Pair It Up! Wine With Soup
As a sommelier, pairing wine with soup has always been a source of anxiety. It's not so much a flavour thing, as a texture thing. The concept of pairing one...
Pair It Up! Her Name Is Yeh
As much as the majority of my career has centred around the intersection of wine and food, I do less reading about the latter than I’d like. Sure, I flip...
Pair It Up! Let Them Eat Cake…On Halloween
Tomorrow’s Halloween, and while the temptation is there to pair up vino and Halloween candy, let’s go for some grown-up treats of the chocolate cake variety instead… To kick things...
Pair it up! Wine and Lobster
It’s been a big week-and-a-bit for Canadian wine lovers in Nova Scotia. Late last week, the province decided to officially open its borders to interprovincial wine shipping. In honour of...
Pair it Up! Butternut Squash Chips and Wine
Wine and potato chip pairings are on the rise. This is the kind of unfussy match that sometimes happens unexpectedly (you'll likely be wearing sweatpants when it does) and there's...
Pair it Up! It’s Mushroom Time
As we move towards winter, it’s probably safe to assume that we’re having heartier meals to keep ourselves warm and cozy. I’m noticing an abundance of wild mushrooms in stores...
The Friday Files: Fall Food Events & Canadian Wine News
If you're seeking Fall events in Toronto, BlogTO just posted The top 10 food events in Toronto for fall 2014 and includes the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo among them...
Pair It Up! Give Thanks, Drink Wine
Here in Canada, we get the jump on giving thanks on our neighbours to the south. That suits me just fine — it’s easily my favourite holiday meal of the...