Eatdrink #79 September/October 2019
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwest Ontario since 2007
The LOCAL food and drink magazine serving London, Stratford and Southwest Ontario since 2007
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eatdrink: The Local Food & Drink Magazine<br />
There are too many Stratford-based stories<br />
to begin to cite them here, but Bryan Lavery<br />
took a dedicated visit to Perth County that<br />
remains a highlight for me.<br />
eatdrink.ca/a-perth-county-adventure/<br />
by Bryan Lavery, November 2016<br />
Recently I participated in a tour of Perth<br />
County with Cathy Rehberg from Stratford<br />
Tourism Alliance (STA) and Agatha Podgorski<br />
from the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance.<br />
They know how to set the benchmark of<br />
industry best practice for culinary tourism.<br />
We toured the new home of the Stratford<br />
Chefs School on Ontario Street while it was<br />
still under construction. [Update: Now open!<br />
Check stratfordchef.com for the impressive<br />
list of events.] Double storefront units are<br />
being repurposed into teaching kitchens<br />
and a 50-seat restaurant with a great street<br />
presence. The new facility allows the school<br />
to merge its teaching operations into one<br />
campus, and makes it feasible to add an<br />
additional semester in the summer months.<br />
Stratford Chefs School is not only known for<br />
producing great chefs but also entrepreneurs.<br />
The next leg of the tour included stops and<br />
tastings at the Black Swan Brewing Company on<br />
Downie Street. We moved on to Downie Street<br />
Burgers where we sampled the signature poutine<br />
with bacon and tomato jam and St. Albert<br />
cheese curds covered in gravy. Here we also<br />
quaffed a pint of Black Swan’s Berliner Weisse.<br />
Next on the itinerary was Mike Heisz’s<br />
distillery, Junction 56, located in the former<br />
Pounder Brothers Building beside the Cambria<br />
Street railway tracks. We toured the distillery<br />
and tasted Heisz’s award-wining vodka, gin,<br />
and signature moonshine. You can stop by<br />
for a taste and a tour Saturdays at 11 am and<br />
while you are there you can purchase some<br />
locally crafted spirits for the holiday season ...<br />
Every Stratford restaurant worth its<br />
salt has owners and chefs dedicated to a<br />
balance of principles and procedures in an<br />
effort to offer a memorable and hospitable<br />
dining experience. Some restaurants and<br />
accommodators do this much better than<br />
others. Mercer Kitchen + Beer Hall + Hotel<br />
features items that are meant to be shared<br />
communally and reflect Mercer’s passions<br />
for the craft beer movement, and for<br />
building community. Chef prepared a multicourse<br />
tasting for our party showcasing his<br />
gastronomic oeuvre. The menu itself is an<br />
education on Perth County food procurement<br />
and is designed to appeal to the local<br />
From our farm to your table ...<br />
Award winning hand crafted<br />
alpine style cheese<br />
Monday to Friday 9am–5pm<br />
Saturday 9am–4pm<br />
Stonetown Artisan Cheese<br />
5021 Perth Line 8<br />
St. Marys ON<br />
Fresh Cheese Curds<br />
Cheese Tastings<br />
Gift Baskets &<br />
Gift Boxes<br />
Cheese Trays<br />
Fondue & Raclette<br />
519-229-6856<br />
info@stonetowncheese.com<br />
www.stonetowncheese.com<br />
Homestyle Cooking & Baking<br />
Family Owned & Operated<br />
Come in and try our<br />
FAMOUS BROASTED CHICKEN<br />
& Homemade Mennonite Meals & Baking!<br />
Featuring over 17 varieties of homemade pies<br />
& many other homemade goodies including<br />
bread, tarts, muffins, cookies & cheesecake.<br />
All items are baked fresh daily<br />
& available to eat in or take out.<br />
Gluten free baking now available!<br />
Enjoy the scenic drive to the heart of Amish country in Millbank.<br />
We would love to serve you!<br />
MON–SAT 7am–8pm Cash or Debit Accepted<br />
www.annamaes.ca • 519-595-4407
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