From the boreal forest to the tundra; from the Prairie grasslands to Ontario’s Carolinian woodlands, Canada is stunningly rich with flora and fauna. Bio-diversity is our most valuable heritage. With 71,000 species which have been scientifically described and another estimated 69,000 * species yet to be named and classified, it becomes crystalline that the protection of our ecological heritage is absolutely paramount.
First and foremost, Tuck Shop is a neighbourhood restaurant . Owner Jon Bloom writes “We are proudly located at 4662 Notre Dame Ouest in the heart of St-Henri. Historically, the neighbourhood is known for its working class residents, leather tanning
Taylor’s Genuine Food and Wine Bar is the casual cousin of the fabulous Domus Café. Chef John Taylor (pictured at right), the patron/pioneer of Canadian cuisine in Ottawa is writing the culinary rules while Chef John Svasz, a Domus alumnus,
Leave it to Craig Flinn, the popular Chef/Owner of Chives Canadian Bistro to deal with a problem by opening another restaurant. Chives is fine dining and his clientele were asking for a casual place with great food that is
Let’s face it, the real cuisine of Quebec began in the back woods and the rivers. It was, and still largely is a hunting and fishing society that LOVES to dine well. Before the current trends in wilderness cuisine hit
Its name translates to “country bumpkin,” but Campagnolo’s impressive accolades don’t exactly reflect the restaurant’s humble name. Named Vancouver Magazine’s Best New Restaurant in 2010, one of Conde Nast Traveller Magazine’s 50 Hottest New Restaurants, the Vancouver Sun called it
Many years ago I visited what was just then being dubbed ‘The Golden Mile” of the south Okanagan Valley which is actually the very top tip of the Sonoran Desert. The first winery on the then-short list was Tinhorn Creek
Named after the railway baron and industrialist Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, Van Horne is one of my favourite new restaurants in this marvellous edible city. Located in the very real community of Outremont it’s worth spending a bit of
When you finally find Le Bremner, it’s almost as though you’ve joined a secret club. Nearly at a dead end of rue Saint Paul East and hidden down an ancient hewn stone stairway with only the number 361 atop the
Chef Alex Haun is a someone to watch and to dine with. He has been lured away from his great personally-run restaurant to open Savour in the Garden, the small dining space in Canada’s Garden of the Year 2013,
Chris Whittaker grows his own vegetables, catches his own fish (or tries to at least!), makes his own preserves, composts all of his food waste, keeps mason bees to pollinate his plants, hunts for the purpose of conserving our land
Ossie’s Lunch is famous. Rose Anna Waite, who is now closing in on her mid-70′s, and her daughter, Angela Tessier, serve Maritime road food at its best — deep-fried clams, lobster rolls, scallops and chips and home made pies, in
Sometimes I just marvel at how small the culinary world is here in Canada. Landing last year from Vancouver in the great coastal city of Saint John, N.B. Chef Tim Muehlbauer and Chef Kimberley Steele bring not only impressive
The Breadalbane Inn has been a fixture in the food life of Wellington County for decades. With the arrival of Chef Mark Andrew Brown (at left), one of the Ontario Hostelry Institute’s Top 30 Under 30 in 2011, the food
As Sooke Harbour House is to Vancouver Island, Manoir Hovey is to Quebec. On the banks of Lake Massawippi, near North Hatley in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, this inn and Chef Roland Ménard, have been harvesting the region and serving it
(Solanum tuberosum) ’Alta Blush’ was discovered as a chance seedling in Wetaskiwin, Alberta in 1992. The exact parentage is unknown but it was developed by private potato breeder John Safroniuk of Wetaskiwin Alberta. It has a smooth, thin skin, shallow eyes
(Malus domestica) The Masanova apple is medium sized, juicy and crisp. It is an Empire-cross made in 1974 by one of Canada’s most prolific fruit breeders, Dr. D.A. Crowe of the AAFC-AFHRC in Kentville, NS. The Masanova was named and certified
You can find Chanterelle Country Inn high in the hills of Cape Breton on one of the great drives of Canada. It’s a gentle place to stay with tranquil vistas and great food. From day one in 2000, owner Earlene
John Bishop has been Vancouver’s consummate host for 32 years. His restaurant, simply named “Bishop’s” is a quiet haven filled with extravagant bouquets, great works of art from John’s personal collection and extraordinary food. One of John’s great gifts is
My room on the second floor of Hotel Paulin, in Caraquet, New Brunswick, overlooked the clothes line filled with white linens and, just beyond, the Bay of Chaleur. The ocean is different here. If there is a word to describe
Co-owner Lara McCormack couldn’t have said it better: “With a name like From Scratch, you get what we’re all about.” With its owners bringing years of experience in the hospitality industry to the table, food at From Scratch is what
As of October 10, 2012, Derek Dammann, the well-tattoed chef who, with his business partner, Alex Cruz, built a stellar reputation for Montreal Restaurant DNA, has created the sort of restaurant he is all about…democratic and fun, delicious and fresh,
It took a trip to the Slow Motion Film Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia in October 2011 to finally catch up with the uber-busy George Christakos, owner and builder of the Brooklyn Warehouse in Halifax. His set of ideals and idealism
(Solanum melongena) Asian Eggplant, as the name implies, is traditionally grown in South and East Asia, and exists in a wide variety of shapes and colours under names like Purple, White Princess, Oval Green, and Pingteng Long. Today’s seed catalogues
(Pyrus communis) Thanks to Charlie Embree, the Figurine pear is one of the newest kids in the orchard. Although the Figurine pear was created as a cross between Ovid and Beurré Fouqueray pears, made by Dr. A. D. Crowe at the Atlantic Food
Les Jardins de Métis is a magical place and a testament to a dream that has spanned generations of the Reford family. In the summer of 1926, Elsie Reford began transforming her fishing camp on the Metis River into a garden.
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