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Sunset Sips: Elevate Your Outdoor Entertaining Transform your outdoor gatherings with wines that promise to elevate any summer soirée   By Natalie MacLean   Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Carte Blanche Estate Blanc De Blancs 2017, Short Hills Bench, Niagara

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By Keith Edwards Third Wave Coffee Coffee culture in Canada is belatedly catching up with other parts of the world… particularly those in Asia. But

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Made in Bangladesh: Recipes and stories from a home kitchen By Dina Begum Taking you through the six Bangladeshi seasons – summer, monsoon, autumn, late autumn, winter and spring – with warming flavours and memories teaching modern classics and age-old recipes to home cooks. Puchka (potato & chickpea filled pastry

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By Keith Edwards Gion Duck Noodles Japanese culture, simplicity, attention to detail, continuous improvement, and the concept of ichigo ichie, often translated as “in this moment an opportunity” provoked some radical thinking about dining for me. I’m not against tasting menu’s but enough is enough. Forget the fancy fixtures—what about

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The Meandering Epicurist

Tuscan Sourdough Bread Bread is just flour, water, yeast, and salt, aptly named artisan baker Jim Cook tells me as I sit down with him at the Picnic Café at the Brickworks one sunny fall day. Which is like saying

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Sauvage Welcome to Sauvage, ‘nature’s kitchen’ in the booming town of Canmore, Alberta. Restaurant regulars know that it’s Chef Tracy herself who is the mastermind behind each dish and each extraordinary dining experience. Others, here for the ski season, don’t

Winter Warmers

These robust wines will keep you warm by the fireside après-ski By Natalie MacLean Vilmart et Cie Grande Réserve 1er Cru Champagne, Champagne A.C., France. (LCBO: 65110, $92.95). Vilmart et Cie Grande Réserve Premier Cru Champagne is a rich, toasty,

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Jacques Pépin Art Of The Chicken: A Master Chef’s Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird By Jacques Pépin  Chicken may not be an extravagant ingredient, but for master chef Jacques Pépin, it is the one he turns to

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Tuscan Sourdough Bread Bread is just flour, water, yeast, and salt, aptly named artisan baker Jim Cook tells me as I sit down with him at the Picnic Café at the Brickworks one sunny fall day. Which is like saying

HF Travels

Sauvage Welcome to Sauvage, ‘nature’s kitchen’ in the booming town of Canmore, Alberta. Restaurant regulars know that it’s Chef Tracy herself who is the mastermind behind each dish and each extraordinary dining experience. Others, here for the ski season, don’t