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Niagara Pinot Noir Three Pinots from the peninsula: Anne Martin reviews three Niagara favourites at three price points. More>>	Jeff and Bettina's Big Book (Idea) Michael Pollan, Heston Blumenthal and Thomas Keller are just three of the fooderatti luminaries to be found in Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann's cookbook Earth to Table. On their way to cook at New York's James Beard House, Malcolm Jolley caught up with the duo at an OHI fundraising dinner this week. More>> -Ad-
Five Years of Buying Wine Online Five years ago, many thought Aaron Bick was doomed when his start-up WineOnline took on the LCBO and marketed wine directly to Ontario consumers. Malcolm Jolley sat down with Bick to find out how he survived and thrived in the world's toughest wine selling market. More>>
Pied de Cochon Update Correspondent Michelle Jobin makes the pilgrimage to Montreal's infamous shrine to foie gras, Au Pied de Cochon and lives to tell us the tale. More>>	Mario & Malcolm's Dinner Part Three The time of reckoning had come as The Healthy Butcher's Mario Fiorucci and GFR's Malcolm Jolley accompanied chef John Abrahams and cook David Zilber to the North York condominium to cook an all local-Ontario dinner to a group of Korean diners unfamiliar with Western foods. More>>
Thanksgiving Cheese Plate Cheese guru Andy Shay celebrates Canadian Thanksgiving with a platter of domestic cheese designed to compliment the harvest season. More>>	Ontario Ground Cherries Farmer Wes Sovereign grows ground cherries (a.k.a. Cape gooseberries) near Waterford, reports Kathleen Mackintosh, who adds they "a delightful garnish to a sweet dessert or a tart compote to accompany savoury meats such as duck or pork."\| *Culinarium, Ontario's Locavore Store, sponsors GFR's* weekly seasonal produce report.**

From Good Food Revelation, Volume 1, Number 12 (GFR0112)

Bargain Burgundy Chardonnay is back, and no-one quite does it like the Burgundians. Despite all the "sales" at the LCBO (reportedly to boost fast cash in the recession-hit provincial coffers), it's hard to find a well made Burgundy white for less than $20. The 2007 Domaine Raphael Sallet Macon Uchizy very competitively priced at $17.95, and is a wonderfully minerally, citrussy first course or aperitif sipper that is as balanced as some wines twice the price. Click here to find an LCBO stocking it near you.	The New Cuts Carnivore Kelly Jones wonders if the recession has influenced people's meat eating ways. She talks to big beef sellers including Cumbrae's Steve Alexander, The Healthy Butcher's Mario Fiorucci and Cowbell's Mark Cutrara to see if they're selling more than just striploin and prime rib. More>>
	JP Challet Versus Joe Pantalone Veteran chef Jean-Pierre Challet plans to open the 24 seat ICI Bistro on a strip of Harbord between Bathurst and Ossington have been delayed and are threatened to be derailed because of the efforts of Toronto Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone. Malcolm Jolley talks to both to find out why. More>>
	Toronto's Most Authentic Polish? Columnist Lorette C. Luzajic returns with another instalment of 'The Real Dish'. This week on Roncesvalles where she checks out old-school Polish dining at Zagloba. It's pierogies and borscht for Luzajic as she, as always, makes friends with her restaurateur and learns a thing or two. More>>
	Mario & Malcolm's Dinner Party Part 2 GFR's Malcolm Jolley asked The Healthy Butcher's Mario Fiorucci to help him cook an all local dinner for his son's public school raffle. This week, Executive Chef John Abrahams reveals his menu and Malcolm pairs Ontario VQA wines to it. More>>
	Seasonal Squash Local purveyor Kathleen Mackintosh says the arrival of squashes are "a sure sign of fall squash are out great quantities now. Perfect for squash risotto, squash soup and pumpkin pie. Try Baby Hubbard, Carnival or Buttercup for something." different. Culinarium, Ontario's Locavore Store, generously sponsors GFR's weekly seasonal produce report.

