Eatdrink Waterloo & Wellington #2 August/September 2018

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14 |August/September 2018 eatdrink.ca |@eatdrinkmag Sponsored By Road Trips Stratford’s Gastro Scene Where to Eat and Drink in 2018 By BRYAN LAVERY Renowned for its annual Shakespeare Festival, its gastro scene and hometown boy Justin Bieber, Stratford is anything but a quiet little town. Over the past couple of decades, Stratford’s been building a reputation as an innovational, entrepreneurial culinary destination. This year there are new kids on the culinary scene like Planet Diner and The Common. York Street Kitchen was purchased by the Windsor Hospitality Group and has moved back to a larger revitalized space on York Street, previously occupied by the former Linleys Food Shop. Founder Susie Palach will be sorely missed. Edison’s Café Bar, where all food is prepared in-house using fresh, organic ingredients, has become a charming hub. While you are in the area be sure to explore the bucolic countryside in and around Perth and Oxford Counties. Take in the small towns of St Marys, Shakespeare, Woodstock and New Hamburg. Drop by the Stratford Tourism Alliance for tickets to self-guided culinary tours like the Bacon & Ale Trail and Chocolate Trail, which are available all year round. Stratford is awash with culinary “hubs” where locals, visitors, chefs, farmers, artists and Planet Diner Stratford Chefs School’s annual Long Table Dinner, 2017 artisans gather, such as Market Square, Your Local Market Co-op, the Local Community Food Centre, Stratford Farmers’ Market at the Agriplex (on Saturdays) and the Slow Food Farmers’ Market (on Sundays). There are many great retailers like Bradshaws Kitchen Detail, Downie Street Bakehouse (“Really Good Bread from the Wrong Side of the Tracks”), Watson’s Chelsea Bazaar and the Milky Whey Fine Cheese Shop. Windsor Hospitality Group’s Executive Chef Ryan O’Donnell is excited about the synergies the culinary team is creating with The Prune, Bar One Fifty One, Mercer Kitchen and York Street Kitchen, and how they help create better and better food. “This flexibility to react to the best products, as well as synergies between all our restaurants in Stratford, will be the most exciting part of the new Prune in my opinion,” says O’Donnell. Anne Campion’s Revel on Market Square is a favourite go-to for a cup of Las Chicas del Café coffee, sourced from the owners’ family-run farm in the Nicaraguan rainforest. We love the custom-made communal table. On Downie Street The Pulp, Stratford’s plant-based “fresh bar,” features cold-pressed juice, smoothies and clean eating with vegan and gluten- and dairyfree options. Grounded is a newer business,
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