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 […]
Recipe: Beef tenderloin with béarnaise aïoli
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 […]
Chef Tara Lee’s Roasted Butternut Squash and Ricotta Gnudi
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, […]
Beer and Oysters: The Growler guide to pairing them
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 […]
Recipe: Fat Sparrow Group’s curried chickpea lettuce wraps
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 […]
Recipe: Chef Jesse Vallins has two takes on the incredible 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 […]