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05 Rare Tea Bar, Vancouver

February 15, 2013 – 2:28 am | No Comment
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Tea is the new coffee.
High-end tea-shops are sprouting-up in urban neighborhoods around the world, faster than you can say Darjeeling. And Vancouver’s 05 Rare Tea Bar is one of our favorites of this new …

Top Ten Toronto

November 26, 2012 – 6:37 pm | No Comment
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Think Canada’s all about maple syrup, eh? Think again. We’re laying down our top ten picks of the most exciting food discoveries in Toronto from artisan chocolates to pork and dill dumplings that are out …

Cool Canada

October 8, 2012 – 4:06 pm | No Comment
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In honor of Canadian Thanksgiving, we’re paying homage to some of our favorite food haunts in the Great White North.
Tacofino Commissary, Vancouver. From uber popular roving food truck to brick-and-mortar star, Vancouver’s Tacofino …

Tacofino Commissary, Vancouver

August 2, 2012 – 8:58 am | No Comment
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Tacofino is a roving food truck that’s been winning over the hearts and stomachs of Vancouverites for years. With the success of their “fast slow” concept and Baja-inspired tacos – which have been called some …

Craft Beer/Culinary Mash-up: Hidden Kitchen, TO

July 16, 2012 – 12:52 pm | One Comment
Hidden Kitchen, Toronto

Canada’s Muskoka Brewery is putting a new spin on the pop-up trend with a funky craft beer + culinary collision. Known as Hidden Kitchen, this monthly six-course dinner pairs some of Ontario’s favourite craft beer …

Beer + Chocolate = Brew Bar

June 29, 2012 – 9:19 am | No Comment
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We’ve seen bacon chocolate, boozy chocolate, even salt and pepper chocolate. And now there’s beer-laced chocolate. Introducing the Brew Bar. This devilish creation hails from Halifax, where craft brewers Garrison Brewing teamed up with the …

Edgar’s Dutch Baby

April 17, 2012 – 8:32 am | No Comment
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An oven-baked pancake with soufflé tendencies drizzled with lemon juice and dusted with sugar. Ah, the dutch baby. Thanks to an inspired brunch from Ottawa’s tiny but potent Edgar’s, this old school favorite is …

Toronto Underground Market: Part Deux

March 28, 2012 – 12:48 pm | 3 Comments
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Get ‘em if you can! The Toronto Underground Market is back and tickets are going faster than you can say “foie gras dumpling.” Better known as simply TUM, this underground market is a hugely successful …

Sugar Shack (Or, Where Maple Syrup is King)

March 15, 2012 – 10:11 am | One Comment
bathing in maple syrup

March. If you’re lucky enough to live in the maple belt, March can mean only one thing: the sugaring-off season has begun. And if maple syrup = pancakes, then it’s time you met Martin Picard. …

Blast from the Past

March 1, 2012 – 8:16 pm | No Comment
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Are those crickets chirping? Yeah, you may have noticed things have been a bit quiet around here — at least it seems so on the outside. But behind-the-scenes we’ve been working away like mad on …