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When it comes to theme magazines, the annual Chocolate Issue may be our favourite. Ciao! goes cocoa crazy, celebrating local flavour by turning its attention to chocolate creations around the city. This time, we went behind the scenes with pastry chef / owner Nathalie Gauthier of A L’ Epi de Ble. Her sweet shop on North Main offers a little piece of France to our fair city. See the gorgeous gâeaux( et al) on the pages of in the kitchen.
Look to ciao! cooks for designer doughnuts extraordinaire! Two of the city’ s leading doughnut shops have those in the know completely enamored with designer flavours and oh-so-airy pastry. Amanda Kinden of Oh Doughnuts wowed us with a nanaimo bar doughnut, while Cloe Wiebe of Bronuts impressed with a twist on crème brûlée. Both shared recipes for Ciao! bakers out there, but if immediate gratification is what you’ re after, go on— tell them Ciao! sent you.
Our chocolate theme ends with a playful salute to the globally trending freakshake as our last course. With Ciao! team spirit we liberally applied local treats to turn this craze into a Manitoba masterpiece!
With so many chocolate treats tempting readers on these pages, it is fortunate that April marks Ciao! Chocolatefest, presented by Piazza de Nardi. Eateries of all types are calling on chocoholics to try chocolate treats throughout the month. Featured desserts, cocktails, and even appetizers are offered at $ 7. A sample of the specials can be found on pages 20 and 21, and all of the chocolate choices
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are on ciaowinnipeg. com. Don’ t forget to tag Ciao! on facebook and instagram(@ ciaowpg), and share photos of favourite dishes all month long! # chocolatefest
And speaking of what’ s trending— ciao! fashion celebrates this season’ s hottest pattern with a spread that will inspire you to show your stripes in your spring selfies. Vertical, horizontal, wavy, and gold, chic stripes are in stores this season.
Because we love all things style, we are also launching our annual search for the best kitchen in the city: the Ciao! Kitchen Design Competition presented by Steinbach Credit Union. Each year the entries continue to dazzle. They also reveal the high quality of excellence in design and craftsmanship found in this city. If you have a kitchen that has been recently renovated and you are excited about showing it off to Ciao! readers, now is your chance. We have lined up chef Michael Brown of De Luca’ s to cook a dinner party for six in the winning cucina, and the finalist kitchens will also be photographed to feature as the centrepiece of our October issue. So ask yourself, do you own Winnipeg’ s best kitchen? If so, visit ciaowinnipeg. com to enter. The deadline for entries is June 30th. If you love your recent renovation, this contest is for you. And it could mean learning a few tricks of the trade from a master of Italian cuisine!
Laurie Hughes Publisher
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