Eatdrink #81 January/February 2020

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1305 Riverbend Road, Suite 110
519-433-CAKE (2253)
STORE HOURS: Mon–Fri 11–7
Saturday 10–5 • Sunday 11–4
Traditional, Real Food.
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Try our world famous Goulash Soup, Cabbage Rolls,
Schnitzel, Chicken Paprikash, a Combination Platter, or
many other mouthwatering Hungarian dishes.
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7447 Longwoods Road, London
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Lenhardt brings dessert offerings to a whole new
level at both the Rhino Lounge and the River Room.
Try the River Room’s signature Vanilla Bean Crème
Brûlée and the Rhino’s popular Cronut Thursdays.
There are over a dozen dishes on the Sunday
Brunch prix fixe menu ($28), including a classic
Cobb Salad with grilled chicken, bacon, blue cheese,
hard-boiled egg and chopped tomato & cucumbers.
Try the outstanding Maitake & Potato Skillet with
boudin blanc, leeks, zucchini, a fried egg and toast.
Museum London, 421 Ridout Street, 519-850-2287
theriverroom.ca
Forest City Experiences teaches you the history
of the founding of the Covent Garden Market and
points out some of the more interesting facts that
only a true insider will know. Enjoy the Covent
Garden Market and surrounding area with a wellknown
chef and a friendly culinary expert. Meet at
the Market Square entrance (across from Budweiser
Gardens) and you’ll have a personal introduction to
the Market’s culinary offerings and its passionate
vendors. Eat and drink from a minimum of five
unique spots, which may include an international
foods vendor, cheesemonger, butcher, artisanal
baker, small-batch coffee roaster or chocolatier.
By the end of this progressive tasting experience,
you’ll have sampled a series of offerings that add
up to an authentic expression of Covent Garden’s
culinary scene. This three-hour gastro experience
will end with a cooking class using seasonal and
locally-sourced ingredients, upstairs in the Market
Kitchen. We promise you’ll leave at the end of the
tour satiated and feeling like a local, having learned
about the culinary hot spots in and around the
Market. Available dates are January 4, January 17
and 24. forestcityculinaryexperiences.ca
Experiential Tourism is based on developing
experiences that allow visitors to use all their
senses and interact in a hands-on approach
within a region’s culture. An experiential tourism
destination provides opportunities for visitors
to make deeper connections to regional food
stories and become interactively immersed in the
local culture guided by knowledgeable insiders.
Recently, the third edition of “Unlocked and
Inspired” represented the first time this tourism
development training occurred in an urban setting.
With the help of Ontario’s Southwest and Tourism
London’s community team, a number of willing
and ready partners emerged, prepared to launch
new experiences to the marketplace in 2020.
These experience partners include a collaboration