The Drake Hotel’s Summer Camp is now open. GFR checks out the new Tiki Bar, Movies In The Mess Hall, Chef Anthony Rose’s Urban Garden Dinner, and the new ice cream and t-shirt parlour “Scoops and Tees”…
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When one reads through David Rosengarten’s Wikipedia page it’s hard not to be impressed. From his lengthy stint as contributing editor/restaurant critic at Gourmet magazine, through his many other writings (including him penning a number of bestselling books), to his eight year tenure as host of the Food Network’s successful Taste series, David has obviously had a lifetime of food and wine experiences (and then some.) And so I was absolutely delighted when he agreed to record a brief podcast one early morning in Santorini, looking out over Ia and the Aegean sea…
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On Monday the 28th of June an excited crowd assembled at Toronto’s George restaurant for a special dinner to celebrate the announcement of the winner of Ontario’s Best Sommelier competition. Good Food Revolution was there to capture the excitement and share the MC duties with Vines Magazine’s Chris Waters. GFR catches up with the four finalists for a quick video interview before the ceremony to discover how they fancied their chances…
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A few weeks ago we put Pizza Libretto/Enoteca Sociale Sommelier Lesa LaPointe through the wringer in one of our most popular articles thus far. We followed this with an interview with the Owner/Wine Geek of Parkdale’s Café Taste, Mr. Jeremy Day. This week we look into the mind of the lovely Zinta Steprans, Sommelier at Toronto restaurants L’Unita and Malena.
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Last month, whilst on a tour of Greece I had the pleasure of meeting the delightful Paterianiki sisters in Heraklion, Crete. Emanuela and Nicky’s family’s wine estate, Domaine Paterianakis, has been organically cultivating rare indigenous varietals since 1988. Emanuela and Nicky are the perfect example of the new generation that is coming to the fore of Greek winemaking.
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