Expand your culinary horizons Gastronomic Peru road trip Jamaica casual Switzerland picnic montreal sustainable Sonoma plus Taormina nunavuT venice SalT Spring BoSTon meSa Issue 43 Autumn 2021 CINQuE TERRE for people who love to read , love to eat and love to travel PortofinoSOMETIMES THE BEST PLACES ARE THE ONES YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO. Introducing year-round flights to Panama City and Rio de Janeiro. Immerse yourself in Latin culture with our year-round service to Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Santiago, and São Paulo. And with new service to Panama City and Rio de Janeiro, we’ve got Latin America covered. For more information contact your travel agent or visit aircanada.com Flavours come alive when you add a little ULINARY - Taste & Travel.875" (+ 1/8" bleed) From the hills to the sea, Prince Edward Island is a foodie’s dream. From bold culinary boot camps with famous Island chefs, to guided clam digging and beachside lobster boils, it’s a vacation destination that definitely has food on the mind. So no matter what your taste is, you’re sure to find the right dish when you add a little island. Plan your PEI getaway today at PrinceEdwardIsland.com | 1.877.445.4548 Air Canada offers award-winning service and the most flights to Charlottetown, all year long with daily departures from Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax, and this summer from Ottawa. Book now at aircanada.com/PEI40 54 leTTer 4 A New Way To Travel evenT 6 Food Day Canada This year’s celebratory menu. diSpaTcheS 8 Hot Off The Grill What’s new in the world of culinary travel. journal 12 taste&travel readers report from around the world. 12 Boston 13 Mesa 14 salt spring 15 Venice deSTinaTionS 54 swiss Casual Deluxe Five-star hotels, from Lausanne to the Alps and the Engadin, bring Swiss sophistication to casual dining. By elYSe glicKman . heriTage 40 Cinque Terre & Portofino SuSan halleTT ’s second story in a series profiling UNESCO World Heritage Sites. dining 28 Montreal Picnic Renaissance Talia Wooldridge on the joys of dining al fresco in Quebec. 48 Northern Delight Arctic char fished in Nunavut is a sustainable seafood choice that benefits indigenous communities. By SuSie elliSon . road Trip 16 Jamaica Blue Mountain Culinary Trail A new food trail in Jamaica leaves behind the beaches for the cool, misty heights of the Blue Mountains. By damian march . leTTerS from The edge 64 Passion For Peru The gastronomic capital of South America celebrates 200 years of independence. By damian march . TaSTe&Travel liBrarY 76 Book Review Treasures of the Mexican Table by paTi jinich . 79 On The Bookshelf New additions to the taste&travel library. TaSTe&Travel KiTchen 80 Pesto & Pistou genevieve KnighTS shares her tips for making the classic Mediterranean sauce. 84 Tarragon SuSan halleTT profiles a kitchen essential. 87 Vegetarian Voyager Broccoli Curry. 95 Cooking With TaSTe & Travel Recipe index for this issue and kitchen tips. regional marKeTplace 88 The TaSTe&Travel Culinary Traveller’s Guides 88 OTTAWA 89 TORONTO 90 MONTREAL 91 CALgARy 92 WiNNipEg 93 SAN diEgO 94 vANCOUvER noTa Bene 96 Roads Less Travelled for people who love to read , love to eat and love to travel eugenie faure cooKing School 22 A sicilian Cooking Class By Tara maTheWS . Quench 32 sipping In sustainability elYSe glicKman learns how wineries in Northern California cultivate and preserve the true spirit of winemaking in the glass, the bottle and on the plate. marKeT focuS 52 Cusco Mercado Central conTenTS • iSSue 43 •oct–dec • 2021 Read it! AutumnExpand your culinary horizons Download NOW! www.TasteAndTravelMagazine.com GET itA New Way to Travel COVeR 2021 Janet p. Boileau puBliSher pUBLiSHER Janet P. Boileau SENiOR EdiTORiAL CONSULTANT Christopher P. Hill CREATivE diRECTOR Charlotte Kahn SENiOR EdiTOR Anne DesBrisay CONTRiBUTiNg EdiTORS Elizabeth Andoh, Stephanie Arsenault, Andrea Ratuski, Pam Collacott, Elyse Glickman, Anne Mendelson, Michele Peterson TRAvEL EdiTORS Susie Ellison, Todd Lawrence EUROpEAN EdiTOR Susan Hallett FOOd EdiTOR Shari Scheske CONTRiBUTiNg pHOTOgRApHER Michel Chicoine WEB diRECTOR Michael Hyde WEB EdiTOR & SOCiAL MEdiA MANAgER Emily Kennedy AdvERTiSiNg SALES advertising@tasteandtravel.ca CONTACT US info@TasteAndTravelMagazine.com EdiTORiAL ENQUiRiES editorial@ TasteAndTravelMagazine.com SUBSCRipTiONS & CiRCULATiON subscriptions@ TasteAndTravelMagazine.com printed in Canada. Canada post publications Mail Agreement Number 42167015 © 2021 Taste&Travel international is published quarterly by Taste and Travel publishing international inc. