Best of Niagara!

Happy Canada Day! We’ve spent a lot of time doing #weekendsinwinecountry lately… And while Niagara gets painted as wineries and white tablecloths, that’s only half the story.  It’s an easy drive from the bump and grind of the 6ix. The region stretches from Lake Ontario down to Erie… through canal towns, beach strips, fruit stands…

Restaurant Capelin ~ 31 James St ~ St. Catharines

Restaurant Capelin. 31 James Street, St. Kitts. No neon. Just a small wooden sign and the quiet confidence of people who know exactly what they’re doing. It’s a husband-and-wife operation (Alex and Kat Seaborn), which already tells you something. This isn’t a restaurant built by committee. It’s a restaurant built by two people who decided…

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…