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Recipe: Spring orecchiette from The Beer Lover’s Table

David Ort • March 4, 2020

Recipe taken from The Beer Lover’s Table by Claire Bullen with Jen Ferguson, published by Dog ‘n’ Bone Books Photography by Stephen Conroy © Dog ‘n’ Bone Books When spring finally rolls around in Ontario, we’re so starved for sunshine and […]

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Recipe: Island Oysters’ rice wine vinegar & apple mignonette

David Ort • December 17, 2019

Paired with Mascot Pilsner. Craft breweries are so busy creating dozens of different beers that it’s no surprise that many have opted for a schedule of food pop-ups rather than an on-site restaurant. In Ontario, Island Oysters has a devoted […]

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Recipe: Momofuku Kōjin’s Pork and Shrimp Dumpling Sausage

David Ort • June 24, 2019

Paired with Sons of Kent’s 8 Track XPA There is a natural affinity between summer, sausages and craft beer. This recipe, from David Chang’s Momofuku Kōjin in Toronto, adds Asian flavours to the mix. Working under executive chef Paula Navarette, […]

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The Two Dogger Lager Combo and other guilty pleasures

Ben Johnson • June 14, 2019

I recently had one of those family trips that makes parents remember why a family trip is actually a very different thing than a “vacation.” For March break, my wife and I took our five-year-old son to Florida for a […]

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Recipe: Beef tenderloin with béarnaise aïoli

David Ort • May 16, 2019

Having written one myself, I definitely have a soft spot for cookbooks that pair beer with their recipes. Chef Tonia Wilson published Beer at my Table: Recipes, Beer Styles & Food Pairings as a guide to 35 different beer styles […]

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Chef Tara Lee’s Roasted Butternut Squash and Ricotta Gnudi

David Ort • February 8, 2019

To me, winter feels like the most difficult season to stick to veg-first eating habits. The call of meaty bolognese and chicken stews rings through my head when the snow starts flying. This recipe from Eastbound Brewery’s chef Tara Lee, […]

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Beer and Oysters: The Growler guide to pairing them

Jon Sufrin • December 4, 2018

In her seminal 1941 book Consider the Oyster, M.F.K. Fisher contends that oysters, due to their sheer versatility, can be paired with pretty much any beverage. “One man can drink wine with them, another beer, and another fermented buttermilk, and […]

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Recipe: Fat Sparrow Group’s curried chickpea lettuce wraps

David Ort • October 4, 2018

You can tell a lot about a year from the stretch between mid-August and mid-November. At the start of this issue’s life, we could easily have the hottest day of the summer, and then, just as easily, the first with […]

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Recipe: Chef Jesse Vallins has two takes on the incredible egg

David Ort • June 8, 2018
Crisp breading, hearty pork and a runny yolk are the key elements of top-notch Scotch egg.

In a city known as Hogtown, it’s no small feat to capture broad acclaim as the best sausage maker in Toronto. Jesse Vallins, the executive chef at Maple Leaf Tavern in Leslieville, has made his reputation as someone who cooks […]

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