LCBO Food & Drink Spring 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURES

54 APRIL FOOL’S FUN By Amy Rosen

On Saturday April 1, trick your guests with one or more of these delicious trompe l’oeil dishes—they fool the eye but please the palate. 62 SPRINGING FOR PASTA By Christopher St. Onge Redolent with fresh ingredients—and matched with new wines at the LCBO—these pasta dishes offer a flavourful taste of the season. 68 TOOLS OF THE TRADE By Eric Vellend The equipment you need for making great cocktails is just a click away—plus recipes that show off what each tool can do. 74 A TASTE OF CUBA By Lucy Waverman & Olivia Simpson Fabulous—and trendy—Cuban food and cocktails conjure the warmth and rhythms of island life yet are easy to recreate in your own kitchen. ON THE COVER Asparagus from “The New Garnish,” recipes on page 82. Photography by Darren Kemper

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