How do you pair oysters and wine? According to World Oyster Opening Champion, Patrick McMurry of Starfish Oyster Bed and Grill, “it all depends on your personal preference”. There are so many different varieties of oysters, and different types within those varietals, that to try to pinpoint one wine that goes well with each and every oyster would be in vain. Moreover, “wine changes by the year; oysters change by the week. Depending on that week’s weather—whether there was a lot of rain or not—the salinity in the water changes.” Therefore, McMurry suggests any of the “classic, traditional white…

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Presenting ICE GATE and Icewine Gallery in the Richmond O Zone Vancouver, BC

In Short: Inniskillin Wines announces it is presenting ICE GATE in the Richmond O Zone, an official celebration site for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. In addition to being the sponsor of ICE GATE, a monumental art installation, Inniskillin will erect a 60 foot tasting bar, the Icewine Gallery, where wine lovers can sample Icewine. Open from February 12‐28, 2010, the Icewine Gallery hours of operation are 3:00pm – 11:00pm Monday to Friday, and 12:00pm – 11:00pm on Saturday…

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If ever you find yourself in the Okanagan Valley, consider your experience incomplete without a visit to Mission Hill. Architecturally magnificent, it overlooks Lake Okanagan’s majestic landscape. Their terrace restaurant offers panoramic views, while an oculus peers 20 meters below to a wine cellar, blasted out of volcanic rock, that also contains vaults of anitiquities like wine vessels from 350 BC to 2500 BC. "We measure time in vintages", asserts Ingo Grady, Director of Sales for Mission Hill Family Estate. Recently Mission Hill has released a new tier of wine that blends 2007 vintage reserve grapes of…

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Pisco is a brandy, or aguardiente, distilled from white muscat grapes. First cultivated in the sixteenth century by Spanish settlers in South America, it is grown in the area around Pisco, Peru and in the Valle del río Elqui in central Chile, and was named for the conical pottery in which it was originally produced as well as for the name of its town of origin. The right to produce and promote pisco has been a source of tension, debate, and both national and international legal action between Peru and Chile as both claim rightful ownership of…

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Icewine and Jazz Weekends Generating Winter Heat in Niagara-on-the-Lake Upcoming events include Icewine street celebrations and Jazz Hall of Fame Brunch Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – January 13, 2009 – A hot line up of events to celebrate the Canadian icon that is Icewine and our world famous Canadian Jazz musicians are planned during the rest of January at the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake and in the town’s Heritage District shops, boutiques and restaurants. While the array of daily Icewine and jazz themed events at the Wineries of Niagara-on-the-Lake are impressive it is the weekends that are bringing special heat and excitement.…

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WINTERS-VICIOUS TORONTO DINING EVENT ANNOUNCED - JANUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 10 Marben is pleased to announce the launch of an all-new dining event, Winters-Vicious. Choose any starter + entree + dessert for $35. Ask your server for the best wine and drink pairing known to man (or women!). This exclusive dining event is only from January 5th to February 10th at Marben. Dining can be in our restaurant or lounge areas daily from 5 pm. These seats will go quickly so we strongly suggest reserving in advance. Call us or click here …

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Chef's Showcase The Best & Most Innovative Service

Langdon Hall's Executive Chef Jonathan Gushue to Lead Savour Ontario Dining's Top Chefs Through the Most Innovating and Inspiring Breakfast & Lunch Service for Terroir IV Terroir, Southern Ontario Annual Hospitality Symposium, will take place this year on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at Hart House. The pressure to showcase the best and most innovative service will be on the plate this year as Chef Gushue collaborates with; Jeff Crump - Ancaster Old Mill, Jason Shubert & Paul Harding - The Only on King, Marco Tucci - Hart House,…

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Ezra Title and Kids Cook to Care create a Twist on a Classic Recipe for The Hunger Patrol, a St. Olave's Tradition Kids Cook to Care, a new organization designed to bring child volunteers and acclaimed chefs together to create ethno-centric meals for low-income communities, will prepare a French meal at St. Olave’s Anglican Church for its Hunger Patrol program. On January 16th, Chef Ezra Title and 15 children volunteers will cook for a crowd of 100. The Hunger Patrol will serve the French fare to Toronto's hungry homeless that evening from its usual parking spot at Spadina and…

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January, 2010 Vancouver, B.C. - Executive chef Frank Pabst's Unsung Heroes take center stage at Blue Water Cafe throughout the month of January. A champion of our coastal fisheries, and protective of commercially endangered species, chef Pabst created the Unsung Heroes six years ago. His concept is simple: avoid species that are over-fished, or fished in ways that damage ocean beds or cause unnecessary by-catch, by introducing diners to new experiences and flavours using species found in abundance. Tasting Plates Red Sea Urchin 16.50 taglierini with red sea urchin sauce and broccoli flowers Herring Roe 12.50 kombu seaweed, bonito…

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