It was a year ago this week that I first met Anne Campion, Revel Caffè’s owner. We both were dateless at a Stratford Women in Food dinner at the Old Prune and as fate would have it, we were seated together. What followed was an evening of amazing conversation, lots of laughter, swapped stories, [...]
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Right from the get go. Slow Food Perth County's Sunday Market has been a hit. Foodies appreciate the good, clean, fair principles of Slow food as well as the exceptional and creative produce and products offered by vendors who have a passion for their offerings.
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During a recent visit to Stratford, I had the opportunity to taste the vegetarian options at a few restaurants in the city.
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There's no doubt that the Sunday Savour Stratford Tasting is the festival's signature event. The synergy of local farmers and talented local chefs making creative seasonal dishes is the backbone of the food culture Perth County is building. So, it was only appropriate that 2011's Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival began with an [...]
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As one of the world's oldest alcoholic beverages and one of the few safe sources of drinking water prior to the industrial revolution, beer deserves more respect than it often gets. Certified beer judge, writer, educator and promoter of Ontario and Quebec craft beer Mirella Amato is doing her part to change that. In [...]
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Savour Stratford, Perth County’s annual culinary festival, was so chock-full of events and seminars that the Spotlight crew had to leverage a "divide and conquer" strategy to cover as many of the events as possible. Below is a round-up of some of the events we attended:
Whisky Flavours Explored & Explained – Mark [...]
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For my second year tasting through the offerings of the chef-farmer pairs in the culinary expanse that is the Savour Stratford Grand Tasting tent I had two resolutions: 1) try more vegetables and 2) try more desserts.
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The annual Savour Stratford festival kicked off tonight at the Stone Maiden Inn with guest Chuck Hughes of Food Network fame.
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