LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2018

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It’s amazing to look back and see that F d & Drink has spent a quarter of a century coming up with ideas for di er parties. We’ve done a lot more than that, of course, but the pleasure and the art and occasionally even the science of entertaining has always lain at the core of our being. If magazine journalism is sometimes a bit of a zoo, we are the ultimate party animal. And what has experience taught us? That the big, important family gatherings are often the most tiring and the most difficult to get right. It might be a formal dinner party to mark some milestone event. It might be a gathering in the garden for the whole fam damily—an occasion to entertain in the most traditional way, or to use (well-thought-out) improvisation to outsmart every eventuality. This section deals with those special occasions— big-ticket entertaining where you decide to reay push the boat out in honour of an important birthday, anniversary, graduation, engagement party or because it’s a seasonal holiday like Easter or Christmas. So here you’ll find our take on a formal party and on an Ontario-themed outdoor gathering that could work beautifully for Thanksgiving. We’ve also put together an article you can use as a checklist whether you are the host or the guest, a charter of rights and responsibilities we believe can enhance an evening for everyone. It’s customary on many occasions to finish things up with a cake. We’re all in favour of custom, though this time we’ve customized it in our way with a feature on savoury cakes—super recipes for treats you can bring out in all sorts of situations where a grand gesture is required. Tradition—with a modern and original twist—guarant d to give pleasure… like a the best di er parties.

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