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of the publishers. No part of this publication may be used without written permission from the publisher. Subscription rate is $100 annually. Autumn as much as we all hoped that our world would have returned to normal by now, it now seems that various forms of Covid are likely here to stay and that means we must find new ways to live and travel safely. initiatives such as the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) #SafeTravels stamp, which enables travellers to recognise destinations and businesses around the world that have adopted global standardised health and hygiene protocols; and rapid testing facilities at or near airports, are paving the way for a return to travel. Tourism doesn’t only benefit the tourist — many countries rely heavily on tourism for their economic welfare and to provide job opportunities for their populations. Some of the countries most in need of a boost when travellers start out again are the less frequently visited ones, places you won’t see splashed all over social media. For independently minded travellers, this kind of destination offers the freedom to explore at your own pace and return with indelible memories. See the last page in this issue for some inspiration! Elsewhere in this issue you can read about the gastronomic phenomenon that is peru — celebrating its 200 th anniversary of independence this year. And about a new culinary trail in Jamaica. Elyse glickman investigates the sustainability movement in the California wine industry and, ever the intrepid explorer, visits Europe, travelling within Covid-safe guidelines. Susan Hallett continues her series on UNESCO World Heritage sites, turning her lens on the gorgeous italian coastal towns of portofino and Cinque Terre. i travelled vicariously, watching the excellent pBS television series pati’s Mexican Table featuring pati Jinich, which i discovered after receiving her latest cookbook for review. it was difficult to choose just three recipes to share with you in this issue but if you are interested in learning more about regional Mexican cooking from a brilliant and engaging teacher, there are plenty of recipes on pati’s website and in her Tv episodes. Happy reading and cooking! Be well, travel safe! 4 taste& travel international october–december 2021 leTTer Enjoy it! T amara malani YJoin the party! On saturday july 30, 2022 Cook Canadian! july 2022 F rom coast to coast all across Canada, the country’s top restaurants and leading chefs are showcasing Canadian ingredients with seasonal menus celebrating the bounty of land and sea. Home cooks are taking part as well, with backyard barbecues, parties and markets that celebrate Canadian food, some of the finest and freshest in the world. A celebration of Canadian food and food producers HErE’s HOW tO taKE Part https://fooddaycanada.ca/fooddaycanada/ langdon hall 30L unch Menu sip Sparkling Kvass Shot to start Goat’s Curd & Marigold Crostini first Beet, Chèvre and Kale Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette main Duck Burger with Maple BBQ Sauce, Smoked Jalapeno Dijonnaise, Sauerkraut Atlantic Cod with Smoked Oka Cheese and Kefir Cauliflower Mash to finish Fresh Strawberry Mousse with Birch Syrup Quartet of Canadian Cheeses with Apple Gelée #fooddaycanada FOOD DAy CAnADA 2021 Canadian Cheese Beet Salad Fresh Berries 6 taste& travel international october–december 2021 evenT canada food day canada 2021 Join it Enjoy it Cook itg oat’s Curd & Marigold Crostini Kvass Strawberry Mousse d uck Burger Atlantic Cod 7 october–december 2021 taste& travel international evenT canada jennifer S chmid TNext >