I’ve been working on a range of personal projects over the last week, trying my best to find the silver lining during the strangeness of life in self-isolation during COVID-19, when news broke last week that a large number of Canadian distilleries have begun producing hand sanitizer and disinfectant to help curb the shortage that… Read More


While our festival attendance usually dwindles with the cold weather, there is one annual event that the Boozehounds look forward to every year: the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo. Taking place until Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building), this event is one I make sure not to miss. Tickets start at $30… Read More


The grand daddy of all things decadent opens tonight – the 23rd annual Gourmet Food & Wine Show is on until November 19 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building. If you need me this weekend, I’ll be making my way through a carefully curated list of deliciousness. With 19 breweries and cideries, 28… Read More


Tucked away in a small corner of a industrial unit of a strip mall in Toronto (well technically in Vaughan) sits a small distiller. It looks like this: That little guy is able to produce a huge variety of unique products from moonshine to one of my favourite gins in the city. The proud owner is… Read More