LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2023

HOLIDAY 2023 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 Leslie Bolter Publication Assistant Piper MacFadyen

ART Creative Director Cathy Cicchini Contributing Art Director David Taylor Senior Designer Emilie Simpson

Graphic Designer Julia Greco Graphic Production Pat Turbach

CONTRIBUTORS Stacey Brandford, James Chatto, Catherine Doherty, Carol Dudar, Michael Elliott, Rob Fiocca, Christina Frantzis, Lindsay Guscott, Katie Hayden, Darren Kemper, Miranda Keyes, Michelle Lucas Larving, Catherine MacFadyen, Irene Matys, Andrea McCrindle, Eshun Mott, Megan Powell, Michelle Rabin, Shelly Shnier, Christine Sismondo, Stacey Smithers, Dick Snyder, Michele Sponagle, Christopher St. Onge, James Tse, Jesse Vallins, Maya Visnyei, Doug Wallace, Tonia Wilson-Vuksanovic, Genevieve Wiseman PRODUCTION Production Coordinator Judy Haverkort Production Assistant Everton Smith Image Editing & Prepress Levon Gosdanian, Enhanced Pixels

FLAVOUR SPECTRUM Colours pop in our brilliant spring menu

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SALES Publisher Wayne Leek

Kirby Miller, Beaches Media Services kirby@beachesmediaservices.com

Many of the products featured in this issue are available to purchase online at LCBO.com.

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Not all of the wines, spirits and beers mentioned in Food & Drink will be available at all LCBO stores. Prices are subject to change without notice. Cette publication est également disponible en français.

FIRST BLUSH Seasonal dishes with a nod to the 2024 colour of the year

LIGHTEN UP! Modern cocktails that don’t pack a punch

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