Eatdrink #65 May/June 2017

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Destination for the food lover
Featuring specialty foods,
kitchenwares, tablewares,
cooking classes and gift baskets.
115 King St., London Ontario
jillstable.ca 519-645-1335
Hey Cupcake!
where art is a piece of cake
With a whimsical and clever sense of taste and style,
Hey Cupcake is a small, family-run business, creating
the freshest and finest cookies, cupcakes and
custom cakes, made in house,
with tender loving
care, just for you!
Visit us online at:
www.heycupcake.ca
OR at our bakery located at:
275 Wharncliffe Rd. North, London
519-433-CAKE (2253)
STORE HOURS: Mon–Fri 11–7
Saturday 10–5 • Sunday 11–4
ASK US
ABOUT OUR
ONGOING CAMPAIGN
“RANDOM
ACTS OF
SWEETNESS!”
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Junction 56 Distillery has added three new flavoured
moonshine products, Sugar Shack (maple), Fireshine
(cinnamon) and Eclipse (anise and fennel) to the existing
line-up of gin, vodka and moonshine. www.junction56.ca
Tallgrass Mead is making Honey Pops, a refreshing
beverage made with honey, and a variety of other wines.
Order it at Monforte on Wellington or when you visit the
Stratford Festival. www.tallgrassmead.com/products
Stratford Blues and Rib Fest, June 23–25, is an outdoor
family-friendly gathering over slow-cooked BBQ and
all types of blues music in support of The Huron-Perth
Centre for Children and Youth, The Stratford Kinsmen
Club, and area Girl Guides/Boy Scouts. Activities include
free live music, pro rib trucks and food vendors, licensed
beverages, professional roller derby bouts, low and
full contact games, Blues Cruises on the Avon River,
a Weekend Warrior Amateur Open BBQ Competition,
horse-drawn downtown carriage rides, artisans and
crafters, a musician’s workshop tent, motorcycle &
vintage tractor display, Classic Car Meet and Park and
many other activities. www.stratfordbluesandribfest.ca
Around Our Region
Kitchen Smidgen is a small bakery — a smidgen of a
spot along the beautiful Thames in St. Marys operated
by Cindy Taylor. Stop by for sweet and savoury treats,
perhaps pick up some C’est bon cheese or Transvaal
Farm preserves. www.kitchensmidgen.com
Sixthirtynine in Woodstock continues to evolve
as one of Ontario’s best destination farm-to-table
restaurants. Chef Eric Boyar recently finished staging
at Vancouver’s ingredient-driven, award-winning
Hawksworth Restaurant, with a few additional days
at Nightingale, which also features modern Canadian
cuisine. www.sixthirtynine.com
Calling all curd nerds! Every Saturday in May, hit the
open road to Canada’s Dairy Capital in Oxford County
and enjoy the day celebrating all things cheese. The
Oxford County Cheese Trail is stepping up its game
with amazing culinary experiences, games, delicious
local cheese menus, artisan workshops and of course,
all the cheese you can get your hands on. www.
tourismoxford.ca/blog/detail/articleid/7225
The Donut Diner is a fun, funky and charmingly retro
mini-donut trailer operating at the Pinery Market in
Grand Bend May through Thanksgiving. Get fresh, hot,
made-on-the-spot mini-donuts by the dozen. Watch the
“donut robot” crank out 50 dozen donuts per hour and
say hello to The Donut Lady! www.fb.com/DonutDiner
Located at the Sarnia Bay Marina, Sarnia’s only
water-top restaurant, Brian and Tammy Vickery’s
Alternate Grounds Dockside, is open April–October.
Stratford Chef School graduate Andrew McNaughton
executes unique weekly à la carte menus, including a
creative breakfast menu. www.agdockside.com