Good Value in Local Wines

The Niagara Peninsula, bordered by Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, and further protected from icy, northern blasts by the escarpment, is an island of warmth mild enough to ripen wine grapes. Taking advantage of this took effort and imagination, however, and it’s easy to forget how recently the Ontario wine … Read More

Water From the Lake (Ontario)

While customers at Edward Levesque’s Kitchen in Leslieville ponder the menu, restaurateur Levesque makes his signature introduction: “Would you like San Peligrino, Evian — or Lake Ontario Water?” Levesque is onto something: “Bottled water is the biggest scam,” he tells XYYZ, “and customers know it. Big business makes millions of … Read More

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