Volume Two, Number Twenty-Three | Toronto | A Good Food Media website | News & features from the good food movement

Lunch at Chuck E. Cheese's

Malcolm Jolley

In Season Now: Sugar Snap Peas

Kathleen Mackintosh says "Sugary and sweet they're the perfect portable snack: snap peas are back in season and HOPE Organic Farms from Aylmer are supplying our first batch." Culinarium, Ontario's Locavore Store, sponsors GFR's weekly seasonal produce report.

Au Revoir Amuse Bouche

Photo: John Gundy
Congratulations on five great years. More>>

James Murphy on Good Food

Jamie Drummond

Cava Calf Test

Kelly Jones finds how Michael Schmidt's raw milk affects the taste of his veal. More>>

Wine Under $20: Big and Fruity

Malcolm Jolley says it's ok to love this $17 fruit bomb from the Languedoc, 2007 Chateau Rouquette sur Mer, Cuvee Amarante, La Clape. More>>

Joshna Goes to City Hall

Joshna Maharaj

Where (Else) to Eat in Chicago

Evan Saviolidis lists his favourite Windy City restaurants, from hot dogs to haute. More>>

Is Pinotage Any Good?

Jamie Drummond looks at South Africa's hybrid grape, with a cheeky question or two for David Sonnenberg of Diemersfontein. More>>

June 1-30, Med Summer: Italy, All The Best Fine Foods
June 17, Food For Change Dinner Series, The Stop
June 18, Slow Food Chefs' Dinner, Slow Food Toronto
June 19, Jamie Kennedy Communal Table, JK Kitchens
June 26, Food, Wine and Music Under the Stars, The Stop
June 27, Cuvée 'L' Chardonnay Release, Norman Hardie
July 8, Boy's Night Out, Lifford Wine Agency

Good Food Revolution is published weekly by Good Food Media, a not-for-profit organization under Part II of the Canadian Corporations Act. Good Food Revolution was made possible by a grant from The Centre for Civic Engagement and by the support of Good Food Fighters, a community of Ontario food and wine enterprises and organizations dedicated to conviviality and accountability and responsibility.

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Michael Steh on Slow Food

In Season Now: Baby Greens

With asparagus and strawberries well underway, Kathleen Mackintosh reports that Ontario is reaching prime salad season: "Baby greens are moving from the green house to row covers to fresh full open air and folks like Cookstown Greens, The New Farm and Greenbelt Organics are doing a fine job of injecting some chlorophyll into our life's and brightening our plates." (Photo of Holland Marsh lettuce courtesy Christine Sismondo). Culinarium, Ontario's Locavore Store, sponsors GFR's weekly seasonal produce report.

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Young Blood Sommelier Series (2)

Pinot Perfection

Irene Steh talks to Paul Pender (Tawse) and Ron Giesbrecht (Henry of Pelham) about Ontario's debut at the International Pinot Noir Celebration in Oregon. More>>

The Vegetarian Option

Malcolm Jolley likes English chef, Simon Hopkinson's writing as much as his recipes in his latest cookbook, The Vegetarian Option. More>>

Cooking in Prison (Part 2)

Blair Walter from Felton Road

Jamie Drummond talks to one of New Zealand's foremost winemakers, Blair Walter, in Central Otago. More>>

How to Taste Whisky

Glenfiddich's Master Distiller Ian Millar shows Jamie Drummond how to properly enjoy the water of life. More>>

Aperitif Under $15: Lillet

Bordeaux's wine-based aperitif is the perfect start to a summer dinner aprty, and a great deal says Malcolm Jolley. More>>

Recent Good Food Fighter Posts

Med Summer at All The Best: Italy’s Burrata | Jamie Kennedy's Communal Table - June 19 | Med Summer at All The Best: Spain | Quebec’s Véronique Rivest Winner of the WOSA Sommelier World Cup | Boys’ Night Out is back, baby! | Slow Food Dinner - June 18 | Burgundy: The Wine Equivalent to Dungeons and Dragons | Best of the Braai South African Wine Tasting and BBQ | In Pinot We Trust: Mark Vlossak, St. Innocent, and the Willamette Valley | Chateau Margaux Comes to Town

June 1-30, Med Summer: Italy, All The Best Fine Foods
June 9, South African Wine BBQ (Toronto), WOSA
June 10, South African Wine BBQ (Ottawa), WOSA
June 18, Slow Food Chefs' Dinner, Slow Food Toronto
June 19, Jamie Kennedy Communal Table, JK Kitchens
June 27, Cuvée 'L' Chardonnay Release, Norman Hardie
July 8, Boy's Night Out, Lifford Wine Agency

Good Food Revolution is published weekly by Good Food Media, a not-for-profit organization under Part II of the Canadian Corporations Act. Good Food Revolution was made possible by a grant from The Centre for Civic Engagement and by the support of Good Food Fighters, a community of Ontario food and wine enterprises and organizations dedicated to conviviality and accountability and responsibility.

Copyright © Good Food Media Inc. 2009-2010. All rights reserved. IP, Trademarks, Copyrights and Domain Names Aggressively Protected by DNattorney.com.