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• Food & Wine To Do List

  

  Niagara is chock-a-block full of culinary activities this summer. We see the oyster bars, smell the bbq grills; and we no longer need to feel like we have to book ahead for a taste; we no longer have to make reservations. The whole experience has become o

  by DINEmagazine - May 02, 2012

• Patio Time

  When the sun comes out, so do we…for Patio Time! Here are DINE’s picks for where to dine and unwind on some of Toronto’s more interesting patio’s—after work, mid-afternoon, or whenever your table is ready. Allen’s The largest collection of VQA

  by DINEmagazine - May 01, 2012

• TUM: Toronto Underground Market

  

  Is it a farmer’s market? Is it a food festival? No. It’s TUM! A new kind of social food market for the community to sample the food of Toronto’s home cooks; a venue for budding entrepreneurs to showcase their products. Toronto is a hotplate of culin

  by DINEmagazine - April 30, 2012

• Dine and Fly

  The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has announced its plans to bring the very best of Toronto’s culinary talent and restaurant scene to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Canada’s biggest airport, Toronto Pearson, handled 33.4 million pa

  by DINEmagazine - April 29, 2012

• Basque in Calgary

  

  By: Natasha Gleiser Calgary has a growing reputation as a food destination, and Ox and Angela on 17th Avenue is a great landing place. Although the menu reads Spanish food and drink, there is a heavy Caribbean influence, especially in the drinks. We start

  by DINEmagazine - April 22, 2012

• Wine Country: Falling for Niagara

  

  In 1812, gunfire filled the air and cannon balls were lobbed across the Niagara peninsula. Nearly 200 years later, there is an explosion of grapes. Something has happened in Niagara Wine Country: a new wave of homegrown winemakers with new techniques in e

  by DINEmagazine - April 19, 2012

• A Day at the Bench

  

  When the shores of Lake Iroquois receded, they left behind a water table of wine. Today, a sunny day’s short drive en route to Niagara leads us to so many new vineyards that bear the fruit of this rich soil. Like treasure hunters with maps in hand we set

  by DINEmagazine - April 19, 2012

• Where To Eat Now: Kultura

  

  KULTURA: FOR CUISINE WITHOUT BORDERS When it opened its doors a half dozen years ago, Kultura was an instant success. A reservation on a weekend was lusted over by those who craved a novel menu, a dramatic bartender and a room filled with beauty and power

  by DINEmagazine - April 15, 2012

• Wine Fraud: Exposed!

  

  The label is legendary, the going price at auction is in the tens of thousands. But is it real or counterfeit? To authenticate the wine, one brings in an authority on fraudulent wines. And when one is considered an authority, they themselves are above sus

  by DINEmagazine - April 04, 2012