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CALIFORNIAWine DiscoveryExpand your culinary horizonsCAD/US $6.95Issue 32 Winter 2019for people who love to read, love to eat and love to traveltenacious CreteBasically Bergenimmortal Chinawinter in QueBeccocktails in cuBapLusVictoriaFloridaMuMBailuBBockMeMphisSOMETIMES THE BEST PLACES ARE THE ONES YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO.Introducing year-round flights to Panama City and Rio de Janeiro.Immerse yourself in Latin culture with our year-round service to Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Santiago, and São Paulo. And with new service to Panama City and Rio de Janeiro, we’ve got Latin America covered. For more information contact your travel agent or visit aircanada.comPROUDLY SUPPORTING:National Partners:Gold Partners:MONCTON Saturday Sept 29OTTAWA Thursday Oct 11EDMONTON Wednesday Oct 17HALIFAX Thursday Oct 18ST JOHN’S Friday Oct 19VICTORIA Thursday Oct 25SASKATOON Saturday Oct 27TORONTO Monday Oct 29CALGARY Thursday Nov 1WINNIPEG Thursday Nov 8KELOWNA Canadian Culinary Championships Feb 1-2, 2019DON’T MISS CANADA’S GREAT KITCHEN PARTY!FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:www.greatkitchenparty.ca✱ Canada’s top chefs✱ Once-in-a-lifetime trips around the world✱ Amazing lineup of musicians ✱ Canada’s finest wines✱ Elite Canadian athletes from amateur, para and pro sportProviding young Canadians the opportunity to be extraordinary through sport, music and food.letter4 simple PleasureseVent6 Canada’s Great Kitchen Partydispatches8 Hot Off The GrillWhat’s new in the world of culinary travel.journal12 taste&travel readers report from around the world. 12 Branson 13 Mumbai 14 Panama City Beach 15 st Johnsdestinations22 Wine Country Charmer susie ellison discovers the laid-back appeal of Fairfield, California. 68 Winter In Quebec nathan Fong braves the cold — in the city and on the slopes. 32 Back To Basics In Bergen elYse glickMan discovers a cuisine inspired by land and sea.42 Quest For Immortality johanna read traces an Emperor’s search for the Elixir of Life.62 Go West! Transition In Texas shari scheske enjoys cotton fields that have turned into vineyards.4218letters FroM the edge50 Tenacious Cretecatherine Van Brunschot explores an enduring Greek island. taste&traVel liBrarY80 Book ReviewWild Strawberries, Wild Asparagus by BarBara santich.83 On The BookshelfNew additions to the taste&travel library.taste&traVel kitchen84 Carawaysusan hallett profiles an ancient herb.87 Vegetarian VoyagerKaman Dhokla.95 Cooking With taste&traVel Recipe index for this issue and kitchen tips.regional Marketplace88 The Culinary Traveller’s Guides 88 OttAWA 89 tORONtO 90 MONtREAL 91 CALGARy 92 WiNNipEG 94 vANCOUvERnota Bene96 Amazing AppetizersWintergiFt guide16 Valentine’s Daydining17 Table D’Hôte Montreal eMilY kennedY shares some great dining deals. 38 Where There’s smoke there’s barbecue! elYse glickMan in lip-smacking Memphis, tennessee. Market Focus48 Coconut Point Farmers’ Market, estero Quench76 Cheers To Havana Waheeda harris enjoys cocktail hour in the Cuban capital. lodgings18 An empress Reborn Fairmont Empress by nathan Fong. 58 The Opal sands And The sandpearl Resort & spa by elYse glickMan.for people who love to read, love to eat and love to traveljohanna read traVeleater.netcontentsissue 32 • january–march • 2019Enjoyit!Expand your culinary horizonsOnline Now!www.TasteAndTravelMagazine.comGET itSimple PleasuresCOVeR 2019janet P. Boileau puBlisherwhen susie ellison returned from a trip to Fairfield, California last year, she brought a little bottle of olive oil for us to try. Made from a mix of Frantoio, Leccino and pendolino olives by il Fiorello Olive Oil Company in Fairfield, Athena’s Blend is peppery, grassy and incredibly fresh tasting, with a bitter finish that lingers in the mind as well as on the palate. So i wasn’t too surprised to learn that this extra virgin oil has won a slew of awards, including Gold at the 2018 new york international Olive Oil