No Corkage in Toronto??

BYOB Restaurants in Toronto…yes they exist.

Enter the BYOB corkage deal. Grab yourself a decent bottle from the LCBO, and the places below will open it for free. Everybody wins!  Which are the restaurants?

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Blog of our Honorary President, Sid Cross

Dear IWFS Members, Here are some recent topics featured in the Blog of our Honorary President, Sid Cross. Altogether there are 208 posts and Sid continues to add a new one every week.  Also, every week Sid will answer a wine and/or food related question sent to him via e-mail in a new feature titled … Read more

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IWFS & A Private Club Valentine’s Dinner February 09, 2015

Our Black Tie IWFS Toronto Valentine’s event  was held at a Toronto Private Club amongst the sumptuous surroundings of the last century.  We were welcomed to an opening reception in front of an open fire in the foyer of the club. We were kindly invited to tour their magnificent wine cellar, probably one of the … Read more

The Grapevine Continues

Dear IWFS Member, We are delighted to be sending you the latest edition of The Grapevine, the Society’s global e-Newsletter. The Grapevine continues to keep IWFS members around the world up to date with our international news.  In four easy to read pages, it tells you about recent and upcoming festivals, new branches and benefits … Read more

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View past Wine , Food & Friends issues

Did you know that you can view over fifty issues of Wine, Food & Friends on the IW&FS website?  Just click here to download the current and previous issues of our magazine dating back to the year 2000. To view them, you will have to login to IWFS.org.  If you’ve forgotten your username and/or password, … Read more

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IWFS & Splendido Restaurant 2014-12-07

This was a spectacular meal with culinary excellence and timed service down to the nano-second.  The dishes were full of surprises matched surperbly well with your IWFS wines.  The restaurant is clearly one of Toronto’s best.  Go splurge for an evening you will never forget. Heads up IWFS Dec072014 The Menu:  IWFS Splendido Menu 2014-12 … Read more