UNCOVERING WELLINGTON COUNTY: 3GEN ORGANICS WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘Just about everything in here has beengrown or crafted by regional family-owned producers,’ Jamie Israel… April 3, 2024
DISKO COFFEE: A ‘THIRD SPACE’ FOR COFFEE – AND MAGAZINES WORDS BY DANI KUEPFER (WITH CHRIS TIESSEN); PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘It’s a sunny afternoon, sometime in the famously un-wintery month of Feb… April 3, 2024
UPTOWN HAUNTS: EXPLORING A WELL-TRAVELED PATH IN WATERLOO WORDS BY DANI KUEPFER; PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN IT’S AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN A RESTAURANT, BAR, OR CAFÉ REMAINS OPEN TO BUSINESS FOR… April 3, 2024
ROUX BAKEHOUSE: FEEDING THE SOUL WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN By the time I arrive at the bakery the sun has only just risen. All across the region bleary- eyed school child… April 3, 2024
BAKING UP SOMETHING SPECIAL: ANOTHER MOUTH-WATERING FOREST CITY FOOD TOUR WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘It’s actually amazing that a downtown this size has such a varied selection of world-class bakeries,’ Fo… April 3, 2024
FOUNDRY TAVERN: A THEATRICAL FOOD EXPERIENCE IN THE HEART OF THE GASLIGHT DISTRICT WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘I feel as though we’re in some nineteenth- century Parisian metro station,’ Cai whispers to me as Foundry Tave… April 3, 2024
DOWN HOME: FARM-TO-TABLE IN GREY HIGHLANDS WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN As Chef Joel tops several clay vessels of locally- harvested duck bone broth – grouped together on a grill … April 3, 2024
(RE-)INTRODUCING BARDŌ: WHERE GOOD INGREDIENTS STILL MATTER WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘It looks like they’ve still got the ‘Bee Sting’,’ I remark to my TOQUE co-pilot Cai as we peruse the menu to s… April 3, 2024
A CLEAR VISION: EXPERIENCING THE RE-INVIGORATED COX CREEK CELLARS WORDS & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN ‘I think I spot the trailhead this way,’ Liz calls to me from the edge of a tree-lined glade – anticipati… December 4, 2023
ST JACOBS FARMERS’ MARKET: JUST RIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN WHETHER YOU’RE HOSTING FRIENDS & FAMILY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON OR LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT GIFT FOR F… December 4, 2023
BEYOND WINDOW SHOPPING: UNCOVERING FIVE TREASURES ALONG ONTARIO STREET PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN The leisurely activity of sauntering storefront to storefront, gauging shops' wares through glass from… December 4, 2023
GETTING TO KNOW: FREE BAR INTERVIEW BY CHRIS TIESSEN WITH DANIEL LA CUTE, OWNER FREE BAR BACK IN 2022, DANIEL LA CUTE WAS WORKING FOR A START-UP BRAND IN THE BEER INDUS… December 4, 2023