LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2019

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Celebrity Sightings Canada Day Edition A number of prominent Canadians moonlight as brewers, winemakers and distillers. Here are some celebrity-backed bottles for stocking your Canada Day bar.

When you’re asked to bring a side dish to a backyard barbecue, stick with the classics. You can never go wrong with potato salad, pasta salad or slaw. For a Southwestern spin on spuds, try our Potato Salad with Fresh Corn, Red Pepper & Jalapeño from Summer 2012. Recipe at foodandrink.ca. Pot Luck What to Bring to a Barbecue

Ryan Reynolds Actor Aviation Gin LCBO 129940, $37.20

Dan Aykroyd Actor Crystal Head Vodka LCBO 267302, $59.95

Wayne Gretzky NHL Hall of Famer WAYNE GRETZKY NO. 99 RYE LAGER LCBO 139162, $3.25

Shake it Up Scale Caesar The art of garnishing a Bloody Caesar has turned into a gravity-defying game of one-upmanship. While you may not want dinner for two sitting atop your drink, you can certainly do better than a celery stick. Here’s how.

Kevin O’Leary Businessman & TV Personality O’Leary Cabernet Merlot VQA LCBO 307744, $14.95

Veg Ê Grilled or steamed asparagus spear Ê Cherry tomatoes and bocconcini skewered on rosemary branch

Seafood Ê Steamed shrimp, lobster tail or crab claw Ê Freshly shucked oyster on half shell Ê Hard-boiled quail’s eggs and anchovies on a skewer

Meat Ê Candied

Robb Wells Jean Paul Tremblay & Mike Smith Actors Trailer Park Boys The Green Bastard ipa LCBO 559955, $3.25

bacon strip Ê Buffalo chicken wing on skewer Ê Long pepperette

Ê Pimento olive,

cocktail onion and gherkin on a skewer

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SUMMER 2019 FOOD & DRINK