It’s the inspiration for Velcro, an Asian super ingredient, and it grows abundantly in Winnipeg. Burdock is this month’s featured Fantastic Foraged Fare. You might recognize the flowers of Burdock more when they turn brown and dry and harden. Better known as burrs, these annoying hitch hikers were the inspiration for a transformational technology. While […]
Smoke billows, flames lick through the understory, and what was moments earlier familiar and safe is vaporized, changed, blackened. The recent, if brief, blaze in Assiniboine Forest on Thursday, April 26 brought the spectre of forest fires dangerously close to home. It’s natural to react with fear. We’ve been taught that forest fires are agents […]
Many said no to Oui: Bistro and Wine Bar. Not much appears to have changed since this exchange district spot rebranded as Peasant Cookery. Until you taste the food. Wow! Looking out (or in) from the park, where that cube that I love/hate glows in stark contrast to the character of the architecture, it’s hard […]
Since parting company with chef Blue Harlan in June 2009, owner Randy Reynolds donned the chef hat and hasn’t looked back. This is a man of many talents, an investment advisor by day, I wish he would quit his day job and cook full time because the dishes are well composed, clever, and delicious! With […]
Savour those turkey leftovers with these refreshing recipes. No casseroles here…we promise. If you’re like me, you’re sitting on pounds of leftover turkey and looking for a fresh way to make use of it all. Savour Winnipeg has you covered. We’ve rounded up a remedy for that tired old turkey casserole with a series of […]
This uniquely-named product is essentially a home version of the bag found inside most box wines. It’s supposed to keep your wine fresh for a lot longer. So does it? I love wine, but not when it sits open for too long and goes off. Sometimes it takes a day, other times flavours can hang […]
Fresh from celebrating their 75th anniversary, Bothwell Cheese has won first place in two categories of the 84th Annual British Empire Cheese Show. Perennial favourite and social table staple, their marble cheddar took top honors for the sixth consecutive year. They also took first place in the Monterey Jack category following a second place finish […]
Bothwell Cheese is celebrating 75 years of business in Manitoba. It all started in 1936 as a co-op in a plant built by local volunteers. From these humble beginnings grew the award-winning company that Canadians know and love today. Bothwell Cheese now operates out of a 35,000 square-foot complex where its staff of 60 remains […]