LCBO Food & Drink Summer 2020

Bubbles + bites

Summer’s easiest food and drink pairings bring together bright, bubbly beverages with shareable appetizers. What modern canned cocktails and fizzy spritzes have in common with sparkling wine or brisk summer beers and ciders is their irresistible effervescence. Bubbles make beverages feel fresh and crisp—and automatically make every occasion seem celebratory. Serving them with small plates that everyone can eagerly dip, slice, mop and spoon up adds frothy fun to everyday dining. Here’s how to do it.

By Charlene Rooke | Recipes by Michelle Rabin | PHOTOGRAPHY BY darren kemper

Light Bright Bubbles Hot summer days and long summer nights are a perfect time for lightened-up bubbles. Ontario craft Ace Hill Low-Cal Mexican Lager ( LCBO 16465, 4 pk, $9.95) is a lime-wedge-friendly Mexican-style lager, just 4% alcohol, but loaded with flavour. Flaked corn in the brew supplies rich body. Only California Pinot Grigio and sparkling water fill every sleek can of Spritzd Wine Spritzer Pinot Grigio ( LCBO 14680, 355 mL, $4.35), which rings in at 6.6% alcohol. There’s no sugar in Brickworks Ciderhouse Hibiscus Lime Spritz ( LCBO 16367, 473 mL, $3.60), which is kissed with hibiscus flavour.

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FOOD & DRINK SUMMER 2020