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How Many Wine Glasses Do You Really Need?

The sheer proliferation of wine glasses, each dedicated to a specific variety or style, has itself probably been the undoing of that approach to glasses. How many wine glasses do you really need? The short and simple answer: one.

PalateWinter 2022

Bowing to Bowie at Major Tom

That unpretentious, focused attitude toward dining culture informs Garrett Bruce Martin’s menus to this day as well as his beliefs about how a kitchen should be run, the restaurant industry, and what it means to be a chef: unusually democratic and without delusions of grandeur.

PalateWinter 2022

Celebrating 80 Years of Portugal’s Mateus Original Rosé

Mateus Rosé, the medium pink, lightly sparkling, off-dry, fruity, and oh-so-easy-drinking wine from Portugal, appealed not only to cultural and literal royalty, but also to millions of people around the world. It was the most-sold wine in the world in the 1970s, but it was no one-hit wonder: this year, Mateus celebrates its 80th anniversary, and it’s still going strong.

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A Classic Hot Toddy With Johnnie Walker Black Label Whisky

It’s high time you started celebrating the season, and there’s no better way to kick the festivities off than with a hot toddy—the winter warmer that heats both body and soul.

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The Naramata Inn’s Pan-Seared Scallops With Cranberry, Bacon, Kelp, and Whisky

Topped with a hefty dollop of smoky bacon and whisky with cranberry, and served on toasted baguette, these are holiday hors d’oeuvres for people on your nice list.

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The Tastes and Tales of Southwest Nova Scotia

One thing I learned while eating my way through Southwest Nova Scotia is that every chef and establishment has a unique story, binding together the history of the region and its food.

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A Simple Autumn Salad to Show Off With

Ideal for this time of year—pine mushrooms and persimmons are autumnal in both flavour and availability—now is the time to whip up this delicious dish.

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Tomato Wheels Makes Lambrusco for Everyone

The most recent wine to have gone through image rehab, the sparkling red lambrusco from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, is only beginning to pick up steam in Canada. And thanks to Indigenous entrepreneur Moirae Choquette and her lambrusco brand Tomato Wheels, the wine is being introduced to Canadians in a refreshing, easy to understand way.

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The Rapid Success of English Sparkling Wine

The combination of grape varieties and growing conditions in England results in sparkling wines that tend to show excellent flavour complexity and the high acidity expected of this style of wine. The generous bubbles stream in beads and are often tiny, a trait associated with fine sparkling wine.

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Nobu Hotel Los Cabos: A Relaxing Refuge of Sleek Desert Design

The real world quickly fades into the background upon arrival at Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, a new sprawling beachfront sanctuary on the tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, just outside Cabo San Lucas.

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The Classic Suntory Whisky Toki Highball Recipe

Now is the last reprieve before the madness of December—and a perfect time for enjoying simple pleasures such as a classic whisky highball. The master distillers at Suntory have made creating a whisky highball even easier thanks to Toki, a whisky crafted with the highball in mind.

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Banff Gets Bold With Brazen

This restaurant from Pursuit Banff Jasper Collection pays homage to its past as a gathering spot for adventurers—thus its name—while highlighting its contemporary aesthetic.

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