Tasty tidbits
🧯 Good Neighbour Brewing Co. (110 Sherbrook St.) has been forced to close temporarily after a fire was started near the back of the brewery on Nov. 1.
While waiting for power to be restored to the building, the brewery and tap room will remain closed.
No one was injured in the fire, and neighbouring eatery Next Door (116 Sherbrook St.), which is run by the folks at Good Neighbour, remains open.
🪑 The people behind the recently shuttered Maxime’s (1131 St. Mary’s Rd.) are selling off kitchen equipment, dining room furniture and art from the longstanding eatery.
Photos of the available goods are available on the Maxime’s Facebook page; if there’s anything that catches your eye, shoot them an email.
🍾 Winnipeg-based non-alcoholic drinks shop The Søbr Market, which now also boasts locations in Toronto, Burlington, Ont. and Vernon, B.C., have announced via social media they’ve partnered with Walmart to open bottle shops in locations across the country.
The first five locations will be in Winnipeg, Calgary, Saskatoon, Surrey, B.C. and London, Ont. Details about openings have not yet been revealed.
Recommended fare
Ben: Wine lovers tend to think of Primitivo (aka Zinfandel) as a dark, jammy and chewy red. But in the Fatalone 2024 ‘Teres’ Primitivo, an organic example of the grape from Italy’s Puglia region, it’s made in such a light style that in the glass it looks like the (clearly fake) red wine poured in glasses that you see in TV shows… sort of cherry Kool-Aid-ish.
Flavour-wise it brings bright cherry, raspberry and red licorice flavours and very modest tannins — it’s a red that would benefit from 15 minutes in the fridge and would pair with pork tenderloin, roast turkey, mild cheeses or roasted root vegetables. It retails for $34.99 plus taxes at Ellement Wine + Spirits.
Eva: I recently finished reading Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada’s Sweetest Obsession by former National Post columnist Peter Kuitenbrouwer.
It’s a fascinating, sugary entry point into Canadian history, regional politics and natural resources, with some fun elements of true crime. You can find a more thorough review in an upcoming Free Press books section.
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