Maria’s Tortas Jalisco ~ Stoney Creek ~ (905) 662-7773

If you’re looking for a food-induced road-trip this summer, look no further than Stoney Creek.  Just as the ‘burbs give way to farmland, where the city’s grip loosens and the country starts to breathe, you’ll find Maria’s Tortas Jalisco… a place where the food feels like a long exhale. For the migrant workers and Mexican diaspora…

oddBird ~ 52 St. Paul St. ~ St. Catharines

What, exactly, is Canadian food?  It’s a question that lingers, elusive and difficult to pin down.  We’ve fielded it countless times, and yet, there’s never a neat answer.  The notion of Canadian cuisine rarely travels beyond its borders; you don’t see Canadian restaurants cropping up in distant cities, luring tourists with their ehs?  It’s a…

Fat Rabbit ~ 34 Geneva St ~ (905) 688-6553

There is an undeniable energy on a certain block of Geneva Street in downtown St Catharines these days.  We feel it every time we drive by.  The bustling dining room & patio scene at Fat Rabbit has breathed some much-needed life back into a ‘hood that, quite frankly, has seen better days.  The team here is…