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Tacofino's Gold Rush cocktail
Formerly at Vancouver’s Reflections at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia, The New Oxford and Cuchillo, Julia Diakow recently joined Tacofino as bar manager, offering her knowledge of spirits and local craft beer and passion for creating her own syrups and infusions.
East Thirty-Six's Northstar cocktail
Want an easy-to-make, yet sophisticated, cocktail for your holiday party? East Thirty-Six's Julien Salomone has come up with for this season, including this one. Loosely based on, but more complex than a vodka cran,this cocktail gets its warmth from Grand Marnier, fruit from pomegranate liqueur, and bite from Dillon’s wormwood bitters.
East Thirty-Six's Havanhattan cocktail
We're getting close to the holidays and East Thirty-Six's Julien Salomone has some suggestions on holiday cocktails you can make at home for your party. This is a rum-based take on the Manhattan, with herbal notes from Dubonnet Rouge and bitters.
Behind the line: Calgary chef Neil McCue of Whitehall
McCue on English flavours, food culture of Calgary and his experience in different kitchens.
In search of Canada's best all dressed chips
We tasted nine brands of all-dressed chips to help you find the best of the lot
Spiced ambercup squash soup with maple syrup
If you haven't tried ambercup squash before, this is a great introduction.
7 things to make with day-old Montreal bagels
Bagels can get stale and rock-hard really quickly, so if you ever find yourself with a surplus of Montreal bagels, here are a few things you can make.
One day in Toronto: A cappella trio The Willows
Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, the trio--Krista Deady, Lauren Pedersen and Andrea Gregorio--met as young dance students. Together, they not only nurtured an appreciation for the performing arts, but became the closest of friends.
All about viognier and 6 Canadian bottles to try
I love viognier, I first heard it described years ago as “having too much of everything.” It resonated with my relatively inexperienced wine self--although it is incorrect.
Julie Van Rosendaal's Reverse advent calendar
This holiday, create a calendar of items to give.
14 Canadian food writers and food terms they hate
9 of the most dreaded words in food writing, as selected by some of Canada's most popular food media personnel.
9 Canadian bean-to-bar chocolate makers
Put down the boxed chocolate from the drug store and indulge in these instead
Chef Alain Bosse's seafood chowder with double-smoked bacon and brie
A creamy chowder that's full of East Coast seafood to warm you up this winter
Belvedere SPECTRE 007 martini
A toast to Daniel Craig as Bond with the iconic cocktail
East Thirty-Six's Autumn Jacket cocktail
Let the bourbon and Scotch in this cocktail warm you up from the inside out
One day in Calgary: Gusto TV host Rob Jewell
The chef and host of Gusto TV's new show on where to dine in Calgary
Behind the line: Halifax chef Lauren Marshall
The East Coast chef on pizza and plant-based diets
How to pair wine with popular winter dishes
What to drink with meaty pastas, cheesy dishes, hearty stews and desserts
Derek Dammann's snow crab toast
Another way to enjoy snow crab than just eating it straight from the shell
5 non-standard nachos to make at home
Have the basic plate of nachos at the pub. Make something non-traditional at home.
Derek Dammann's honey marshmallows
It looks like a cookbook, and there are over 100 recipes in it, but True North is just as much a cookbook as it is a travel book and Derek Dammann's culinary guide to Canada.
8 foods that pair perfectly with cider
Not only is it good on its own, cider goes well with many sweet or savoury dishes.
Winter squash 101
Butternut, acorn, kabocha--choose the right squash for any dish
Braised lamb shanks with barley risotto
When the weather turns cold, it's time for braised meats.
Hallow Night Spritz cocktail
This Halloween, serve this cocktail, made with Ungava all-Canadian gin. Taking its name from Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, this gin is infused with hand-harvested rare Arctic plants and herbs.