publisher’ s note
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publisher’ s note
Ciao!’ s annual award program,
Good Food Manitoba recognizes businesses and individuals supporting local products. It’ s our way of celebrating regional and cultural diversity of our province and saluting the people in the food field making a difference to what and how we eat.
This year, we recognize The Canadian Birch Company as Producer of the Year, Red River Co-op as food Retailer of the year, and Era Bistro as Restaurant of the Year. Each of these winners has a positive impact on this community with its buying practices and we are thrilled to tell their stories. I hope they encourage you to ask questions when buying food. It’ s the first step in making good food choices and supporting great businesses and owners for their efforts.
To take advantage of summer’ s fresh picked greens, and eat more veggies, ciao! cooks presents four outstanding recipes for fresh juice. These concoctions are sure to knock your socks off! A visit to Verde Juice Bar or Green Carrot Juice Co. will amp up your fashion quotient too – look around and see the cool kids are sipping vegetables.
With so much top quality food products available locally, it is not uncommon to hear cooks and chefs declare their family recipes taste even better here than what they cook in their native land. Ingredients grown in Manitoba will often be superior to those sourced elsewhere, and they come at great value! In my world, every time of year is restaurant season, but with August’ s multicultural spirit in the air, I encourage you to use the best list on these pages, and get out and try something new.
Laurie Hughes Publisher
WE ALL SCREAM
7 rotating flavours, including 1 vegan, all made in house.
Summer hours: Tue- Sat 10- 9, Sun 10- 6
70 Sherbrook St. 204-772-4626 decadencechocolates. ca
FASHION BOUTIQUE
749 St Mary’ s Rd. 204-594-0400 investment. pieces11 @ gmail. com
4 ciao! / aug / sep / two thousand seventeen