Pair It Up! Wine And Charcuterie
Charcuterie, cured meat, smoked meat…whatever you like to call it, it's one of my favourite foods. Yes, I have been guilty of eating only charcuterie plates for dinner and when...
Pair It Up! St. Patrick's Day Food
While I couldn’t really give a hoot about green beer, Shamrock shakes or any other crummy so-called St. Patrick’s Day traditions, I do have plenty of time for a nice...
Pair It Up! Peach & Pink Wine
A couple of months back, my wife and I moved to Chinatown in Vancouver. While it’s only a few blocks from our former neighbourhood of Mt. Pleasant, the move has...
Pair It Up! Wine and Salsa
Back in July of last year, MWC scribe Michelle Bouffard wrote about her favourite wine and taco pairings. Well, it just so happens she and I were in California last...
Pair It Up! Canadian Cuisine
I recently attended a wine dinner at Actinolite in Toronto where chef Justin Cournoyer's brand of local, Ontario cuisine was paired up with wines from the great naturalist Trentino producer...
Pair It Up! Wine With Duck
For a moment, I felt like I was in a Seinfeld episode, or perhaps in the movie Groundhog Day. There was an unplanned recurring food theme during this past holiday:...
Pair It Up! Holiday Smorgasbord
We all get inundated with pairings for classic dishes like ham and turkey every time a holiday rolls around and it starts to feel a little stale. That's why I...
Pair It Up! Seasonal Feasting
It happens to the best of us. When it comes to the holiday season, regardless of noble intentions - we end up avoiding our regular gym or yoga sessions, we...