LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2021

INSIDE SCOOP

Knockout brunch MATCHMAKER Brunch is an opportunity to serve a wide variety of drinks—beyond the usual pot of coffee. To help, we’ve put together a handy chart outlining the right matches for your favourite midday dishes. For inspiration in the kitchen, check out our brunch boards feature on page 217.

FAUX BETTER

Plant-based apps

Soft Drink

Wine

Beer or Cider

cocktail

If you’ve got vegetarians coming over for a cocktail party, plan on serving them something more festive than crudités and chips. Fortunately, that’s become much easier with the increasing number of plant-based meat substitutes. The latest is from Vancouver-based TMRW Foods. Their products are a touch lighter, without the greasiness and aftertaste that turn some people off modern ersatz meats. Try TMRW Ground in cocktail meatballs or Hickory Maple Sausage in faux pigs in a blanket. Available at Whole Foods and Longos; to find a store near you, visit tmrwfoods.com.

BREAKFAST PASTRIES

Moscato

Off-dry cider

Mimosa

Tea

SALMON

SMOKED

Chardonnay or dry sparkling wine

Pilsner or wheat beer

Scotch & Soda

Sparkling lemonade

QUICHE PANCAKES,

Bloody Mary

Unoaked Gamay or Chardonnay

Amber or brown ale

Sparkling water

SHOULD I BUY Super fry

One of the biggest complaints about air fryers is they’re too small. Cuisinart got around the problem by fusing one with a full-size toaster oven, and the resulting appliance can cook up to three pounds of food at a time. Yes, it does an excellent job on wings and fries, but its bigger capacity allows you to take on more ad- vanced recipes, like doughnuts and fried chicken. This model also has low settings for proofing dough and dehydrating. Cuisinart Digital AirFryer Toaster Oven, $449.99, cuisinart.ca

Kir Royale

Rosé sparkling wine

Pear cider

Apple juice

FRENCH TOAST & WAFFLES

PUNCH FOR BRUNCH Light, fruity and low in alcohol, any of the pretty pitcher drinks in “Pitcher This” (page 57) would make a memorable start to the midday meal.

SUPER FRY IMAGE COURTESY OF CUISINART.CA

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HOLIDAY 2021 FOOD & DRINK