ONTARIO's CRAFT BEER GUIDE
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]