\nWhat a busy day: family ‘do’ in the morning, buddy’s 40th birthday in the afternoon (happy b-day Geoff, how’s your head?) and dinner in Port Dalhousie at night. The family ‘do’ was typically familial, the buddy was well on this way to getting liquored when I left, and dinner, well that was truly the best part of the day.<\/p>\n
I drove to Port Dalhousie from Toronto, with a couple of stops along the way to my final destination of Treadwell – farm to table cuisine<\/span><\/a>, where the father and son duo of Stephen (chef) and James (sommelier) run a restaurant that has been garnering quite its fair share of acclaim in the area. Many were surprised I had never been before, although I have met both James and Stephen quite informally on other occasions.<\/p>\n Tonight I was there for a dinner paired around Rosewood Estate<\/span><\/a> <\/span>(Niagara’s only winery and meadery) wines. In attendance was a small group of dedicated wine and foodies eager to sip and sample the wines and taste Stephen’s kitchen wizardry. Four people didn’t bother to show up, not even a phone call of warning (the rudeness of this is … well I am not here to pass judgment on people, just the wine and food). To those who missed it I can tell you that you missed an excellent dinner and lively conversation about things such as the LCBO, Ontario’s best grapes, favourite winemakers and wineries, the state of the wine world and finally, whether mushrooms with Pinot Noir is cheating or inspired cooking … (find out what was on the menu tonight … with pictures<\/span><\/a>)\n<\/p>\n \n \n<\/p>\n