From Good Food Revelation, Volume 1, Number 11 (GFR0111)

	Are Trophy Wines Worth It? Do the bottles of wine worth over $500 each merit their price? Wine Editor and consultant Anne Martin recounts a dinner with sublime wine and explains what makes the most sought after labels worth it to some. More> NEXT WEEK: Au Revoir To All That: Michael Steinberger's account of the decline and fall of French Gastromomie.	Killarney Fish Fry Three Ontario culinary hidden gems: Andy Shay takes a break form cheese and looks back on summer treats from around the province. More>>	Pilar Cabrera is Mexico's Mole Master Photo: A. Starkman Imagine all the women in a Mexican village working for ten days straight, using over thirty ingredients, just to make a mole sauce. Pilar Cabrera channels that tradition and love into her cooking every day. This month the Oaxacan native comes to Toronto to teach the intricacies of mole. More>>. Zoltan's Back! NEXT WEEK: Toronto's travelling Transylvanian sommelier Zoltan Szabo returns to his adoptive city after nearly a year of running a restaurant in Shanghai. -Ad- www.allthebestfinefoods.com
		Savouring Stratford Michelle Jobin reports on a sneak peek and taste of Southwestern Ontario's premier culinary festival: Savour Stratford. More>>
	Mario & Malcolm's Dinner Party Part 1: Planning The Menu GFR's Malcolm Jolley asked The Healthy Butcher's Mario Fiorucci to help him cook an all local dinner for his son's public school raffle. Executive Chef John Abrahams said September is the perfect month for pasture fed meat. More>> NEXT WEEK: Veteran Chef JP Challet defends his new restaurant ICI Bistro from Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone's bid to have his liquor license denied. Malcolm Jolley talks to both about the little restaurant at Harbord and Manning on the eve of ICI's hearing at Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.	Wine Under $15: Not Your 90s Chard You can taste the Prince Edward County limestone in Huff Estates 2007 Chardonnay ($14.95), one of several artisanal Ontario wines featured in the most recent LCBO Vintages release. The low alcohol (12.8%), high acidity wine is good a example of the "mid-Atlantic" style being cultivated by modern Ontario winemakers. Lemon and grassy notes and slightly spicy lift at the end make it a great pairing for grilled chicken. Click here to find a store stocking it near you. Click here to buy Jeff Crump & Bettina Schormann's Earth To Table at Amazon.ca
In Season Now: Ontario Edamame "Lightly steamed and salted" is how Kathleen Mackintosh likes her fresh soy beans, aka edamame, being harvested right now. "They're best if they've been picked within a few days," she explains.		*Culinarium, Ontario's Locavore Store, generously sponsors GFR's* weekly seasonal produce report.**

From Good Food Revelation, Volume 1, Number 10 (GFR0110)

LCBO Wine Under $15: Hecula Monastrell

At $13.95 Bodegas Castaño's 2006 Hecula Monastrell (LCBO# 718999) may be the best red wine deal at Vintages. Monastrell is what the Spaniards call Mourverdre and this lightly oaked and nicely aged wine displays the grapes violet and black fruit intensity without overpowering the palate. This wine from the Southeastern Spanish region of Murcia sits in the middle of New World bigness and Old World restraint and is perfect crowd pleaser and late summer barbecue wine. Click here to find it in a liquor store near you.

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Mary Beaton & Bill Bennett: 20 Years at Langdon Hall

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Twenty years ago this month Mary Beaton and Bill Bennett opened Langdon Hall Country House and ushered in a new era in Ontario hospitality. But the Grand Chef Relais & Chateau property nearly didn't make it past its second day. Malcolm Jolley sat with the couple to find out their secrets of success and hear a few good stories. More>>

In Season Now:
Concord Grapes

Kathleen Mackintosh is keen on Sovereign Coronation grapes: a hybrid of Concord strains developed in BC in the 1970s, and now grown and being picked in Ontario. "I just love their sweet interior and tart sour skin. They pop like little sacs of sweet jelly under the tongue! They are much much more flavourful than the traditional grocery store grapes we see all year round," she explains.

Culinarium, Ontario's Locavore Store, generously sponsors GFR's weekly seasonal produce report.

33 Things About Norm Hardie

Norman Hardie is a winery and a man. Good Food Revelation presents 33 things worth knowing about the sought after winemaker and his Prince Edward County operation. More>>

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