Eatdrink #63 January/February 2017

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26 www.eatdrink.ca № 63 | January/February 2017 The BUZZ ... new and notable Chef Thomas Waite of boutique catering company The In Home Chef is anticipating opening Spruce on Wellington January 27th, in the premises formerly occupied by Willie’s Café. Waite promises that the restaurant will provide patrons with an innovative dining experience “unlike anything that London has seen before.” Waite will also launch a series of weekly cooking classes in early spring. The In Home Chef product lines currently available at Remark will be available for purchase at the new location. www.theinhomechef Approaching its 10th year, chef Paul Harding’s TOOK (The Only on King), with its fully realized farm-to-table philosophy, devoted acknowledgement of the local terroir, and support of local farmers and producers, ceased operations in November. Chef Harding has joined The Root Cellar crew as executive chef, and will be working closely alongside chefs Paul Paschink and Shayna Patterson. www.rootcellarorganic.ca Blu Duby owners Joe and Cheryl Duby have built a diverse and loyal clientele by combining an accessible menu and wine list with upbeat ambience. The Dubys have opened a second Blu Duby on Fanshawe Park Road just west of Wonderland Road. The new restaurant features the same great menu and service that you’ve come to expect from their downtown London location. www.bluduby.com The Tea Lounge recently opened at 268 Piccadilly Street. Patrons can experience exceptional quality, ethically-sourced teas from around the world. Enjoy contemporary or traditional style table service. Chinese ‘grandpa style’ is another option on offer, or you can simply get a quick cup to go. A selection of healthy snacks and baked goods by well-known local bakeries like Petit Paris, Boho Bakeshop and Bliss are available to take with your tea, whether you’re in the mood for a tasty treat, wholesome ingredients, or have food sensitivities.www.beteas.com/tea-lounge/ One of our favourite diners closed last year. Toddle Inn opened with a simple menu and a large, horseshoeshaped counter in 1947. In the refurbished premises on Richmond Row is Renato Fucci’s Italian-inspired Renato’s. The restaurant is currently serving an allday breakfast and lunch with offerings featured on a blackboard menu. The menu features items with an Italian flair such as eggs carbonara, cannoli-stuffed French toast and tagliatelle with Bolognese. Now that their liquor licence is in place, Renato’s is open in the evenings with a dinner menu of Italian specialities. Heather Pinsky’s Naturally Vegan Company is London’s newest vegan kitchen. Pinsky has been a vegetarian for over 36 years and vegan for the last seven years. She recently opened a lunch/catering/wholesale/ teaching kitchen at 630 Dundas Street in the London Food Incubator. Her focus is healthy and “yummy” vegan food with a particular focus on salads, sandwiches and sweets.www.naturallyvegancompany.com The upscale Wisdom Café, Teashop and Japanese Creperie in Old East Village offers over 130 loose leaf teas and a large selection of tea pots and accessories. Unlike their French brethren, these savoury crepes are less sweet and are served in a cone shape for easy eating. Try the Applewood smoked ham crepe with turkey melted cheddar and Brie. Theo and Gerda Korthof have sold the Artisan Bakery in Old East Village to Paulette Elie. Kaleb and Richard Elie will carry on crafting mouth-watering breads and savoury meat pies. Assistant baker Anna Helmers will make, pastries, quiches and other products. The new
№ 63 | January/February 2017 Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market at the Western Fair and St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market in Kitchener. There will be updated hours at their retail location at 864 Dundas Street. Shawn and Shannon Slade, owners of Booch Organic Kombucha, are specialists in the art and science of fermented foods. The current Booch brewing facility is not only being used for production, but as a retail outlet where kombucha can be purchased on tap and sampled at a tasting bar. Booch has popped up in about 175 retailers and restaurants in the past year. There are plans for expansion in the new year into a larger space. The present location would remain as a retail outlet. www.boochorganickombucha.com The London Wine &Food Show returns January 19th -21st with more food, wine and entertainment than ever before. In its 12th year the show promises to bring Londoners an enticing mix of local restaurants, wineries, craft beers, and spirits. There will taste seminars, stage presentations and entertainment. Sip, sample and savour at London’s Wine & Food Show! www.westernfairdistrict. com/wine-food-show London Brewing Co-operative has expanded production and relocated to Burbrook Place in Old East Village. The new home of this worker-owned brewery includes a taproom, retail space, and a larger brewing system. LBC shares space here with On The Move Organics, a local organic food delivery company. The change facilitates opportunities for visitors to better understand the value of local ingredients and to taste the benefits that they bring to the beer and other products. www.londonbrewing.ca Pure Bon: A Food Shop opened in Wortley Village to raves in early December but, due to extensive damage caused by water and a collapsed ceiling, they had to close for repairs. Pure Bon is expected to resume operations and have its official Grand Opening in mid- January. www.purebon.ca VegFest 2016, held at the Western Fair District in London on November 5, had over 120 vendors and 7,000 attendees. www.vegfestlondon.com Felipe Gomes ceased Aroma Restaurant operations at the end of December. Gomes, who was unable to find a buyer for the 12-year-old landmark restaurant, said walking away from the business was a life or death decision for him. Gomes suffered a heart attack and underwent quadruple bypass surgery last year. We wish him good health and best wishes after his long successful run at Aroma. Globally Local, billed as Canada’s first vegan fast food restaurant, has opened at 252 Dundas Street in downtown London, right across from the Central Public Library. James McInnes had success earlier this Celebrating 5 years, The Springs Restaurant welcomes Chef Geoff Tew. Visit soon and try the new menu, featuring local Ontario Rack of Lamb, Ontario Pork Chop, Venison Carpaccio, and inspiring new vegetarian options. Join Us for Themed Dinner 310 Springbank Drive, London Nights in January 519.657.1100 www.thespringsrestaurant.com Hand-crafted indulgence Restaurant & Bar 226 658 0999 soloportstanley.com
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