Western Living

FOOD+WINE


The Salmon Chronicles
The salmon that lurk off the Queen Charlotte Islands offer adventure on the seas—and in the kitchen.


Spirits	Pizza	Butter
Distill it down.	Where to find the best wood-fired pizza in the west.	We strike some local yellow gold—butter. Plus, serious pizza.


Soup's On
The hot new trend in cooking is the hot old trend in cooking, so fill up the stockpot and simmer away. PLUS... Maui Surf & Turf Our tasty connection to the best of Maui


Gold Standard
We highlight the recipes that have brought Western chefs the top prizes in the Canadian Culinary Championship. PLUS... Dim Sum Guide The essential guide to Richmond dim sum.


Daniel Bolud	Cookie Monsters	Umami Tsunami
Legendary chef Daniel Boulud descends on Whistler to create a memorable holiday feast	We tasted our way through the archives to bring you the very best vintage holiday treats.	Chefs in the West ride the wave of the so-called fifth taste, with tantilizing results.

Our Second annual list of the best young talent the West has to offer.

In our second annual listing, meet the new generation of passionate chefs, restaurateurs, food producers, wine and spirits experts and activists who are helping to define and change the way we eat in Western Canada today.

PLUS...Custom Condiments - Hand-made condiments take off


Napa and the North	Spinning Platters	Red, Red Mountain
Two Western Canadian chefs are helping to define wine-country cuisine in Napa Valley’s most important kitchens	Dinner just got a whole lot bigger.	Red Mountain, the hottest new oenophile destination.

Preserving Tradition
A new generation of chefs is reinventing the
art of canning.
Plus: fruit wine comes of age.


Perfect Pairings
A great restaurant meal deserves a great wine. We asked some of our favourite chefs and sommeliers to select a wine from their list and pair it with a dish from their kitchen. PLUS... Cheese on the Brain The cheese you choose says a lot about your character. We profile the personalities behind five popular Western varieties.


Wild Eats	Next of Gin	Cool Customer
A Cordon Bleu-trained chef discovers that eating well and camping need not be mutually exclusive	The arrival of handcrafted Gin.	Crisp Cucumbers taste of warm days to come.


The Real Deal	The Politics of Protein	Sour Times
An award-winning food writer gets the (not so) skinny on the lone-star state’s Tex-Mex cuisine. By Alan Richman	Eating Ethically for taste and peace of mind	A Lesson in how to turn bitter into sweet.


Aged to Perfection	The African Queen	Waiting to Exhale
Winnipeg’s Rae and Jerry’s is a prime example of the West’s iconic old-school steakhouses	Edmonton-born Norma Ratcliffe is at the centre of the South African wine revolution	New-generation wine vessels that aerate and showcase your wine are causing quite a stir


Wine Forecast	Sea Change	Chef Boy Next Door
The top Okanagan wine trends for the coming year.	Tired of typical holiday food? Replace the usual suspects with sophisticated party fare that’s rich but not heavy: sensuous oysters paired with bubbly, or luxe caviar with premium vodka. Here’s all you need to know. PLUS Recipes, vodka and bubbly pairings.	Food Network Canada star Anthony Sedlak rocks recipes that demystify haute cuisine for everyday cooks.

Drinks

Ingredient

Food Trends

Punch Drunk Love We tour Barbados—from the rugged east coast to the pampered playgrounds on the west— in search of a peerless rum punch.

Catch The Buzz A new generation of passionate baristas and bean aficionados is bringing coffee’s Third Wave to the West. Find out what goes into brewing the perfect cup.

Rye Observation Guess who’s rejoined the party? That’s right, our homegrown spirit is back in vogue and ready to take on the Scots.

Hot Hot Heat Peppers add fire to cold winter evenings.

Hot Potato When the days are short and the produce aisle decimated, it’s there for you.

Courting Squash Dig into a North American original this winter.
PLUS Web-only recipes for a Pie Cocktail, Pumpkin-infused vodka and Roast chicken.

Spore Cousins Four favourite funghi for fall cooking.

We Say Tomato Hybrids may be all the rage in cars, but with tomatoes the trend is old-school heirlooms.

Peachy Keen Some of the West’s top culinary minds riff on the fuzziest fruits.

Got Junk? Sugary. Salty. Potentially unhealthy. But when it comes to snack food, isn’t that the point? These five retro treats are still sinfully good after all these years.

The Original Fast Food The art of curing meats returns as this season’s hottest food trend.
PLUS Best Western cheeses and our favourite restaurants and stores for sampling charcuterie.

Seeing Stars Restaurant rating systems are as full of diamonds and stars these days as a bowl of Lucky Charms. Relais et Châteaux Grands Chefs are the real deal.

Chef Profiles


Top 40 Foodies (Under Forty) These restaurateurs, chefs, winemakers, bartenders, producers and activists have rocked local palates in their own communities— and changed the way we eat across the West...one delicious plate, glass, taste at a time. The Flying Chef Makoto Ono, the Winnipeg whiz kid crowned Canada’s best chef in 2007, is winging off to Beijing, where his new restaurant will serve the cuisine of champions. The Culinary Front Top chefs are leaving Western cities to bring wine-country cuisine to the Okanagan. The culinary revolution has begun. PLUS The Okanagan’s star chefs dish up their favourite recipes.

Wine


*Baja Sunrise* Fine Mexican wine joins cerveza and tequila behind the bar. *Join the Club* Take your interest in wine to the next level—by the glass or buy the acre. *Cellars Market* An essential guide to properly storing your collection. Black Hills 90210 Jason Priestley brings star power to Okanagan wine. Green Vines and Wines Taste the beginnings of an eco-friendly industry at these Okanagan wineries.

Getaways


Iron Chef Eats Calgary The West’s own Iron Chef, Vancouver-based Rob Feenie, chows down on four of Calgary’s hottest restaurants. Allez cuisine! *Sauce-Spangled Banner* Here’s the beef: the Texas-style barbecue around Austin that’s worth travelling for. The Peaks of the Valley What’s new in the Napa Valley, starting with a reborn Meadowood. *Fresh Air Food* Canmore—the former mining town just outside Banff—has developed into the Rockies’ foodie haven.

Local Gourmet


*Beyond Breakfast* New Western syrups are tricklingonto the market: here are three to try. *Local Roots* Whistler may get the celebs, but in Pemberton it’s the organic food that’s the star. New World Gourmet In search of Western Canadian gourmet you’ll find a bounty of local luxuries.

Wellness


Spalicious The rise of spa and resort cuisine: culinary programs where you’ll be tasting, slicing, dicing—and acquiring killer recipes to take home.

Dessert


The Sweet Science The bacon chocolate—and other oddities of the savoury chocolate revolution. The Fabulous Baker Gals The feminine mystique of Calgary's top bakeries.

Gadgets


To Have and to Hold Sharpen your prep with these essential kitchen blades and accessories. The Need for Speed For home chefs who think more about how you cook than the room you cook in, you’ll find all the latest gadgets for getting the job done—from slow, traditional ways to fast-food shortcuts. Slow Traditional, quality implements for the from-scratch home chef. Medium Everyday essentials for the efficient home cook. Fast Time-saving gadgets for the gourmet on the go. Vessels Wine glasses that breathe, chug and masquerade.

How To


*Renovation Gourmet* Contractor got your kitchen? Put away the chopsticks and plastic forks. A survival guide to home cooking using only counter top appliances.

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