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Food & Drink

Kingston, South Frontenac to host training on bringing local food to market

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Jessica Foley

Local food enthusiasts looking to break into the food production business, or expand a current enterprise, are invited to a one-stop-shop training event next month. The City of Kingston, the Township of South Frontenac, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) will offer the full-day training

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‘Century of Crises’ event looks at food systems solutions for Kingston and around the globe

November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 Geena Mortfield

Discussion at a free event on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, focused on the future of local and global food systems in the current “century of crises,” including biodiversity loss, climate change, and geopolitics. The event, which took place at City Hall, was organized by the Kingston chapter of the National

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Edo Japan’s fresh and delicious cuisine now available in Kingston

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Jessica Foley

*Paid Business Feature* The newest Japanese-inspired restaurant in downtown Kingston combines high-quality fresh ingredients and its famous teriyaki sauce for a meal experience you have to taste to believe! Edo Japan, now open at 412 Princess Street, uses the same teppanyaki-style cooking method that has been the brand’s signature since

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First Edo Japan now open in Kingston

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Jessica Foley

*Paid Business Feature* Kingstonians can now sample tasty Japanese-inspired cuisine at the newly opened Edo Japan here in the Limestone City. Their traditional teppan grill in downtown Kingston is open for dine-in or take-out services. You can find them at the corner of Princess and Division streets (412 Princess Street),

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Martha’s Table gearing up for flagship ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Owen Fullerton

The biggest fundraising event of the year is on the horizon for Kingston food charity Martha’s Table, and this might be the most important year yet for the event. The Empty Bowls fundraiser is a ticketed event where attendees receive a handcrafted bowl made by the Kingston Potters’ Guild and

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Open Farms Harvest event to celebrate local food, farms, and chefs

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Jessica Foley

This weekend, eight farms in Kingston and Frontenac County will be opening their doors, fields, and barns for Open Farms 2022. To cap off the celebrations, the City of Kingston, in partnership with Frontenac County and Tourism Kingston, will host an Open Farms Harvest event on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

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Mooove to the Midsummer Music at the Barn in Lyndhurst

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Rebecca Fryer

Get out of the city for a Saturday night and enjoy an evening of food, folk, rock, and roots music under the stars at the Barn.  Midsummer Music at the Barn is a one night, 19+, licensed event happening at Furnace Falls Farm, located in Lyndhurst, Ontario — just a

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Katarokwi Indigenous Art and Food Market returns as regular Sunday feature

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Emily Elliott

The only market of its kind in Eastern Ontario has returned, just in time for National Indigenous History Month. After a great success last fall, the Katarokwi Indigenous Art and Food Market is reopening for the 2022 season. Located in Springer Market Square, the market will highlight Indigenous artists, artisans,

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From prison to popcorn: a comeback story

June 10, 2022June 11, 2022 Emily Elliott

Who doesn’t love a good comeback story? In 2018, Emily O’Brien was sent to the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ont., after being caught smuggling drugs into Canada. For O’Brien, this sentence served as an opportunity to reframe her entire life, as well as start a popcorn company,

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Local business expands to bring small batch ice cream to Kingston’s Market Square

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Emily Elliott

Kingstonians and tourists alike will have something delicious to cool off with this summer. On Thursday, May 26, Churn Small Batch Ice Cream opened its doors in downtown Kingston. Located on King Street, directly across from Springer Market Square, the shop offers a wide variety of unique flavours to choose

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Local brewery wins Gold at Canadian Brewing Awards

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Jessica Foley

During the Canadian Brewing Awards and Conference, which was held May 12 to 14 in Calgary, Alberta, Spearhead Brewing Company’s Queen of Wheat was the recipient of a Gold award for Wheat Beer – Belgium Style (Wit).  The father-son brew team of Tomas and Jacob Schmidt created this award-winning wheat beer. According

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Nutrition Month: Indigenous food sovereignty and land access in Katarokwi

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Kingstonist

Editorial note: To mark Nutrition Month 2022, Kingstonist will be featuring a column from a Kingston-based Registered Dietitian (RD) each week throughout the month of March. For more information on nutrition and the role of the dietitian, visit the Dietitians of Canada website.The following article, Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Land

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