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weddings, dinner parties, cocktail parties, holiday parties,<br />
business dinners, etc. The café will also open one night a month<br />
for dinner “by reservation only” for seasonal dinners & wine<br />
pairings. Cooking classes, oral & decor classes will be oered on<br />
site as well. www.theriverroom.ca<br />
Eatdrink magazine congratulates Master of Hospitality, Rebecca<br />
Vernon for 25 years of outstanding service at Hilton London.<br />
Drop by JJ Keys upstairs on the 2nd oor, where Rebecca tends<br />
bar Monday to Friday evenings. Speaking of masters of hospitality,<br />
Callie Wenger is also celebrating 25 years at the Marienbad.<br />
Tania Auger has opened Zebra Bar — or Z Bar — as regulars<br />
refer to it in Sarnia. Auger, who grew up in Sarnia, returned<br />
in 1997 after a 10+ year stint as owner of 99 King in London.<br />
Auger has been head honcho, decorator, principal bartender,<br />
and culinary doyenne at all her former businesses, which include<br />
Smoked Oyster and Red Tango. Auger’s Lola’s Lounge on<br />
Christina Street is celebrating its 12th year and is as popular as<br />
ever. Zebra Bar is open Monday to Saturday 11 AM–2 AM.<br />
The Little Inn of Bayeld is oering a couple of enticing<br />
holiday getaway packages. The Three-Night Luxury in the<br />
Country Christmas Holiday (December 24-27) includes three<br />
nights’ accommodation, Christmas Eve Innkeeper’s Reception,<br />
Christmas Eve dinner, two nights of classic Christmas movies,<br />
continental breakfast Christmas morning, Christmas Day Brunch,<br />
Christmas Day Dinner, Hot Boxing Day Country Breakfast, guided<br />
snowshoeing/hike and refreshments, Boxing Day Lunch, Wine<br />
Tasting Dinner, and a hot country breakfast on the 27th.<br />
The Two-Night New Year’s Getaway (December 30-January<br />
1) package includes the Gala Dinner Dance on the 31st with a six<br />
course dinner and French Champagne at midnight, and dancing<br />
to the smooth sounds of the in-house band throughout the<br />
evening. Enjoy a hearty country breakfast each morning, one<br />
lunch and one a la carte dinner, a guided walk or snowshoe on<br />
the River Trails, and a ballroom dancing lesson prior to the gala<br />
(with transportation). Dinner and brunch menus are online at<br />
www.littleinn.com.<br />
Cathy Bingham from Tourism Oxford County, tells us that<br />
cheesemaker Shep Ysselstein had close to 2,000 well-wishers<br />
attend the grand opening of highly anticipated Gunn’s Hill<br />
Artisan Cheese amidst downpours and high winds in mid-<br />
October. gunnshillcheese.ca<br />
Stratford Tourism Alliance was presented with the Culinary<br />
Tourism Leadership Award for the Savour Stratford Perth<br />
County culinary initiative at the 2011 Ontario Tourism Awards<br />
ceremony on October 4th, in Hamilton. This award recognizes<br />
Stratford and Perth County for building an authentic “food<br />
culture” and promoting culinary tourism and local food. In just<br />
four short years, the Stratford Tourism Alliance has established<br />
Stratford and Perth County, in partnership with local producers,<br />
chefs, restaurants and retailers, as a leading culinary destination<br />
in the province. The award recognizes the dedication and eorts<br />
of sta and volunteers to create culinary experiences ranging<br />
from hands-on learning packages, Epicurean Treks, Culinary<br />
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