Ciao Dec/Jan 2016 number one hundred one | Page 3

ciao! contents dec/jan two thousand sixteen 13 the it list Gift ideas from the city's best stores features 8 holiday calendar Our guide to the best events of the season 38 in the kitchen Chef Norm Pastorin of The Cornerstone finds community through food 45 ciao! cooks Clever cocktails and appies for a holiday soirée departments 6 ciao! news what’s hot right now reviews • Clementine........................51 • Blind Tiger.........................51 • Chosabi.............................52 50 ciao! reviews • Feast................................54 top tables • Máquè...............................56 58 winnipeg’s best list restaurant directory 74 specialty food list store directory 76 last course marshmallow garland recipes • appetizer, butternut squash cups with pecan sage crumble..........49 • appetizer, chickpea soup.......41 • appetizer, olives escabeche.........................47 • cocktail, ginger coconut punch.....................................48 • cocktail, kids these days.......46 • entrée, savoury crêpe with pesto and a poached egg..................42 • entrée, pickerel with Israeli couscous..............................43 • dessert, lemon tart...............44 Cover: Lemon tart by chef Norm Pastorin. See recipe on page 44. Photography: Ian McCausland (cover and contents page) Ciao! (pronounced chow) is an Italian expression of hospitality. Ciao! magazine celebrates the hospitality of dining out and entertaining. next issue: January 25, 2017 www.ciaowinnipeg.com ciao! / dec/jan / two thousand sixteen 1