By Barbara Ramsay Orr / Photos by Rebecca Dumais Every now and then you meet someone who exudes more than their fair share of energy and positivity. Lorraine Fiset is one of those people and there couldn’t be a better person to be the face of Andrews’ Farm Market and …
REFINED COCKTAILS AND CUISINE IN A COMFORTABLE, CASUAL SETTING. By Peter Bailey / Photography by Jack Curran The Beacon Social House, in the heart of downtown Oakville, is a new bar/restaurant located at 305 Lakeshore Road East near Trafalgar Road. The establishment opened on April 14 and has quickly drawn …
Prepared for St. Kitts Tourism / Photography courtesy St. Kitts Tourism It’s often said that good things come in small packages. And that’s certainly the case with the petite island of St. Kitts. At just 37 kilometres long, it’s the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere. But despite its diminutive size, …
By Barbara Ramsay-Orr I am sitting in the upper level of “a tractor barn in the butt end of nowhere,” as Svetlana Atcheva, the Winery Ambassador for Pearl Morissette Estate Winery, describes it. “We keep very much under the radar.” The barn is an unadorned black rectangle with a bank …
Local Dining Open in time for summer, Beacon Social House is serving delicious American food on Lakeshore Road in Oakville. The American Tavern serves unique cocktails, robust wine, and market fresh dishes. beaconsocialhouse.com Just One Piece Handmade and ethically made in Peru, Sully’s Chocolate milk chocolate is handcrafted from …
By Carmelo Giardina Pinot gris (or pinot grigio as many still refer to it as) is a white wine grape variety that is made from grapes with greyish, white-red, pink and/or purple skins (it’s no coincidence that the word gris/grigio translates to mean grey in both French and Italian). In …
IRENE MATYS IS A FOOD STYLIST WHO GOT NOTICED By Matthew Strader It’s a farm, to table, to television, to Manhattan success story. Yes, that sentence typically stops at two, but Irene Matys isn’t stopping anywhere. The Oakville-based food stylist, chef and photographer is just getting started. And with the …
by Peter Bailey If you’re looking for the finest in French cuisine that Burlington has to offer, or if you’re in the mood for a high-end steak house and a fine cocktail, you’ll find just what you are looking for at one of the city’s newest restaurants, The Cherry House. …
by Carmelo Giardina Regenerative viticulture has become a buzz word in the wine world recently, yet there’s still some confusion as to what specific practices set the philosophy apart from organic or sustainable grape growing. Based on the idea that soil, and the environmental and cultural elements that rely …
The Judge on MasterChef Canada discusses his colourful culinary career, his dream restaurant and his hopes for the post-pandemic revival of the local restaurant scene By Laurie Wallace-Lynch Chef Claudio Aprile has become one of Canada’s beloved chefs thanks to his role as one of three judges on the hit …