LCBO Food & Drink Holiday 2024

MONICA CARBONELL On-air beverage expert, instructor and content creator Liquid Culture (Toronto) liqculture.com Instagram @liqculture Balls of Fun “Pour prechilled cocktails into clear glass Christ mas balls you can buy online. Personalize them by labelling with guests’ names with a glass marker.”

Pump up Flavour “Citrus can get expensive if you’re doing batch cocktails. Infuse them instead with tea, like Earl Grey, chai or almond, or even a cinnamon or ginger simple syrup.”

DEBBIE SHING Entrepreneur, certified wine educator and founder of Vinequity, a non-profit organization that empowers BIPOC

LAURA WRIGHT Vegan cookbook author and content creator (Welland) thefirstmess.com Instagram @thefirstmess

wine professionals (Toronto) Instagram @debbieshing and @quveofficial

Rise to the Occasion “I swear by frozen, plant based puff pastry. Create an impressive main course by filling it with a mix of mushrooms. Or turn it into a quick dessert with apples, maple and vanilla.”

Savvy Vegan Hacks “A few easy swaps can make holiday dishes vegan- and vegetarian-friendly. Sprinkle paprika for smoky flavour in place of bacon on Brussels sprouts. For tasty mashed potatoes, leave out milk and mix in olive oil infused with lemon peel and herbs.”

Iced Wine “Nothing pulls down my party mood faster than a glass of wine getting too warm. Add ice cubes made from the wine you’re serving. That way, your vino is just as pure and undiluted as when it was first poured.”

DEBBIE SHING: GALIT RODAN

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