Food and Drink

Why you should pay a visit to the "Local History and Archives" section of the Hamilton Public Library's main branch.

French potato salad is served warm or at room temperature and is composed of sliced potatoes glistening with olive oil, white wine vinegar and plenty of fresh herbs.

Graham Rockingham talks to Hamilton Golf and Country Club sommelier José Luis Fernández, who recently won the title of “Best Sommelier in Ontario". Story: ht...

Food truck competing for television exposure

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The first weekend of April is Ontario's Maple Weekend - when maple syrup producers open their doors to demonstrate how this natural sweetener is made,...

I was served a version of this dish at a neighbourhood restaurant in Milan last fall and was completely smitten.

Today’s dish was a go-to recipe I resorted to often during the week when I was busy taking a young daughter to swim practice.

It was a happy day when good friends invited us over several years ago for a “Three Sisters” meal, combining corn, squash and beans.

Bright bulbs light up the name "Culaccino" as if you are on Broadway in New York rather than Brant Street in Burlington.

Meg Makins and Linds Bishop are behind Sweet Ice Snow Cones - an all-natural, travelling snow cone stand that uses made-from-scratch syrups. Follow along at sweeticesnowcones.ca or on Twitter @sweet_ice_cones. Barry Gray/The Hamilton Spectator.

Christopher Godwaldt and Amy Gringhuis co-own Cafe Oranje. A Dutch branded cafe, they are committed to opening in the downtown core and have a bid in on a space in the Lister Block. They plan to showcase Hamilton's amazing coffee roasters and serve delicious Dutch treats, pastries and light meal options. Find them on Facebook, twitter (@cafeoranjeham) and online at www.cafeoranje.ca. Barry Gray/The Hamilton Spectator.