Food&Drink

The Travelling Sommelier – Alcohol sales expand amid LCBO strike

BRIAN PRESTON Well it finally happened. The Ontario government is keeping an election promise to widen the availability of certain alcoholic beverages to various retail stores across the province. The […]

The Travelling Sommelier: Summer wines and Alaskan brews

COLUMN BY BRIAN PRESTON This month we will explore summertime wine, Rosé in particular. LCBO is featuring this versatile and easy-drinking wine in their Vintages Release publication too. I will […]

The Tap Room Inc. opens at Settlers Ridge Mall in Smiths Falls

Partnership with 4 Degrees Brewing and Distilling also on tap LAURIE WEIR What’s on tap?  Come find out, as new entrepreneurs have moved into the space at 4 Degrees Brewing […]

Good Food in Schools Forum at Kemptville Campus spotlights schools’ efforts to build food literacy

SUBMITTED Partners across Leeds-Grenville and Lanark are collaborating to host the Good Food in Schools Forum at Kemptville Campus on April 11th. This one-day event will bring together stakeholders working on school food education and programs […]

The Table Community Food Centre’s Cultural Celebrations Project explores global food cultures

SUBMITTED In December, with support from Feed Ontario’s Feeding Possibilities grant, The Table Community Food Centre launched the Cultural Celebrations Project. The main element of the project are cultural celebrations […]

The Travelling Sommelier: Non-alcoholic beers

Non-alcoholic beers have come a long way since I last wrote about them in 2017. Non-alcoholic beer (or NA beer, as it’s sometimes called) starts life as a normal beer. […]