On The Sauce: Mustard
byMustard. Relish. Catsup. These 3 sauces define classic BBQ burgers and hot dogs. Our summer Grill Guide series celebrates The Sauce with fun facts, salad suggestions & booze pairings
Food & Drink
St. John’s Fermentary Filling a Food Niche with Flying Colours
byKombucha is a 2,000 year old drink the Chinese dubbed the “Immortal Health Elixir,” for claims of its energizing and detoxifying properties.
The Angry Urchin: Greater St. John’s Greatest New Restaurant?
byA brain tumour, a weekend with a celebrity chef, and 2 well-decorated chef brothers reuniting in, of all places, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. These seemingly unrelated events have blended together to cook up what might become greater St. John’s greatest new restaurant. You can go be the judge of that yourself when they open June 2nd.
The Balkan Kitchen: St. John’s Newest Restaurant
byEldin Husic and his wife Adnela Halebic-Husic are bringing the cuisine of the Balkans to Cookstown Road. The menu is small and thorough: about…
Gin Gin Hooray: Newfoundland Distillery Company Takes 2 Medals Home from San Francisco
byFounded in 2000, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition strips away by enforcing a blind tasting of all entrants in its competitions, by 20+…
Hay Now! Good News for Farming in NL
byYesterday, The Conference Board of Canada held the first ever “Newfoundland & Labrador Food Forum” at the Marine Institute, to discuss what the future of food in Newfoundland & Labrador will look like.
Nan’s Kitchen: Steamed Blueberry Pudding w/ Brown Sauce
byNothing says Sunday dinner at my Nan’s like Blueberry Pudding. It was there without fail every time. And it was gobbled by the whole lot of us at the end of every gathering. Drizzled in the sweetest, warmest “brown sauce” and occasionally topped with some Fussel’s canned cream (for those who are so inclined). To me, the pudding was home, and more “Newfoundland” than a feed of scrunchions or fish and chips I ever came across.
Quiz of the Month: Are You a Booze Snob Or What?
bySo you can drink your buddy under the table … but can you tell him a thing or two about those drinks while you’re at it?
Quidi Vidi 2.0: Renovations and Innovations; New Beers and Brewmasters
byA lot’s been brewing at Quidi Vidi Brewery, literally, including some delicious new craft beers like a crab apple saison, a crazy good “Mad Mike’s Big Bad Belgian,” and a “Calm Tom’s Double IPA.”
On the Job with Shawn Dawson: A Professional Forager
byDawson makes his living from searching the Newfoundland wilderness for edible mushrooms, seaweeds, berries, molluscs, weeds, herbs, and teas. The man is a walking, talking field manual of what to look for a where to find it.
This Gardener Named Garfield Should Be Newfoundland’s Next Reality Show Star
by“Gardening is like a marriage. If you take something from a marriage, or from your garden, you have to put something back into it.” – Garfield White
These Restaurants Are Winning the St. John’s Brunch Game in 2018
byThe St. John’s brunch scene is growing. As would be expected, the cream is rising to the top. But with more and more options popping up, deciding where to go for brunch can be challenging.