Food and Drink

Branch out with your fall tastes

When science and food meet you enter the cool world of molecular gastronomy. Wait. I could have written the opening line a little differently to really hook readers into this column.

Some people get excited about sunshine and warm temperatures while others live for knee-deep powder snow and a thermometer stuck well below freezing. It is a whole different story for wild mushroom lovers.

Less is more when it comes to wine

One thing is clear about Chef Tim Cuff. The executive chef at Aura is really proud of the garden he and his team planted on the roof of the Nita Lake Lodge.

Feasts for the common beggars

Cornucopia is a little more than a month away and while most are focused on the food, the wine and the bubbly, my eye is on the beer. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians downed the equivalent of 77.

Turkeys lurking in our midst

Deciding what to do with that extra 70 pounds of zucchini from your garden or finding a neighbour to pick your bountiful apple trees just got a little easier.

A big fat grain for a big fat country