Toronto’s Bespoke Cocktails

Prohibition. The Mad Men era. Summer 2012, Toronto. We’re in the middle of a Third Renaissance of Cocktails and our city is not just riding the waves but making them. As local bartenders step up their game, expect diabolical and exotic names like Satan’s Whiskers and Sombrero No. 7 to … Read More

Montreal’s Bespoke Cocktails

Cocktailing was always something we were worried about being caught doing—in fact, we avoided it entirely. Having a few stiff drinks at home to take the edge off a long workday is one thing, going for Cosmotinis with the boys is quite another. Luckily, grey areas exist. Even luckier, Montreal’s … Read More

Toronto’s Bespoke Cocktails

Prohibition. The Mad Men era. Summer 2012, Toronto. We’re in the middle of a Third Renaissance of Cocktails and our city is not just riding the waves but making them. As local bartenders step up their game, expect diabolical and exotic names like Satan’s Whiskers and Sombrero No. 7 to … Read More

Review: Pop Up Pizza

Until recently, Fraser and Kingsway wasn’t on Vancouver’s culinary map. A flat-iron intersection anchored by a tiny strip mall, an even smaller strip of parkland and some ramshackle storefronts, it wasn’t until French bistro Les Faux Bourgeois opened its doors in late 2009 that the area started pulling in diners … Read More

Review: Arepera du Plateau

Though Montreal is one of the richest and most varied culinary landscapes in Canada, “ethnic” restaurants often seem like one-dimensional copycats. If you’ve had Portuguese chicken, you’ve had Portuguese chicken. There are definitely restaurants that stand out against the crowd, though often in desperate pursuit of authenticity. Give me authentic, … Read More

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