New Pears in Ontario

This weeks Canadian foodie-find is from Ontario, where three new pear varietals are being celebrated. We received the pears in the test kitchen this week and have been munching all week long at various states of ripeness to determine our favourites. The three varieties to look for in your local shopping markets are


Posted in Foodie-finds, The Foodie-file, Fri, 10/10/08 | 1 comment

The Myriad View Moonshine

This week’s Foodie-find is brought to you by our bleary eyed web editor Collen Tully who brought back this artisan moonshine (yes I said artisan and moonshine) from the lovely idyllic PEI (now that’s shattering the Anne of Green Gables’ image I’d say)! Paul Berrow of The Myriad View is creating this heady distillation in [...]


Posted in Foodie-finds, The Foodie-file, Fri, 26/09/08 | 3 comments

Canadian Truffles?

I heard on the radio this morning that truffles are being grown in British Columbia. Actually, I should say that they are attempting to grow truffles in British Columbia. Until recently, truffles have only grown in the wild and their subterranean existence makes them elusive and pricey. Black Perigord truffles, one of the most coveted [...]


Posted in The Foodie-file, Wed, 24/09/08 | 3 comments