Competition. i was very surprised, however, to find a bottle of that very same green gold in my stocking at Christmas. Someone must have overheard me raving about it! in addition to fabulous olive oil, the countryside around Fairfield is producing some exceptional wine, so much so that some folks are calling this viticultural region the next Napa. you can read about it, and another emerging American wine region, in this issue.speaking of libations, Waheeda harris has been tippling in havana, catherine van Brunschot’s been on a raki-fuelled expedition in crete and nathan Fong sampled the cocktail menu at montreal’s tony Bar George before heading out for some winter fun on the ski slopes in Quebec. their adventures also provide some lively reading.And if you’re in the mood for cooking, i can recommend the beef stew with carrots excerpted from Wild Asparagus, Wild Strawberries, the memoir by Australian author Barbara santich, reviewed in this issue. it’s a deceptively simple recipe with a result that is greater than the sum of its parts.2018 was a tumultuous year and there’s no telling what this year will bring. But wherever your travels take you, or if you’re staying near home, i hope that many simple pleasures will make their way to your door.PuBlisher Janet P. BoileauSENiOR EDitORiAL CONSULtANt Christopher P. HillCREAtivE DiRECtOR Charlotte KahnSENiOR EDitORS Anita Stewart, Anne DesBrisaycontriButinG editors Elizabeth Andoh, Stephanie Arsenault, Andrea Ratuski, Pam Collacott, Nathan Fong, Elyse Glickman, Anne Mendelson, Michele PetersontRAvEL EDitORS Susie Ellison, Todd Lawrence EUROpEAN EDitOR Susan HallettFOOD EDitOR Shari ScheskecontriButinG PhotoGraPher Michel ChicoineWeB director Michael HydeWeB editor & social media manaGer Emily KennedyCOMMUNiCAtiONS COORDiNAtOR Melissa WeinerADvERtiSiNG SALES advertising@tasteandtravel.capRiNtER The Lowe-Martin Group, OttawaCONtACt US info@TasteAndTravelMagazine.comEDitORiAL ENQUiRiES editorial@ TasteAndTravelMagazine.comsuBscriPtions & circulation subscriptions@TasteAndTravelMagazine.comprinted in Canada. Canada post publications Mail agreement number 42167015 © 2019 taste&travel international is published quarterly by taste and travel publishing international inc. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the publishers. No part of this publication may be used without written permission from the publisher. subscription rate is $100 annually.Winter4taste& travel international january–march 2019letterEnjoy it!Join the party! On saturday august 3, 2019 Cook Canadian!august2019From coast to coast all across Canada, the country’s top restaurants and leading chefs are showcasing Canadian ingredients with seasonal menus celebrating the bounty of land and sea. Home cooks are taking part as well, with backyard barbecues, parties and markets that celebrate Canadian food, some of the finest and freshest in the world.A celebration of Canadian food and food producersget tHe d.I.y. guIde at www.FooddayCanada.calangdon hall3Canada’s Great Kitchen PartyOn OctOber 10, 2018 Ottawa’s Shaw centre was the venue for the much-anticipated debut of canada’s Great Kitchen Party in the nation’s capital. ten competing chefs demonstrated just how excitingly eclectic and sophisticated Ottawa’s culinary scene has become, presenting the judges with the very difficult task of selecting a winning dish. Ultimately, the Gold Medal went to winner of last year’s Silver Medal, chef Yannick LaSalle of restaurant Les Fougères in chelsea, Quebec, who will go on to represent Ottawa at the canadian culinary championships in Kelowna on February 1 and 2, 2019. Athleteschef Daniela Manriquethe Judges2018 Ottawa Finalechef James bratsbergchef Kris Khsonzechef Kristine Hartlinchef Jason Sawison6taste& travel international january–march 2019eVentcanadacanadachef Adam Vettorelnorth & navy teamchef Yannick LaSalleAthleteschef rich Wilsonchefs2018 Podiumchef Steven HarrisDeloittechef David Godsoe7january–march 2019 taste& travel internationaleVentcanadaNext >