Archive for the ‘TASTE BUDS’ Category

Balm Beach Sunset

Balm Beach Sunset
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams & Milli Thornton IT WAS OUR last night of a fabulous B&B getaway on Georgian Bay (Ontario, Canada). We wanted a low-key, low-budget way to round off our 4th of July long weekend trip, so we asked our Beacon Shore B&B hosts for a recommendation. Bob...
July 25th, 2010 | Beaches, DINING, ONTARIO, TRAVEL BUMMERS | Read More

Espresso: The Art of the Perfect Breve

Espresso: The Art of the Perfect Breve
Photos Copyright © Milli Thornton & Chris Cole HAD ANY GOOD lattes lately? If so, you may be ready for a new twist on the old routine: the breve. Breve translates from Italian as ‘brief’ or ‘short.’ What that has to do with this drink beats me! It should really be called cremoso (creamy)....
July 18th, 2010 | COFFEE, Feng Shui, VIDEOS | Read More

Best Ever B&B Breakfast

Best Ever B&B Breakfast
Photos Copyright © 2010 Brian Williams Travel writer’s note from Milli Thornton: I reviewed this B&B as a paying guest. BEACON SHORE ON GEORGIAN BAY BED & BREAKFAST is located in Midland, Ontario on the southeastern end of a stunning body of water. The wonders of this Canadian B&B...
July 10th, 2010 | BED & BREAKFAST, DINING, ONTARIO | Read More

Think Globally, Travel Locally

Think Globally, Travel Locally
By Milli Thornton WHEN WE SAY travel, we tend to think of world travel—or at least going to another county or state. But most of us travel every day without giving it much thought. Sure, we might be more conscious these days of the cost of gas (and its impact on the environment), but how much do we...
August 6th, 2009 | COFFEE, Conservation, HEALTH, Human Interest, STAYCATIONS, VIDEOS | Read More

Amarula: One Jazzy Beverage

Amarula: One Jazzy Beverage
AS ONE WOULD expect, the Montréal Jazz Festival is held largely outdoors. The festival layout includes stages for the performers, food and beverage stalls, sports cars on display, an alfresco restaurant serving mainly wine and appetizers and a playground for the kids. Stalls devoted to related fun...
July 11th, 2009 | COFFEE, EXOTIC BEVERAGES, MUSIC, QUEBEC | Read More

About Thyme Bistro, Vineland, Ontario

About Thyme Bistro, Vineland, Ontario
Milli Thornton at About Thyme BistroVINELAND IS TRUE to name: the countryside’s covered in vineyards and wineries. What else could you possibly order with your gourmet dinner at About Thyme Bistro but a bottle of wine from a local winery? And gourmet it was. At first I was disappointed that the...
June 18th, 2009 | DINING, ONTARIO | Read More

Malivoire Wine Company, Twenty Valley, Ontario

Malivoire Wine Company, Twenty Valley, Ontario
OUR DINNER AT About Thyme Bistro, Vineland, Ontario would not have been as sublime as it was without the bottle of award-winning 2007 Old Vines Foch, a superb red. This came from Malivoire, a winery just down the road apiece from the restaurant. I can’t claim to be a wine connoisseur. All I know...
June 17th, 2009 | ONTARIO, WINE & BEER | Read More

Tea at the Beam House, Beamsville, Ontario

Tea at the Beam House, Beamsville, Ontario
THERE ARE OODLES of tea houses in Ontario; you could easily plan a whole vacation around them. We were vacationing in the Twenty Valley during Memorial Day weekend for other reasons: the wine from local vineyards, gourmet food, the selection of elegant to rustic B&Bs and the Valley’s close...
June 15th, 2009 | ONTARIO, TEAHOUSES | Read More