It’s late October and forecasted for 25 degrees today. It might be a Halloween where you can comfortably wear swim trunks and go as a victim from Jaws. Me, personally, I’ll continue to put on my Robert Shaw costume and […]
News and Notes: September 20, 2024
The change of the season is upon us, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the weather. The forecast for this final day of summer, at least here in Midtown Toronto, is mainly sunny and 24 degrees and it […]
Four Ontario craft beer leaders predict the future of beer
After the government ordered breweries to close their taprooms last spring, new doors opened. Archaic alcohol restrictions loosened so that you can now order beer with your Uber Eats dinner or grab a selection of alcohol from a brewery or […]
5 Seasonal sippers to drink now
Counterpoint Brewing // Opus Three Pinot Noir Barrel Aged Amber Ale, 5.5% The latest in Counterpoint’s barrel series has a lot going on as a kveik fermented amber ale with Brett, aged in pinot noir barrels. Expect notes of chocolate, […]
Liquid Protest
Can you fight systemic racism with beer? These five Ontario craft breweries are doing just that. Black Lives Matter. Those are the three words that have been at the top of our minds since that day on May 25th of […]
Brewer vs Brewer: The Steeltown Edition
Hamilton is a hot spot for Ontario’s craft beer and Merit and Clifford are leading the way When I ask Ontario brewers about the beer they drink, many cop to being too busy to sample widely. They tell me that […]
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 […]