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We're BAAAACK! Episode 97 - Buster Rhino's, Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Expo and Guu Izakaya

We apologize for our long absence - things are finally starting to settle down for us, so hopefully we'll be able to go back to at least a monthly show schedule.

Also, the quality of this show isn't the best, but we figured if we ended up re-recording it (again), we would never get back into the saddle.  

This episode features a very big shout out to our local, Buster Rhino's.  We cover the Drunken Milkshake BBQ, Tap Take Overs for 2013 and the regular menu.  This has been too long in coming!

We also talk about our third annual visit to the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo in Toronto.  That trip was bigger and better than ever, and we look forward to next November to see what will be next.  Hopefully, the brewery from Niagara College will be back - Darryl, you need to get in contact with these folks.  ;)

Lastly, we finally made it out to Guu Izakaya and had a fantastic time with our dear friend, Jayne.  She even pipes in about delicious octopus balls!  A grand time was had by all.

Links:

Buster Rhino's - http://www.busterrhinos.com/main/index.php

Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Expo - http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/

Niagara College Teaching Brewery - http://www.firstdraft.ca/content/Default.aspx

Caps and Corks - http://www.niagaracollege.ca/content/News/tabid/3508/EntryId/2147/Caps-Corks-and-Forks-returns-for-Round-Five.aspx

Guu Izakaya - http://guu-izakaya.com/toronto

Guu on Vice - http://youtu.be/C26nhTTwahw

Sapporo is brewed by Dragons - http://youtu.be/K-Rs6YEZAt8

Ep 94 - Beer Makes History Better & Gourmet Food and Wine Expo 2012

Sorry this episode came so late after the actual events, but better late then never, right?  ;)

• Toronto Urban Adventures - http://www.torontourbanadventures.com/
• C'est What? (67 Front St E, Toronto ON)- http://www.cestwhat.ca/
• Betty's (240 King Street East, Toronto ON) - http://www.bettysonking.com/
• Mill Street (21 Tank House Lane [originally 55 Mill Street, Building 63], Toronto ON) - http://www.millstreetbrewery.com/
• Carmenere Chilean Wine and The Lost Grape of Bordeaux - http://www.slate.com/articles/life/drink/2010/12/the_lost_grape_of_bordeaux.html
• Olive It! (20 Broadleaf Avenue, Whitby ON) - http://tastingoliveit.ca or http://olivethat.ca/

Ep 84 - Saké and Oishinbo

Join us for a discussion on the origins and production of saké, and a tasting of four Junmai quality sakés: Sho Chiku Bai, Izumi, Hakusturu and Rihaku's Wandering Poet.  We tried to be as accurate as possible, while sticking to our motto of "drink it how you like it".  Much respect to the Toji near and far who make delicious saké - KANPAI!

• Sho Chinko Bai - http://www.takarasake.com/sake.php
• Izumi - http://ontariosake.com/
• Haiku Katana (Kingdom of Loathing Item) - http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Haiku_katana
• xxxHolic - http://www.funimation.com/xxxholic
• Blossom viewing party - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanami
• The Book of Sake by Hiroshi Kondo - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4452654-book-of-sake
• Baijiu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baijiu
• Maotai - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maotai
• Hakutsuru - http://www.hakutsuru-sake.com/top.html
• Rihaku (Wandering Poet) - http://esake.com/Brewers/RihakuB/rihakub.html
• E-sake - http://esake.com/
• Utsuwa-No-Yakata (Japanese tableware store, now closed) - http://www.utsuwa.ca/
• Sake drinkware - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake_set
• Oishinbo - http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/03/24/oishinbo-a-la-carte-2-sake/
• Ozeki California Sake - http://www.ozekisake.com/

Ep 75 - Toronto Gourmet Food and Wine Expo 2011

What a great time!  We can't wait to go next year (and the dates are already set)! - http://www.foodandwineexpo.ca/sitepages/

• Highway 61 Southern BBQ -  http://www.highway61.ca/
• Edo Sushi - http://www.edosushi.com/
• Hot Mama's Sauces - http://www.hotmamas.ca/
• Russian Sturgeon Caviar - http://www.rus-caviar.org/index.php
• Rodney's Oyster House - http://www.rodneysoysterhouse.com/
• Sanpellegrino - http://www.sanpellegrino.com/
• Mill Street Brewery - http://www.millstreetbrewery.com/
• Second Harvest Food Rescue Program - http://www.secondharvest.ca/
• Granville Island Brewing Company - http://gib.ca/
• Victoria Gin - http://www.victoriaspirits.com/
• Fever-Tree Best Tonic Water - http://fevertree.com/index.php
• Khortytsa Vodka - http://www.xvodka.ca/
• Muskoka Lakes Winery - http://www.cranberry.ca/Winery/home.html
• Auchentoshan - http://www.auchentoshan.com/age-check.aspx
• Bowmore Islay - http://www.bowmore.com/age-verification

