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Lynn on Guelphology Podcast
Taste Detours will help answer the age-old question, “We want to try something new, where should we go?”Lynn talks about her history working for the city, life downtown, and how that led her to creating Taste Detours in 2015. She shares her unique approach to her food and drink tours that will take you to places…
I am becoming the street
Our Alumni page with Guelph Business
Are you looking to try amazing local food, learn more about the history of your home, and connect with others and your community? Then you are looking for Taste Detours! Taste Detours is a moveable feast experience that allows for you to explore your local food scene, while slowing down and taking in the history…
We’re in the acorn online! A Guelph Chamber of Commerce publication
Costco Canada feature
A little taste of this, a little bite of that, and a big slice of Guelph history
I had a most fascinating tour yesterday with six men from Walkerton, Kitchener and Guelph.Four of them were born and raised in Guelph, each attending Sacred Heart School and then St. Stanislaus, St. Agnes and eventually Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School — the renamed Loretto Academy and Notre Dame, now gone from Catholic Hill.It was…
We tell stories, we learn a little something ourselves
If we can give what visitors hunger for: step bite step
Collaboration Nation. Not just one of our hashtags
Food tours essentially unwrap (or uncork!) a region by offering access to its local ingredients. Food – good, fresh, local food – comes naturally to us. We have deep agricultural roots in this region. Roots from soil that holds both our old stories and a strong instinct to grow. This forms perhaps the largest part of our history. These are the roots that we continue to nurture and retell.
Let’s Eat: Bread. Ingredients. Heat. The panini hits all the right notes
This week’s Let’s Eat looks at the origins of the toasted sandwich adored by more than ItaliansSandwiches were popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, none other than the Earl of Sandwich. As legend has it, Montagu had a considerable passion for gambling, which had him spending countless hours playing cards. During one particularly…
Safe Travels Stamp
Let’s Eat: Atmosphere café + etc. adjusts and pivots during a difficult time
‘It’s been a curious balance of distress and sheer adrenaline, peppered with deep appreciation for the clientele the restaurant has fostered over the yearsIt was March 17 of last year when Nicole Hogg sat down to write layoff notices to her staff. She was in tears. Her staff were like family, and in one case…
BEST BITES: In praise of the precious pierogi
Pierogi came to North America with waves of Polish and Ukrainian immigrants arriving throughout the late 19th and 20th centuriesAlmost every culture and country has some form of dough stuffed with meats, fish or vegetables. From Chinese dumplings, Japanese gyoza and Cornish pasties, to empanadas, ravioli, samosas, and tamales, it really is a handy way…
BEST BITES: Hot, sour and very very, tasty
This edition of Best Bites takes a look at the delicious hot and sour soup at one of the longest-serving restaurants in GuelphIt’s a shiny Lunar New Year and the hardworking metal Ox reigns supreme for 2021.As with previous Best Bites columns thus far, I’ve been hyper-focussed on comfort. Covid continues to demand a little…
BEST BITES: A local offering of historic Lebanese sujek
BEST BITES: Celebrating the tourtière, a French Canadian holiday classic
The tourtière that we know today was first written about in the 1840 French-Canadian cookbook, La Cuisiniere CanadienneFor many, there’s very little that flavours this season more perfectly than a tourtière. It certainly continues to reign supreme as a traditional dish in Québec for Christmas Eve’s night-long celebration, le réveillon, and New Year’s Eve meals.To understand how…
BEST BITES: The simple, warm embrace of comfort food
Naruemon Verspagen of Na Ha Thai’s Kitchen goes back to her childhood with sticky rice and mango.“In the uncertain ebb and flow of time and emotions much of one’s life history is etched in the senses.”― Banana Yoshimoto, KitchenI’ve been reflecting on the comforting nature of food during these curious COVID months that we’re living…
Little Bites for the Season
BEST BITES: A new food column
#IsoCookbook is well done
Little Bites: Tastes from Isolation cookbook is aliveTaste Detours began working on this book in mid-March 2020 when COVID stunned us all into a radical change of lifestyle — of living — and in our case, a 100% shut down of tours. By mid-April, we had signed on with Jenna Kessler to illustrate the cookbook, and the perfect…
Little Bites: Tastes from Isolation
Through this #IsoCookbook, we’ve attempted to continue a conversation similar to one we’d be having together across a table on our tours. We gain a bit of insight into who these people are, and why they chose a particular recipe to represent themselves. This is our chance to hear their stories.To download these recipes (and…
Being isolated and quarantined makes cooking a social affair
We’re isolated, we’re quarantined – and we’re hungry for really good recipes. Being isolated doesn’t mean we’re alone in our quest for delicious, nutritious meals, and – let’s face it – it seems everyone has jumped on the culinary bandwagon to create mouth-watering works of art that are being shared on all levels of social…
Local restaurants collaborate for free online cookbook
Little Bites: Tastes from Isolation was created in an effort to help local restaurants share their food and Taste Detours tell their stories. While many are polishing their cooking skills during the lockdown, Taste Detours is releasing recipes from restaurants across Guelph, Elora and Wellington County for free. Taste Detours founder Lynn Broughton’s initiative Little Bites: Taste…
Fall for Taste
Our pre-holiday newsletter Good day food friends! It’s been a busy and beautiful Fall in Wellington County so far. We’re just past our 4th Birthday, and very proud to be on the verge of touring almost 1600 people. Guests ranging from 9 countries, 11 U.S. States, and 9 Canadian provinces. A reminder that all of these repeat visitors…
Feast + Flavour Guelph
We began a photo journey in 2019 and called it Feast + Flavour Guelph in which we hired Storymaker Photography for sessions in two seasons. The shoots occurred outdoors throughout the year to capture a variety of Guelph businesses, culture, food, people, and landscapes. Our project successfully emphasized the diversity of food and tourism experiences to…
Proud 50 over 50 Entrepreneur
Lynn was honoured to receive a Wise 50 over 50 National Award in 2018.The WISE 50 over 50 Award recognizes and celebrates Canadian Entrepreneurs over the age of 50!The newest and fastest growing segment of entrepreneurship is led by people over the age of 50. It’s time to recognize their accomplishments and let all of Canada…
On the tip of our tongues
Monday’s Mind Menu looks at Umami: our 5th Taste.This is why we love the funky tastes; the gravies and mushrooms, stinky cheeses and parmesan cheese.“Escoffier, the legendary 19th-century French chef who invented veal stock, felt sure that a savoury fifth taste was the secret of his success, but everyone was too busy gorging on his food to…
Specialty Tours: Crafted just for you
As we grow our tour offerings, we’re reminded that not everyone can get to us at a specific time on a specific date. Our solution? Custom & private tours! That’s right, we can craft something just for you, for your family, your staff, friends.Name the Occasion!A wedding celebration? A family reunion? Christmas Party. You name…
