Sunday September 7Our old friend Don and new friends Peter and Athalie (hi, guys!) drove up from Buffalo to take us to this taste-of-Niagara event. Things didn't look propitious at first, as it had rained hard all day, and the party was to take place outside the Queenston Heights Restaurant, overlooking the Niagara river - or, if it's raining, overlooking a cloud where the river would have been. But it was our luck that the weather cleared, the sun came out, and we were able to find five seats at a picnic table on the restaurant's patio.
Generous, indeed huge, amounts of all sorts of food were set out at hot-table stations, and the obliging chefs were there to explain the sources, or even just knock out a salt shaker for you. There were so many dishes, we just attach the menu here. And there were free samples of wine (a sweetish Sauvignon blanc, a decent Pinot Noir, and a nice Merlot-Cab blend that was first to run out) from Mike Weir Estates.We enjoyed the good company, the open air, and the beautiful view, and finished with a walk around the Isaac Brock monument (surgite!), which is unfortunately under restoration netting. Still, it reminded us of old days in Rome, where everything is perpetually in restauro.
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Thanks for the nice reminder of the aptly described picnic. We, too, enjoyed the eventual sunshine and semi-blue sky. A fine market to spot these ingredients is Toronto's old and prosperous St Lawrence Market and Market Annex. (Where else would you find the many vegetable and meat stalls, a fine collection of cheeses stalls, seafood from the Maritimes, and a caviar stand?)
Peter and Athalie
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