Category: Food
Food

Street eats at Centro

If you're following the street food trend you'll be pleased to hear Centro Garden in downtown Burlington has been inviting a food truck to pull up in their parking lot for a special lunch hour service once a month.
Recipes

Chocolate Pecan Tarts

– recipe courtesy of Chef Miriam Taylor, Sweetsmoke, Oakville Chocolate Pecan Tarts Chocolate Shortdough1⁄2 cup (125 mL) butter 1 cup (250 mL) flour 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) cocoa powder 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) sugar salt, dash 1 egg 1 egg yolk Soften butter and put in mixer equipped with a …
Recipes

Dragonberry Surprise

– courtesy Ten Restaurant, Mississauga Dragonberry Surprise 2 oz Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum1 oz simple syrup4 lemon wedges Muddle fruit and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add rum, shake and strain into a martini glass.
Restaurants

Cucci

The culinary experience at Cucci is simple. First source the best Canadian ingredients, starting with local farmers and blend it with fresh Italian sensibilities. Chef Gordon Goss offers up mouthwatering modern Italian cuisine like Braised Rabbit Ragu, Squid Ink Tagliatelle and House Made Gnocchi with black truffle fondue in a …
Food

LOCAL FLAVOUR: OC's at Stoneboats

“I have a real passion for wild west coast seafood (salmon, Dungeness crab, Black Cod) and a desire to bring it to Oakville,” says Jeff Burghardt, owner of the newly revamped OC's at Stoneboats along Bronte Harbour's shoreline.
Food

Sweet Surrender

James Taylor wasn't the only one to sing the praises of the sweet potato. How can you not love a food so well rounded (metaphori- cally speaking)? Sweet potatoes are rife with benefits and suitable as a side dish or tried in a pie.