what’s hot here
With a bounty of fresh ingredients on our doorstep and a restaurant
scene fi lled with talent and diversity, in Winnipeg we’ve got it good.
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by Joelle Kidd
cit y’s cuisine is def ined by its
re g ion a l i ng re d ie nt s a nd it s
residents.
Thousands of lakes, sweeping
swathes of prairie, marshlands, and richly
wooded areas converge in Manitoba, making
this province a breeding ground for a wide
range of remarkable ingredients. These
regional specialties act as inspiration for chefs
and home cooks alike.
A cook ’s creativ it y comes bot h f rom
culinary inventiveness and from nostalgia.
The best ones understand the link between
f lavou r a nd memor y— hence t he ter m
‘comfort food’—and in kitchens across the
city, the cherished recipes handed down from
grandmas, babas, and nonnas take on new life
as menu stars.
Manitoba Regional Cuisine refl ects the land
and its people. Often, the two overlap—here,
bison spring rolls and beet-stuffed sushi are
de rigeur. The resulting blend of traditional
and contemporary is what makes living (and
eating) in Winnipeg so unique.
Explore the city with your tastebuds, and
you’ll f ind countless made-in-Manitoba
fl avours: summer’s luscious berries, pickerel,
pike, and goldeye pulled fresh from the lake,
nutty wild rice, sweet beets, wild elk, duck,
and foraged wild mushrooms. Global tastes
spurred on by the city’s cultural diversity
have Winnipeg diners feasting on Vietnamese
pho, French-Canadian tourtière, Ukrainian
perogies, and Filipino pancit within blocks.
Taste is a guide designed to help visitors
discover the knock-out dishes, incredible
dining experiences, and local food must-
haves that Winnipeggers relish. On these
pages, you’ll fi nd the latest culinary trends,
spectacular restaurants in the city’s hottest
neig hbourhoods, a nd a comprehensive
body of restaurant listings that span from
quaint hidden gems to more glam dining
destinations.
It’s easy to explore the embarrassment of
riches that is Winnipeg’s dining scene. Get out
there and fi nd out why this proud prairie city
is what’s hot right now.
TASTE Winnipeg’s Culinary Guide 2017-2018
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