Highlights for the 20th anniversary Gourmet Food & Wine Expo celebration include: The Tutored Tastings Program offers the opportunity to taste some of the world’s best wines while learning from top industry experts. The Food Network Chef Stage features complimentary cooking demonstrations all weekend hosted by celebrity guests and incredibly […]
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Appellation foods and wines taste better
When it comes to food, French and Italians reign supreme. An Italian will detour for hundreds of kilometres to visit a restaurant or buy a certain wine or food. Of course the French have been known to do that and more too. Over centuries gourmets and farmers have been able […]
Matching food and rye whiskies
While thousands write about matching food and wine, few mention pairing the pleasures of matching Canadian rye whisky with food, or for those matter whiskies in general. Yet there is a correlation between and spirits. Chefs who know food flavours well and can cerate memorable dishes and happen to know […]
Back to basics in the food service industry
Eating out, and take out food are entrenched in the lives of urban North Americans. In the U.S.A more than 40 per cent of food expenditures occur in restaurants, or though take out foods or delivered foods. Young singles living in downtown New York, or for that matter in many […]
Matching Food and Rye Whiskies
While thousands write about matching food and wine, few mention pairing the pleasures of matching Canadian rye whisky with food, or for those matter whiskies in general. Yet there is a correlation between and spirits. Chefs who know food flavours well and can cerate memorable dishes and happen to know […]
Chile’s unrivalled foods
This South American country produces a range of fruits, vegetables, fish, and meats that can rival any from anywhere in the world The country being narrow and long, stretching from the Atacama Desert in the north to Tierra Del Fuego in the South, is rarely wider than 250 kilometres, but […]
2013 Food and Wine Expo – Toronto
The 19th Food and Wine Expo is almost a distant memory. It attracted more than 19,000 visitors and by all standards was successful, but I must say that aisles were too narrow and congested. Most of the wine being poured was middle-of-the-road, $ 14.00 – 20.00 range, and there were […]
Food and Wine Expo – Toronto (November 14-17)
This year, the 19th anniversary of this popular celebration of food and wine takes place at the Toronto Convention centre. Organizers once again offer, tutored wine tastings by wine experts and wine writers. These seminars are well received and provide in-depth information about wine regions, and/or styles of wine. On […]