Low- and no-alcohol cocktails are shaking up drink menus across the city – just try not to call them mocktails. Low- and no-alcohol cocktails have become a priority on menus across the city, with dedicated low-ABV (alcohol by volume) and zero-proof or “mocktail” menus taking up prime…

Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in 2023, along with some glimpses of what's launching in 2024. It has been a turbulent time in the restaurant business and the waters could be getting choppier.   The restaurant game is always risky…

Hamilton is a city blessed with great food and dining districts. Here, we feature downtown Dundas. If you’re a certain age you may recall people being referred to as an “old coot,” implying that they were silly, an oddball. The Oxford Dictionary suggests that the expression…

Beloved John Street South pub and live music venue the Cat & Fiddle has reopened under new ownership.  When Reg Collett and Dario Pacini first opened the Cat ’N’ Fiddle in 1993, it quickly became one of the city’s best spots, most notably for its Wednesday night…

Hamilton is a city blessed with  great food and dining districts. We will regularly be profiling local culinary corridors and we start here with Hess Village. My earliest memory of Hess Village is a visit to a stylish salon to have my “colours” done – a fabric draping…

Whether Polish, Portuguese, or Italian, there are plenty of local delicatessens serving up delightful meats, sandwiches, sweets and hot entrées. It’s hard to describe exactly what a delicatessen is. Many have their favourite delis to stop into, but what actually defines a delicatessen is hard to pinpoint.