Savour Winnipeg

PRODUCT LINE: Chocolate, candies, a small assortment of 70s dinnerware…did I mention chocolate? WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT: Sweet deals on treats for Halloween, Christmas, Easter…because it’s Tuesday (who really needs a reason to eat chocolate). ATMOSPHERE: Costco candy aisle meets Manitoba general store, circa 1930. FIRST IMPRESSION: I’m about to bust in on a north [...]

For the second year in a row, Derrick Godfrey, the baker genius behind The Cupcake Corner is teaming up with United Way to create a sweet deal for Winnipeg–Cupcake Day for United Way. From 7 to 10 am on Thursday, October 7 , volunteers will stand ready to receive morning commuters in the parking lot [...]

The Dietitians of Canada couldn’t have picked a better slogan for Nutrition Month (March)–Celebrate food…from field to table. It strikes a chord, particularly now as the sun begins to shine strong enough to melt snow, teasing us with glimpses of the earth, turning thoughts to gardens and growth. The 2010 Nutrition Month challenges Canadians to [...]

When it comes to treats for your sweet on Valentine’s Day, chocolate is passe. I smell sex and…bacon? I’m sure referencing Marcy Playground’s “Sex and Candy” song makes me a dinosaur, but the sex and candy centric theme for Feb 14 is also on its way to extinction. According to a recent national survey, when [...]

School, sports team, church, community org? Keystone Processors has a new way to Beef Up Your Fundraising. A farmer-owned company with a modern beef processing plant in Winnipeg, Keystone works with local producers to deliver Manitoba produced, high quality, hormone-free beef. The products are available at numerous outlets throughout Winnipeg, and also online. Through their [...]

Knife sharpening demo at d.a. Niels proves deadly dull. When I learned kitchen supply outfitter d.a. Niels was hosting a series of live demonstrations at their 485 Berry Street store February through March I couldn’t wait to get down there. My eagerness was only bolstered by Destination Winnipeg’s extensive, almost exhausting, 3-part account of Bistro [...]

Although it was a stocking stuffer, my Microplane was one of the standout gifts of last Christmas. A Microplane is exactly that. It uses the principles of a woodworking plane, only miniaturized and specialized for kitchen duty. All the TV chefs seem to insist upon them. Therefore, I had to have one too. Hey, I’m [...]

There are a few standout dates in the Winnipeg food calendar for me.  The opening of the farmers markets, the Winnipeg Wine Festival, Flatlanders Beer Festival, and Folklorama to name a few. How about August 1, 1997? As a beer enthusiast this is like year one for me. That’s when Dave Rudge, looming over the [...]

United Way of Winnipeg and The Cupcake Corner are teaming up to create a sweet deal for Winnipeg. For every dozen delicious, gourmet, mini cupcakes ordered by Tuesday, November 17, The Cupcake Corner will donate seven bucks to support United Way’s work in our community. Cupcake Corner you ask? It’s that little place in Osborne [...]

Sometimes I’m too busy (read: lazy) to make something at home, and even hauling myself out to a place that lets you  pick-up is more effort than I can bear. That pretty much relegates me to either not eating (perish the thought) or the tired old standbys–Pizza and Chinese food.  Well how about sushi, roti, [...]