Restaurant and Travel Recommendations

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpg Dear IWFS Toronto Members,

As Members of our branch you will have received an email about our new Restaurant and Travel Recommendations section at www.iwfs.org/recommendations. from the IWFS Americas.  In order for this to be a useful resource for our world members, it is essential that everybody contributes to this by entering recommendations. IWFS Toronto would encourage to write a review /recommendation of places that you go to.

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IWFS 2013/09/08 Garden Reception

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The IWFS, again this year, had a spectacular Garden Reception at the amazing Garden of Philip and Martha Russel.  The Garden of course was in its finest bloom of late Summer and I am sure as close to Eden as is humanly possible.  The delightful nibbles were expertly prepared for the event by By Elena DiPasquale of Elena’s Catering with of course, nothing being forbidden.

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Shutterbug Contest

rp_ColorLogo_vectorized-300x29811-150x150.jpgDear Toronto Members,

I just wanted to remind you about the ongoing Wine, Food & Friends 2013 Shutterbug Contest. Besides the usual prizes, whether you win or not you may find your entry on our cover! Submissions must be received by September 30th, 2013.

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Put a Fork in it…!

The American and Canadian way of using fork and knife is inefficient and inelegant. We need a new way.
By Mark Vanhoenacker|  Posted on Slate

You have nice table manners. For an American.
A European businessman once paid me that backhanded compliment at a dinner in London. If only I’d had the presence of mind to chomp a few dinner rolls into a doughy mess before turning to reply, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, “Pffffardon me? Fwwwahat did you say?” Instead, I asked what I’d done to deserve such “praise.”

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Why the snobbery over corks?

By Tom de Castella
BBC News Magazine

A new wine cork that screws into the bottle is being unveiled. But why is there still so much snobbery in the battle between traditional cork and screw-top?_68180543_helix624

The sound of a cork being removed from a bottle is unmistakeable.

A scientist might talk about the explosive pop of a wine cork in terms of pressure or elasticity.

But for wine lovers, the distinctive creak and pop means something good is happening. It triggers associations – social intimacy, relaxation, nuanced aromas, celebration – that go far beyond just a slug of alcohol.
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The unveiling this week of a new style of cork raises the question of why the traditional kind continues to dominate much of the wine world.

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