Don’t Skip this Dish! Injera at Muya Restaurant, Kitchener
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | AUGUST 2022 For some time, Muya Restaurant flew under the radar as a major …
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Fall in Love with these 5 Desserts
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | FEBRUARY 2022 At some point in linguistic history, the word dessert was derived from …
9 Festive Meal Kits to Bring Home for the Holidays
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO To say the least, these are unusual times. People want to re-capture an era …
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7 Bakeries that will Satisfy your Holiday Sweet Tooth
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | DECEMBER 2021 Cinnamon, chocolate, peppermint, marshmallow, gingerbread and anything that has to do …
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Waterloo Region Holiday Gift Guide
Shop local and show your love for small businesses this holiday season by Megan Honan | …
Foods that celebrate all holidays
by Andrew Coppolino | November 2021 Christmas isn’t the only holiday, festival or celebration that includes …
Enjoy Waterloo Region’s bounty with Taste the Countryside
Taste the Countryside – currently ramping up to run September 23 to October 3 – is a ten-day prix fixe (set menu) dining event designed to support Waterloo Region’s rural food businesses. It’s an important initiative not only for sustaining business but for economic and community growth.
True Farm to Table: Waterloo Region Farmers’ Markets
Here is an overview of the farmers’ markets in Waterloo Region. The markets are clear in their pandemic safety protocols regarding distancing, directional arrows and masks: please check with specific markets for their rules and requirements and how they are implemented.
10 Alt Tacos (and 3 almost Tacos) to Try
Throughout Waterloo Region, tacos rule – and not only on “Taco Tuesdays.” Looking for a fresh fold on the humble taco? We’ve put together a list of “alternative” tacos that hold the meat and amp up the vegetarian and plant-based flavours.
Family Meal Deals Guide
Our friends at Curated KW have put together a list of take-home meal ideas to help you spend less time cooking, and more time connecting, thanks to the Meal Deals Guide.Â
This guide was developed through a partnership between Explore Waterloo Region and Curated KW.
Creative Ways to Celebrate at Home
You can celebrate your birthday, baby shower, graduation, anniversary, and any other milestones safely from home. With a little creativity, you can make the moments you’re experiencing now, into cherished memories worthy of reminiscing.
Spring Gift and Activity Guide
Developed through a partnership with Curated KW, the Spring Gift & Activity Guide is here, featuring great ideas for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day – any day! Great gift ideas that also support our local businesses.
Uptown Waterloo Comfort Food Crawl serving up 9 tasty dishes this year
KitchenerToday.com – With nine local restaurants participating, there’s a rainbow of mouthwatering dishes to pick from at this year’s Uptown Comfort Food Crawl. Tracy Van Kalsbeek of the Uptown Waterloo BIA said this year, there will be nine different restaurants participating.
Chef profile: Sourabh Gandotra, Public Kitchen & Bar
While the pandemic has knocked down a lot of businesses, Sourabh Gandotra is positive in the face of dining room closures and other Covid-19 restrictions. He maintains an excitement for what he has been able to do – and to learn – as a young cook at Public Kitchen & Bar.
Shop Local! A Waterloo Region BIPOC–Owned Shopping Guide
The beauty of Waterloo Region lies in its increasingly diverse, multicultural community and the small businesses that serve it. These establishments are the heartbeat that keep the region’s economy alive. Hence, buying from your local vendor is very important.
Patios that are turning up the heat in Waterloo Region
Even as the weather begins to cool, there are still plenty of opportunities to enjoy dining al fresco
thanks to several heated patios in the Waterloo Region!
A Foodie Road Trip Through Waterloo Region
FamilyFunCanada.com – If you live with food intolerances, you will know how hard it can be to eat out. But that is changing fast. On a recent 2-day getaway to the three cities of Waterloo Region—Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge—I discovered a host of great food outlets that cater to intolerances.
Kitchener allowing patios ‘as long as possible’ as winter approaches
Cbc.ca – The City of Kitchener is extending its patio program until the end of the year, and plans to allow restaurants and bars to serve patrons outdoors “as long as possible.”
Local restaurants looking to extend patio season into winter months
CTV News Kitchener – With public health limitations set on dining indoors, some restaurants around Waterloo Region are finding new ways to keep patio season going past its usual end date.
Waterloo Region’s Dining Diversity: Around the World in Six Bites
While hearty German and Mennonite fare easily pop to mind when visitors think of Waterloo Region’s food scene, those dishes are only some of what’s on our table. Our restaurant scene continually evolves to provide a taste of who’s calling Waterloo Region home.
Micr-‘O’-Fest: Arabella Park Beer Bar Serves up Oktoberfest
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest will be quite different this year with traditional festhallen closed. However, Canada’s largest Bavarian festival is re-imagining itself when it comes to food with a restaurant program, and Arabella Park Beer Bar is participating as a Micro-Festhalle
Hooray for Hamburgers! Where to find Great Burgers in Waterloo Region
Summertime and the grillin’ is easy. Here’s a collection of just a few Waterloo Region burgers for you to check out over the summer months! (Note: in virtually all locations where they serve hamburgers, there is some sort of vegetarian or vegan offering as well.)
EATS, DRINKS AND ART FRESCO – HOW TO SPEND A PERFECT DAY IN ONTARIO’S WATERLOO REGION
TravelMammal.com – A day filled with delicious grub, refreshing drinks and stunning art on a beautiful sunny day with friends? Sign me up! Ontario’s Waterloo Region took a bold step and decided to combine both art and food. and recently launched the Art Fresco Public Art Project.
Eat Like a Local: Breakfast Spots
While your average breakfast may be a bowl of cereal, in Waterloo Region there are lots of great places to enjoy a more upscale morning meal featuring everything from pancakes and waffles dripping with maple syrup, made to order omelettes, bacon and eggs and more! Dine in or enjoy at home.