LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2026

AUTUMN 2026

Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, LCBO Vanda Provato

EDITORIAL Editor Jody Dunn Drinks Editor Charlene Rooke Food Editor Eric Vellend Content Editors Jessica Huras, Victoria Walsh

Publication Coordinator Debbie Williams Publication Assistant Piper MacFadyen

ART Creative Director Cathy Cicchini Senior Designers Emilie Simpson, Rose Pereira Graphic Production Paola Rasmussen

CONTRIBUTORS James Chatto, Rob Fiocca, Christina Frantzis, Lindsay Guscott, Katie Hayden, Darren Kemper, Michelle Lucas Larving, Andrea McCrindle, Megan Powell, Michelle Rabin, Jordan St. John, Christopher St. Onge, Shelly Shnier, Christine Sismondo, Stacey Smithers, Dick Snyder, Michele Sponagle, James Tse, Jesse Vallins, Maya Visnyei

PRODUCTION Senior Manager Andrew Lawson

Production Coordinator Sev Avakian Production Assistant Everton Smith Image Editing & Prepress Levon Gosdanian, Enhanced Pixels

MEDIA SALES Senior Director Julia Sousa Publisher Leslie Bolter Senior Planner Laura Jeha

CHEERS! Festive cocktails and mocktails for the season Coming Next Issue

Laura Maurice, Finally Content laura.maurice@finallycontent.com

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

LCBO prices include tax and bottle deposit and are subject to change without notice.

Look for the products featured in this issue in LCBO stores and online at LCBO.com.

For general inquiries about Food & Drink magazine or information about LCBO products and policy, please visit lcbocustomercare.com, or call toll-free 1.800.668.5226 or 416.365.5900. TTY Only: 416.864.6898 or 1.800.361.3291. All advertiser applications are subject to the terms and conditions of the LCBO’s advertising agreement. Food & Drink is published five times a year by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Volume 34, Number 1. Food & Drink is printed on paper that contains 10 per cent post‑consumer fibre. Food & Drink is recyclable in communities participating in magazine recycling programs. Publication Mail Agreement No. 40064521 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Food & Drink , 100 Queens Quay East, 9th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 0C7 ISSN 1195-5988

Not all of the wines, spirits and beers mentioned in Food & Drink will be available at all LCBO stores. Cette publication est également disponible en français.

WELCOME HOME DINNER A holiday feast of casual comfort flavours

COOKIE UP A STORM! Our contributors share their most scrumptious sweet treat recipes

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