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Top-10 New Canadian Restaurants of 2009

Posted: 10/31/09 9:10AM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , Dining , Edible Canada

Cibo Trattoria
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Following an intense nationwide search, Chris Nuttall-Smith of Air Canada’s enRoute magazine has made his picks for this year’s '10 Best New Restaurants' for the mag’s eight annual survey.

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Tasting Vancouver With Edible B.C.

Posted: 10/06/09 5:42PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , British Columbia, Edible Canada, Local Colour, Vancouver

Dried geckos on sticks in Vancouver's Chinatown
By Edible British Columbia

Ever wondered what that weird thing was in the Chinese medicine shop? It’s a deer’s penis. I know because a Chinese chef told me so.

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Stratford: Canada's Hottest Food Destination

Posted: 09/12/09 10:28AM
Filed Under: Travel, Dining , Edible Canada, Local Colour, Ontario, Rural Idylls, September Events & Festivals

Foodies from across southern Ontario will gather in Stratford Sept 26 and 27 to experience the world-class culinary scene that theatre-goers have largely had to themselves. It's high time Perth County got the credit it is due, and there's no better time to celebrate than at Savour Stratford. Foodies can sample local brews and wines, taste delicious dishes that result from more than 30 chef-farmer pairings, enjoy live music, and experience living la vida locavore.

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The Real Poutine

Posted: 09/04/09 11:55AM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , Edible Canada, Local Colour

There is poutine...and then there is poutine rapee. What you see below is not the real thing, according to Maritimes blogger (and poutine devotee) Jennifer Kent. There's more than one way to peel a potato, so prepare to be educated about the other poutine.

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Classically Canadian Foods
Poutine
Probably the most stereotypically Canadian food, poutine is a combination of french fries, cheese curds and poutine sauce (or gravy).
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Amazing Canadian Outdoor Adventures

    Canoe the Clearwater River, SK
    A Canadian Heritage River that passes through several distinct geological zones. You'll see thousands-of-years-old pictographs and tackle Class IV whitewater rapids.

    By Unfurled, Flickr.com

    Horseback through Banff National Park, AB
    Reach some of the remote backcountry mountain passes and valleys, establishing camps along the way.

    By Randy Peters, Flickr.com

    Surf Tofino, BC
    The water may be cold, but these breaks are stomping grounds for world-class surfers and thousands of others.

    By jesse_edmonds, Flickr.com

    Bike the Kettle Valley Railway, BC
    Cycle some easy grades on the decommissioned Kettle Valley Railway through wine country. Good food, fine wines and historic trestle bridges.

    By Canadian Veggie, Flickr.com

    Climb the Lotus Flower Tower, NWT
    Climb one of the Fifty Classic Climbs of North America in the granite cathedral of Cirque of the Unclimbables.

    By Deepchi1, Flickr.com

    Kayak Haida Gwaii, BC
    Also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands and sometimes called "the Galapagos of the North" due to the startling variety of flora, fauna and endemic species. One of the ancient Haida village sites in the southern islands, known as SGang Gwaay, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    By Sam Beebe/Ecotrust, Flickr.com

    Canoe the Nahanni River, NWT
    In a country that's virtually synonymous with canoeing, this paddle trip is the crown jewel. The world's first designated UNESCO World Heritage Site with canyons over a kilometre (half-mile) deep.

    By NileGuide.com, Flickr.com

    Paddle Mingan Archipelago, QC
    A tour through this National Park Reserve archipelago of 40 islands of mostly limestone and dolomite in the gulf of the St. Lawrence River will yield sightings of Canada's largest collection of rock monoliths, some more than 400-million years old, plus oodles of wildlife and endangered plant species.

    By michelphoto53 en, Flickr.com

    Dive Vancouver Island, BC
    Recognized as the finest cold-water diving in the world, with sites like the Browning Wall, vibrant with colour and the "Graveyard of the Pacific," home to some 50 shipwrecks.

    By Ed Bierman, Flickr.com

    Cruise the Northwest Passage, NU
    Cruise through the Northwest Passage-first navigated by explorer Roald Amundsen-with a completely Inuit-owned company employing local guides, historians and biologists.

    The Canadian Press

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Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac

Posted: 08/05/09 3:37PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , Edible Canada, quebec

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The Benedictine monks at Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac aren’t just in the business of religion, they’ve expanded into food and in doing so have created some award-winning cheeses.

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Eating Up (And Down) the Fraser Valley

Posted: 07/13/09 1:19PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide , British Columbia, Edible Canada, Local Colour, road trip, Rural Idylls, Wine

Vista D'Oro farms and winery, artisanal preserves, fraser valley
Lee Murphy of Vista D'Oro Winery makes the most exquisite preserves you'll find. Husband Patrick presides over production of several wines, including a signature green walnut wine, they call Pinot Noix.

You're never far from great food in Vancouver, but just outside the city limits lies the province's largest agricultural region, one well worth a visit. The fertile land that snakes up alongside the Fraser River is ideal for producing a grocery store's worth of delicious edibles. Along with fresh produce from hundreds of farms, there are artisanal cheese makers, hazelnut farms, wineries and organic meat shops perfect for an edible road trip.

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