6 Chef-recommended Restaurants for a Relaxing and Delicious Meal
by Andrew Coppolino | January 2023 Chefs and restaurateurs, usually because they are busy serving their …
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Waterloo Region’s charcuterie scene – building boards and community
by Andrew Coppolino | October 2022 Meats and local cheeses … checkHouse-made pickles and focaccia … …
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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 …
Langdon Hall named on CANADA’S 100 BEST RESTAURANTS
Originally Posted on Canada’s 100 Best | May 2022 “SEASONAL, REGIONAL COOKING doesn’t get much closer …
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7 Patio Picks in Waterloo Region
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | UPDATED MAY 2023 Everyone, it seems, loves a patio. Customers love to be outside …
How 7 Waterloo Region Food Businesses are Serving up Sustainability
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | APRIL 2022 In an era with a wide range of possible choices, many consumers …
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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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Waterloo Region Restaurants are Greening Up
From compostable takeout packaging to reducing their carbon footprint, local restaurants are doing their part for the environment
Fall in Love with these 5 Desserts
BY ANDREW COPPOLINO | FEBRUARY 2022 At some point in linguistic history, the word dessert was derived from …
Add some ‘Light’ to 2022 with these Healthy New Year dishes
by Andrew Coppolino | UPDATED January 2022 As we emerge from a fraught year – and …
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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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Finding those much needed date night escapes in Waterloo Region
Lockdowns and physical distancing have helped keep us safe during the pandemic — but they’ve wreaked havoc on our social lives.  Now that Ontario is well into step three of its reopening plan, we’re here with some fantastic date night ideas across Waterloo Region.Â
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.
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.
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.
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.
Waterloo Region Restaurants are Greening Up
Adopting “green” strategies and maintaining them during a pandemic is no easy matter.
Chef Profile: Vanessa Stankiewicz, La Lola Catering
From its first appearance at the Kitchener Market in 2019, to its current location in the Preston area of Cambridge, La Lola Catering has provided an authentic Spanish cooking experience to Waterloo Region.
BYOB: Be Your Own Bartender
Becoming a better home bartender requires only a few basics – tools and techniques – and a bit of patience. Of course, bars and restaurants that offer newly legal take-away beverages and DIY drink kits for purchase help too.
MEET DENIS HERNANDEZ OF SWINE AND VINE Restaurant in Kitchener
Culinary Tourism Alliance – With our series, Kitchen Party, we’re sitting down with Feast On Chefs to get to know them and the local foods that inspire them a little better. Meet Chef Denis Hernandez of Swine and Vine restaurant in Kitchener.
Add some ‘Light’ to 2021 with these Healthy New Year dishes
A change of routine could jazz up what your normal restaurant take-out patterns are and add a bit of light (and we all need some light!) to the way you eat – and the restaurants you support – in 2021. Here are seven lighter-fare dishes from a few restaurants and food businesses in Waterloo Region.
More Lessons Learned by Local Restaurants during the Pandemic
One of the biggest lessons learned in the year that was 2020 is just how adaptive and innovative our restaurant community is, We checked in with several Waterloo Region restaurateurs and other food operations to see what kind of changes might represent a new normal in the future.
There are Lessons to be Learned during a Pandemic
Despite a food and beverage industry that’s been hurt badly, there are positive steps and outcomes that can be taken away from our Covid-19 nightmare and used in the future. The restaurant industry is nothing if not adaptive and able to pivot, to use a popular new term.