LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2019

“We hope to foster people’s attraction to the everyday through their experience with our pieces.”

Don’t Miss It Beginning this fall, Studio50 will start offering lifestyle workshops in the newly renovated loft of its almost-100-year-old Paris, Ont., barn. While carving soapstone, brewing kombucha or baking sourdough bread, this is the chance to eat and drink while learning a new skill and meeting like-minded peers. “It’s amazing to see how people connect through experiences,” says Kim.

Eureka Moments Among Steve and Kim’s favourite pieces—and Studio50’s first design—the Rock Bottom decanter (from $40 to $148) started as a science experiment. “My parents used to tell me not to sit on the concrete sidewalk because it retains heat in the sun and cold in the shade,” says Kim. “When I was giving my kids that same lesson, I wanted to show them how we use the properties of thermomass every day.” With perfect proportions

and a removable leather strap, this lab-glass-and-concrete stunner is more everyday art piece than science experiment. Sure, you can serve your wine in it—the large size holds an entire bottle—but you can also chill it in the freezer to keep cocktails cool at your next barbecue or heat it in the oven to keep gravy warm come Thanksgiving. “We even once used it to serve Butter Beer during a Harry Potter party for our kids,” says Kim.

His ’n’ Hers Sips

Come summer, Steve and Kim craft refreshing cocktails with their favourite spirits—Dillon’s Gin 22 Unfiltered ( LCBO 358556, $39.35) for him and Tag No. 5 Vodka ( LCBO 149567, $27.75) for her—serving them, of course, in their Rock Bottom decanters, which keep drinks cool even under the hot sun.

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FOOD & DRINK SUMMER 2019