LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2019

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Suzy Q’s Maple Bacon Doughnut, Ottawa

Doo Doo’s Butter Tarts, Peterborough The award-winning butter tarts from this bakery in Peterborough fly off the shelves. Tender, flaky pastry that is hand-rolled and hand-pressed into tart tins makes the perfect vessel to hold the runny, buttery, caramel filling. With or without raisins, this treat is quintessentially Canadian. doodoos.ca

Lightning struck when Suzy Q’s in Ottawa decided to put crispy bacon on top of its popular maple doughnut. Sweet and salty, it’s the number-one seller, and for good reason—the two flavours create a sublime alchemy. Made fresh every day, these dough- nuts are road-trip worthy. suzyq.ca

The Bakery Apple Fritters, Gravenhurst

Muskoka fall weekends in Gravenhurst begin with a stop at The Bakery for apple fritters. Chopped apples mixed in a lightly sweet batter, deep-fried to perfec- tion and then coated with a sugar glaze make this the ideal treat to grab with a morning coffee. thebakeryingravenhurst.ca

Carla’s Pumpkin Spice Cookie Sandwiches, Toronto Specializing in handmade, home-delivered treats made with farm-fresh Ontario products, Carla’s Cookie Box puts the ultimate tastes of fall in a unique format. With each bite, a little of the Swiss meringue buttercream filling oozes out between the cookie layers. Eat it quick: this can get messy in the

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St. Jacobs Market, St. Jacobs Before the pumpkin-spice-everything craze, there was pumpkin pie. The classic spice profile of warm cinnamon, ginger, allspice and nutmeg turn a humble squash into the quintessential fall dessert. The St. Jacobs Market has not one, but four bakery vendors serving up slices and whole pies that look and taste homemade enough to proudly serve for Thanksgiving. stjacobsmarket.com

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FOOD & DRINK AUTUMN 2019