| Fresh Food | Truffle Tasting, Burgundies, |
| Fresh Food | Truffle Tasting, Burgundies, |
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Fresh Food The Cheese Boutique is offering the public a chance to sample their house imported fresh truffles for free next weekend, February 12 and 13. As chronicled previously in Gremolata, the  Cheese Boutique flies in their own black and white truffles and offers them at the best price in the city. If ever there was an excuse to visit this temple of gastronomy, this is it. Magnolia on College Street is currently stocking Sicilian Blood Oranges. Wonderfully sweet and tart these fruit offer the perfect tonic to the February blahs. | Fine Wine February features French wines at the LCBO and Gremolata looks at two classic Burgundies in this issue from renowned house Bouchard Père et Fils: their 2003 Montagny, from one of the region's 1er Cru appellations, and their 2002 Beaune Marconnets 1er Cru., which recently won high praise from The Wine Advocate. This pedigreed pair is a perfect match for a romantic dinner for two (for instance on the 14th.)...[more].
| Gourmet Media Michelin Guides are under fire again! In the latest scandal, the tire maker / publisher is accused of making up reviews for its Belgian Red Guide....[more]. Award-winning food writer Paula Wolfert has written into  Gremolata with her "two cents" on our continuing Rocket/Arugula debate! Find out what side of the great salad divide she takes...[more]. Plus find out which chocolate bar Japanese students are fanatically buying up...[more]. | |
| New & Improved: Gremolata Events | |||
Wine Lovers Weekend: This major event at Langdon Hall features the wines of Bouchard Père & Fils and William Fevre and is co-hosted by Luc Bouchard and David Lawrason. Wines featured are represented by Woodman Wines and Spirits. For more information on the weekend including a list of all 26 featured reds, whites and champagnes click here. When: February 18 to 20 Where: Langdon Hall, Cambridge How Much: $1,660/couple for two nights or $925/couple Saturday night only. Contact: catering@langdonhall.ca | South Africa in Toronto: | Gremolata Tasting at Cobalt Gremolata will hold its first ever tasting this month at Cobalt. Reserve your tickets today. The event will feature two white and three red South African selections from RKW Imports. Cheese selection will be, of course, presented by Shay Cheese. All wines will be available at Vintages. Plus a "celebrity guest".When: Thursday, February 24 Where: Cobalt, 426 College St. (map here) How Much: $35 at the door Contact: info@gremolata.com to reserve guaranteed entrance. Space is limited! | |
More from Gremolata Update 009 | |||
Fresh Food Our cheese guru Andy Shay looks at the most Canadian of all fromages: cheddar. Find out which are the best and what to look for...[more]. Retail update: The Cheese Boutique is stocking Lac Brome smoked duck magrets (slices of cured duck breasts).  These are ubiquitous in the city's bistros, but rarely seen at retail. Find them at the Cheese Boutique's meats counter. | Fine Wine There are still bottles of the 2003 Porcupine Ridge  Syrah available in Toronto, despite selling out of many stores...[more].Released on January 22nd, the 2002 Sedàra from Tenuta di Donnafugata is a great big Nero d'Avola (LCBO# 900274) that has slipped by most of the mainstream critics' picks. Too bad, because it's a good value for $14.95. Perfect for order-in pizza, or a gorgonzola cheese burger, etc. Well stocked throughout the city. | Gourmet Media Jamie Oliver (a.k.a. the Naked Chef) has come under fire for accepting money from Heinz to feature baked beans in one of his London restaurants. Anthony Bourdain has criticised  him savagely, but Oliver insists he meant no wrong...[more]. Lifford's James McNally unlocks the private order mystery and explains how to buy wine from "consignment" or how to order wine directly from Ontario's wine agents, just like the restaurants do...[more] | |
  More Original Gremolata Content: Porcupine Ridge, David Miller, Arugula vs. Rocket, Gina Mallet, Serrano Ham, General List, Bloomy Rind Cheese, Len Dieghton, Le Gamin, Matt Galloway, Truffles, Leah McLaren, Trout Point Lodge, Claudia Dey, Belleville Farmers Market, Pied de Vent, Organic Wine, Top 10 Books of 2004, Shay Cheese, Sicilian Wines, River Cafe, Anthony Bourdain, Rapini, Wine Guides, Diversions. | |||
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