Great Things We Forgot To Mention:

• McClelland Beers - http://www.mcclellandbeers.ca/
• Wines of Portugal - http://www.winesofportugal.info/?market=2
• Wines of German - http://www.germanwinecanada.org/
• Spearhead Brewery - http://www.spearheadbeer.com/index.php?id=2
• Royal Elephant Thai Fusion - http://www.royalelephant.ca/

Ep 28 - Applewood Farm Winery and Teddy's Restaurant Oshawa

We found a great new winery in Stouffville! Also, a long time coming, the great Oshawa landmark - Teddy's!!

• Applewood Farm Winery - http://www.applewoodfarmwinery.com/
• Mead types explained, including cyser - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead
• Port wine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine
• The Thomas Jefferson Hour - http://www.jeffersonhour.org/
• Jefferson wine bottle on auction - http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/09/03/070903fa_fact_keefe - which may be a fake - http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2009/11/13/china-thomas-jefferson-and-fake-wine-benjamin-wallace-author-of-billionaires-vinegar/
• Wine in Virginia (oops! We were wrong!) - http://www.monticellowinetrail.com/
• Info on duties on alcohol when returning to the US (please check official sites before your trip - we're not responsible if this info is outdated!) - http://gocanada.about.com/od/faqscrossingtheborde1/p/duty_free.htm
• Chowhound (It seems like everytime we look a restaurant up here, it's full of negative comments) - http://chowhound.chow.com/boards

Ep 17 - Wine & Wineries (Part 1 of Many to Come)

http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com You're seeing that right - we swapped the Last Chance To Eat show with this one - so we wouldn't have two alcohol themed shows back to back.  This show deals with some of our favourite wineries, past and present.  Wine is for everybody - not just snobs! Lots of Links this time, we were all over the place: Wine for the Confused:

• Details - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_for_the_Confused
• On You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiBWHHqK7W8

Wineries:

• forks of cheat winery (morgantown, wv) - http://www.wvwines.com/
• foxburg winery (foxburg, pa) - http://www.foxburgwine.com/
• Ocala Winery (port perry, on) - http://www.ocalawinery.com/

Defunct Wineries:

• whittamore's winery (toronto, on) - http://www.whittamoresfarm.com
• lapic winery (new brighton, pa) - http://www.lapicwinery.com/index.htm

Wines:

• Schmitt Sohne Riesling - http://www.schmitt-soehne.com/mainframe.asp?lang=de&e1=634
• fat bastard - http://www.fatbastardwine.com/
• 7 deadly Zins - http://www.lodivineyards.com/7deadly.htm
• Pinot Evil - http://www.pinotevil.com/
• Smoking Loon - http://www.donandsons.com/threeloosescrews/smokingloon/
• Bull's Blood - http://www.bullsblood.com/
• Angus The Bull - http://www.angusthebull.com/
• Pelee Island Winery - http://www.peleeisland.com/

types of wine:

• ice wine - http://www.winesofcanada.com/icewine.html
• mead - http://www.gotmead.com/
• German wine - http://www.winepage.de/
• champagne saucer - http://emilystyle.blogspot.com/2006/08/things-i-love-today-champagne-saucers.html

wine info:

• wine and jazz festival - http://www.wvwineandjazz.com/
• cheese fondue - http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/fondue.htm
• bishop's wine/gluehwein - http://dutchfood.about.com/od/drinks/r/BishopsWine.htm
• Will work for food - http://www.foodnetwork.com/will-work-for-food/index.html
• glutton for punishment - http://www.foodtv.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=106830
• thirsty traveller - http://www.thirstytraveler.tv/
• Fred's Meat Market - http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&view=map&q=fred%27s+meat+market&vps=1&jsv=175c&sll=44.608717,-79.418539&sspn=0.010159,0.022724&gl=ca&ie=UTF8&latlng=8405676199450299270&ei=HaSpSp3ZHo2gzQSN8oHCBg&cd=1&usq=fred%27s+meat+market&geocode=FfeoqAIdAiJE-w

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