Farm to Fork in Waterloo Region
by Andrew Coppolino |April 2023 Waterloo Region is truly a āfarm to forkā experience when it comes to …
Meet Chef Destiny Moser, Cedar Spoon Indigenous CateringĀ
by Andrew Coppolino | November 2022 Personal chef Destiny Moser recently started Cedar Spoon Indigenous Catering in collaboration …
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Don’t Skip This Dish! Apple Fritters at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | SEPTEMBER 2022 For Marianne Witzel, the idea to make fritters at the St. Jacobs …
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Eat Your Way through Waterloo Region’s Year-round Farmers’ Markets
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | AUGUST 2022 Three cities. Three farmersā markets. A local food trifecta. As the summer …
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4 Local Chefs have got it Growing On!
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | JULY 2022 Chefs who garden. They are a unique multi-tasking breed who work busy …
Dont’ Skip this Dish! PĆ¢tĆ© en croĆ»te at Jacobās Grill, St. Jacobs
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | JUNE 2022 As he plates an appetizer (which looks a lot like a slice …
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Beautifully Bespoke: Chef Lenore Johnson of LenJo Bakes
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | MAY 2022 As a judge on the Food Networkās Wall of Bakers, LenJo Bakes …
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6 Waterloo Region restaurants among top spots in Canada for brunch
Originally Posted on CityNews Kitchener | April 21, 2022 Open Table is out with its best …
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Make Memories, Leave only Footprints: Sustainable Travel Ideas in Waterloo Region
BYĀ MEGAN HONAN | UPDATED SPRING 2023 With Earth Day quickly approaching, itās time to re-think our …
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Waterloo Region Restaurants are Greening Up
From compostable takeout packaging to reducing their carbon footprint, local restaurants are doing their part for the environment
LANGDON HALLāS NEW COOKBOOK PROVIDES A TASTE OF PLACE
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | APRIL 2022 Chefs love cookbooks. They are inspired by them and many imagine …
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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 …
Breakfast like a Local at these 5 Restaurants
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | JANUARY 2022 The old saying is that breakfast is the most important meal of …
Mac ‘n Cheese: Variations on a Comfort Food Classic
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | January 2022 Canadians each eat about three boxes of KD every year, easily …
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Foods that celebrate all holidays
by Andrew Coppolino | November 2021 Christmas isnāt the only holiday, festival or celebration that includes …
7 Chefs Dish on Sustainability
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | OCTOBER 2021 A cross-section of chefs, restaurateurs and culinary instructors agrees that the food …
10 Places to Savour Waterloo Region’s Fall Flavours
by Andrew Coppolino | October 2021 As fall claws back the finest of our summer weather, …
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Enjoy Waterloo Region’s bounty with Taste the Countryside
Taste the Countryside ā currently ramping up to run September 23 to October 3 ā 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.
Vision, Flavourvee and Gourmet: Sweet Corn in Waterloo Region
When you crunch down on a cob of corn, youāre biting juicily into 10,000 years of history. Domesticated in Mexico, corn is a large grass that was an elemental foodstuff for a variety of American cultures ā and at this time of the year, itās also a particularly delicious local food in Waterloo Region
The Pandemic Pivot: Waterloo Region Restaurants continue to change and adapt
Nick Benninger is a Waterloo Region-based chef and restaurateur, and together with his wife Natalie they own Fat Sparrow Group. He spoke with food writer Andrew Coppolino about re-opening again during Covid-19, and how the pandemic has changed the local food scene, in some cases for the better.
OUR FAVORITE ONTARIO TAKE OUT: WATERLOO REGION
Culinary Tourism Alliance – Indoor dining is currently shut down across Ontario, but that doesnāt mean you canāt enjoy some of the best restaurants our province has to offer. Here are some of our favourite spots to order takeout in Wateroo Region.
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.Ā
This guide was developed through a partnership between Explore Waterloo Region and Curated KW.
Waterloo Region Restaurants are Greening Up
Adopting āgreenā strategies and maintaining them during a pandemic is no easy matter.
8 Food Ideas for a Valentine Date Night At Home
Valentineās weekend- and the two or three days around it- is traditionally a big days for restaurants to make money. That reality has never been more important than right now. You can do your part by supporting local restaurants and ordering dinner in for a romantic Valentineās evening at home.