THE NEW GUARD: TASTING WHAT STRATFORD HAS ON OFFER
WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘The last time we saw you was when youwere in for pizza,’ Abra, our server, tells Cai and me as she guide…
A CONSUMMATE HOST: DANA SHORTT & HER ENTREPRENEURIAL BENT
WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN Remember that scene from Ratatouille – the animated film about little Chef Remy who (despite all odds) pu…
FANS OF FERMENTATION: LIFTING THE HOOD AT KJ URBAN WINE & CRAFT BEER SUPPLIES
LIFTING THE HOOD AT KJ URBAN WINE & CRAFT BEER SUPPLIES WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘We harvested these this morning,’ J…
THE GUELPH FARMERS’ MARKET: ANIMATING THE CORE WITH DELICIOUS COMMUNITY
WORDS BY DANI KUEPFER; PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN If you know anything about me – which you probably don’t – you would know I am a diehard Guelp…
OUR FOOD FUTURE: WORKING TOWARDS A CIRCULAR FOOD ECONOMY
WORDS BY CHRIS TIESSEN (WITH OUR FOOD FUTURE, REIMAGINE FOOD); PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN It’s late afternoon – almost five o’clock – on a Wedne…
A FISTFUL OF FLAVOUR: SHINING A LIGHT ON FIVE OF DOWNTOWN GUELPH’S FOODIE FAVOURITES
PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN I’VE CALLED DOWNTOWN GUELPH HOME FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES NOW. MOVED HERE FROM KITCHENER FOR A PHD AND –…
THREE’S COMPANY: DIVING IN TO KITCHENER’S COLOURFUL BREWERY SCENE THREE’S COMPANY:
WORDS BY DANI KUEPFER; PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN SURE, SUMMER’S OVER – THE WARM PATIO NIGHTS ARE BEHIND US, THE LONG WEEKENDS SQUEEZED OF THEIR…
NOT YOUR MOTHER’S MARKET: DIVING INTO THE ‘HARVEST HOEDOWN’ AT ST JACOBS FARMERS’ MARKET
PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘This is like a scene out of ‘Yellowstone’,’ I exclaim to my TOQUE Partner, Cai Sepulis, as we wade th…
BEYOND THE FAMILIAR: GETTING A TASTE FOR #DTK’S UNCUT CULINARY GEMS
PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN WHEN IT COMES TO DINING OUT IN THE REGION, WE’RE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH THE USUAL SUSPECTS. YOU KNOW TH…
JILL SADLER’S S&V UPTOWN: A SITE OF LAID BACK SOPHISTICATION
WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘I think I’m going to have to come back for a second visit,’ I tell Jill before I take the last bite of beef t…
PASSION, HARD WORK AND ASPIRATION: DISTILLING SPRING MILL’S INAUGURAL WHISKY RELEASE
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN As John deftly lifts the copper whiskey thief by its chain from the small round hole at the top of the virgin…
AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: MARVELING AT KEYSTONE HOSPITALITY’S FOODIE EMPIRE
AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES: MARVELING AT KEYSTONE HOSPITALITY’S FOODIE EMPIRE WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘The recipe for tha…