wine industry can be a tricky proposition for even the most seasoned sommelier. So when I’m asked to look at what’s on the horizon for wine, beer and spirits drinkers for the coming year, I prefer to take the approach of musing on what I would like to […]
February 27, 2012 What’s Green, part Irish and tastes great? Kelly Green, the latest St. Patty’s day inspired Ontario craft beer cocktail. Ingredients 10oz Amsterdam Blonde 1/2oz Jameson Irish Whiskey 1/4oz Blue Curaçao Add another 1/4oz of Blue Curaçao for a sweeter and greener version. Amsterdam Blonde serves as the perfect smooth, crisp and well-balanced […]
Legends of Burgundy By Zoltan Szabo I visited Burgundy for the first time 12 years ago and fell in love with the region. Being a great fan of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it wasn’t too much of a stretch to enthusiastically accept a return to this land of legends, traditions and terroir. So, after a […]
By Gavin MacMillan 4,000 Cocktailians walk into a bar…. No, it’s not the beginning of a bad joke, but it’s really not that far from reality. This summer, thousands of bartenders from all over the world converged on New Orleans, La., for an annual pilgrimage to a trade show called Tales of the Cocktail. Tales […]
