Savour Winnipeg

Last week we posted about ten new restaurants opening in the new year.  But that doesn’t give a number of other new food based business their due, among them, Transcona’s Exquisite Taste. Like its River Heights brethren Cornelia Bean or Osborne Village based The Canister, owners Geoff Nault and Angeline Patenaude are bringing the loose leaf [...]

Looking for some last minute gift ideas for the foodie on your Christmas shopping list? Savour asked a few readers for their ideas, and here’s what we’ve come up with. Organic Food Council of Manitoba Producer Calendar Take a visual tour through twelve of Manitoba’s most beautiful, sustainably managed and organic farms in this beautifully [...]

Today at 10:00 am until Sunday, November 16 The Happy Cooker is having a Fall Clearance Sale. It’s a great time to score some great Christmas bargains for the foodie on your list. Like this 11 piece commercial grade cookware set reduced by $500! Stock up on Paderno bakeware including their new line of ECO [...]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy! The Farmers Markets are opening and the garden markets are set to receive the first fruits of our local producers’ labours. I’m a bit of a farmers’ market junkie, bagging more product that I can possibly use.  The selection and freshness is intoxicating and I can’t believe how many [...]

Why not celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a wine from Mexico. Manitoba Liquor Marts has brought to market a Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah from Baja based La Cetto. Founded by an Italian, Angelo Cetto, Cetto started the wine business in 1930. He bought a number of small wineries in the 1980s and is now [...]

In our wine feature, Alec Stuart of Kenaston Wine Market quite rightly said what a challenging pairing wine and chocolate can be. The same thing occurred to Dr. Nick Proia. An Ohio pulmonologist, he developed Brix when it became obvious to him that no chocolate on the market paired well with wine. At the root [...]

Hot in the Kitchen Calendar Showcases Local Chefs Are you looking for a sizzling 2011 calendar? A dozen of Manitoba’s most innovative and affable chefs show off their winning smiles and delectable dishes on the calendar pages of Hot in the Kitchen 2011. The calendars are $2 each and available at: Bistro 7 1/4 Deseo [...]

December’s packed social calendar offers all sorts of opportunities for enjoying great wines. One of the best occasions is at a seasonal gathering, but holiday parties can offer their own special challenges for the discerning host. Now if you’re having a small group of wine-loving friends over, then go to town. Head to your favourite [...]

With the countdown to Christmas suddenly on, Savour Winnipeg wants to help you find the perfect gift for the foodie on your shopping list. We’ve done the legwork and scoured the supply stores and markets for the cool tools, meal-time must-haves, and consumable collectibles. Savour Winnipeg is proud to present twelve foodie gift ideas that [...]

PRODUCT LINE: cakes, of the wedding, birthday, cup, and -ette (see bell-jar) variety. WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT: Besides their cakes being delish, in honour of Movember (no that’s not a typo) they’re selling mustachioed Irish Cream butter cream chocolate cupcakes and donating a percentage of sales to prostate cancer research. If you’re like me and [...]