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The Chicken Factor
“It tastes just like chicken!” If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard that line, I’d be a millionaire by now. Let me tell you, I’ve tried frog legs, eel, alligator, rabbit and kangaroo. And despite assurances to the contrary, none of it tasted even remotely like chicken. In fact, frog legs happen [READ MORE]
Pomme
Oh, the signs were there all along: The extravagant apple cider-themed dinners at his tony restaurant on the waterfront in Burlington, Ontario. The British heritage and the fact that he was raised on the myriad ciders offered in the pubs of London. And his name on Twitter, of course: @ciderseeker. It would appear that it [READ MORE]
Artisan
He is a tall, strapping man, all of 27 years old, and looks more like the star quarterback than a man who tinkers with high-octane booze all day long. But that’s the path master distiller Geoff Dillon, with degrees in biochemistry and economics, has taken in the heart of Niagara wine country. Dillon is on [READ MORE]
What Indigenous Varieties Can Do For You
Now this is amusing. “Old men in sports cars were beyond pity or comprehension. It was as if they’d paid a great deal of money to purchase a huge piece of attire that pointed at their waning potencies. It was as if something had gone in their heads, some bit of wiring had become confused [READ MORE]

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Nuts
“Nut trees [have always been] an integral part of my ‘edible landscape’,” says Ernie Grimo, a pioneer of Ontario’s nut tree industry and owner of Grimo Nut Nursery. In fact, nut growing is what inspired him to move to a 14-acre Niagara-on-the-Lake farm back in 1973. With 10 acres dedicated to it, you might say [READ MORE]
Tour Burgundy and Côtes du Rhône with Tony Aspler
Taste Burgundy and the Côtes-du-Rhône regions with Tony Aspler this spring. The eleven day tour will begin by exploring Syrah-based wines in the northern Rhône River Valley followed by a lunch of regional specialties in the town of Tain l’Hermitage. A visit to the hillside vineyards of Côte Rôtie (the “Roasted Slope”) for a private [READ MORE]
What Really Makes Wines Great?
We know it when we see it. That quality that makes people deeply and irresistibly cool/sophisticated/beddable. It’s in the way they walk, talk, cross and uncross their legs. Audrey Hepburn had it, and Paris Hilton does not. Don Draper has it. Don Cherry does not. And so it is with wine. Don’t let the experts [READ MORE]

Rocket Fuel
Mix all in glass and drink rapidly
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster #5
Fill Collins glass with ice. Add 2 oz. of vodka and 1 oz. triple sec. Fill glass almost to the top with pineapple juice, add Grenadine for color, and top off the glass with 7-Up or Slice. Shake or stir until the drink turns a light orange-pink color.

Grilled Filet Mignon
Whenever I need pampering I make filet mignon, using an inexpensive cast iron grill pan to sauté the steaks. To infuse grill marks, give the steak a good sear on both sides over high heat, giving it a half turn to create a crosshatch. The sauce is a ‘cheater’s Bernaise’ and much easier to make [READ MORE]
The Farmers’ Market
I love Saturday mornings at the Farmers’ Market, wandering through the stalls under a slowly warming sun, the dewy air scented with herbs. Vendors sort through their wares on long tables under canvas tents. Shoppers carry bouquets of sunflowers as they examine bushels of ripe peaches, glistening black grapes, green and orange melons, baskets of [READ MORE]
Big in Japan
Ever since she was a little girl, my niece Jackie has dreamed of moving to Japan. Now at 27 and with a Bachelor’s in Humanities and a focus on Japanese culture, language and literature, Jackie lives and teaches in Tokyo. We miss her, but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. Recently, [READ MORE]
A Love Story
On a sunny spring day many years ago when I was just 14 years old, I walked up the street to the library and checked out a book about dreams. On my way home, with the book in my arms, I met a boy named Ron. He was lean and lanky and by the look [READ MORE]