Top three nutrition trends to boost your bottom line By Sue Mah February 7, 2012 One of the best things I love about my job is keeping up with the ever changing nutrition news and top trends. It’s exciting to see national and international news shaping the foods we buy and eat. Here are […]
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 […]
By Zoltan Szabo The inaugural International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4c) took place recently in Niagara, with 56 producers from all over the world in attendance, pouring some fabulous cool climate Chardonnay. Thirty Ontario wineries started the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Association – a not-for-profit group devoted to this much-maligned varietal. The i4c featured the […]
The return of the classic cocktail August 3, 2011 Five steps to update your cocktail program Drinking culture has gone through much iteration over the past hundred years, from rationing during the World Wars, to Prohibition, to today’s welcome renaissance of the classic ‘50s cocktails. Thankfully, there has been a quantum shift in the […]
By Zoltan Szabo Some of Aspler’s career highlights include convincing the late Bruce Crozier to introduce a private members bill to enact Ontario Wine Week; organizing a petition for the Post Office to celebrate Canadian wine with a stamp; and last but not least, his Order of Canada for contributions to the Canadian wine industry. […]
By The Wine Ladies April 20, 2011 On a recent tour of Mexico’s second oldest tequila distillery, Casa Herradura, in the city of Guadalajara, we discovered that wine exhibits common ground with Canada’s fastest growing spirit. From the significance of terroir, to the art of harvesting, the relevance of natural yeast and the use of […]
By Gavin MacMillan April 19, 2011 Organic ingredients find their way into spirits, liqueurs With health consciousness at an all-time high and the environmental movement continually gaining speed, more and more bars are getting into the game and making an effort to go green. Organic ingredients are popping up at every turn – more than […]
Canadian beef IS local beef By Susan Evans February 16, 2011 Local, organic, heritage, natural, traditional, 100-mile diet, farmer’s market. These are the marketing ‘buzzwords’ found on today’s menus in concepts from fine dining to quick service. The interest in buying fresh and local products – from fresh fruit and heritage vegetables, artisan breads and […]
Sustainable seafood By Janine Bolton, LEAF December 20, 2010 Sustainable seafood has been a hot topic as of late. More diners are becoming aware of this issue and looking for restaurants that serve sustainable seafood. National and international programs such as Ocean Wise, SeaChoice and Seafood Watch make it easier for consumers and chefs alike […]
