A Perfect (Eco–Conscious) Day in Bangkok
Get to know the city’s sustainable side at these must–try coffee shops, organic markets, plant–based eateries and more.
Checking In: The Ace Hotel, Toronto
This warmly modernist new hotel is a hat tip to both the Canadian wilderness and design–forward Toronto.
7 Inspiring Entrepreneurs Battling Food Waste
From upcycled coffee grounds to surplus grocery distribution, these innovative ideas — and the leaders behind them — are paving the path to a better planet.
Best Trailblazer
Edmonton’s Pei Pei Chei Ow is a multi–faceted champion of Indigenous cuisine, art and culture that’s blazing a trail for the next generation.
Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022: The Top 10
The Top 10 list is back by popular demand. Our anonymous food critic reprised her culinary marathon, landing in no fewer than 17 cities to taste-test menus at the most tantalizing restaurant openings across the country (polishing off 226 dishes along the way).
Restaurant Trends Spotted on the Road
I was the peripatetic restaurant critic who travelled from St. John’s to Tofino, observings the common interests and obsessions of chefs and restaurateurs across the country. Here are six industry trends that stood out on my cross–country culinary odyssey.
A Voyage Back in Wine
Juan Jesús Méndez Siverio’s “aha” moment came when he understood that the grapes he grew up stomping on to make the family’s wine were the last vestiges of the earliest domesticated grape vines. They were a genetic treasure trove with the potential to make great wines.
8 Things to Love About Canada’s Restaurant Comeback
“There are probably 600 or 700 small organic farms throughout the province that are highly resilient,” says Fortier. “If the whole [food] chain breaks – and I don’t think this is the last time that will happen – these farms are there to feed local villages. To me, this is a really good first step.”
A Food Lover's Trip to Ireland's Atlantic Coast
In the Burren region of County Clare, chefs, makers and foragers celebrate the ingredients that grow in their own backyard
Red Chef Revival’s Rich Francis on the Future of Indigenous Food in Canada
“Collaboration is key right now, and it’s just a matter of getting the rest of Canada on board to help us forge identities outside of racism and colonialism.”
Canada's Best New Restaurant
For the second year in a row, I traveled across Canada to pick the country’s best new restaurants. Read about my number one pick, Quebec City’s Arvi, here.
One Writer’s 17-City Food Odyssey to Discover Canada’s Best New Restaurants
The Canada’s Best New Restaurants writer shares her notes from the road.
Canada's Best New Restaurants: the 2019 Contenders
We flew Nancy Matsumoto from coast to coast to find the top new restaurants in the country. The methods are old-school: There’s a handy list of fake names for booking tables, and we won’t be swayed by freebies, since Air Canada enRoute always picks up the tab. The margin for error is pretty much non-existent: Restaurants get one shot to impress our discerning diner and then she’s gone.
Some of Canada’s Best Chinese Food is Served Inside a Curling Club
Chop Suey Nation author Ann Hui shares her favourite Chinese restaurants in the country.
Meet the Japanese Sake Brewers Taking Cues From French Winemakers
Sake brewers in Japan are adopting French techniques to craft sake's nouvelle vague with local rice and indigenous yeast.
Canada's Best New Restaurants 2018
Discover the 10 most inventive and mind-bogglingly delicious places to eat in the country.
