Toronto Life – December 2018

114 toronto life December 2018

photographs: wineglass by

istock

Breakfast station

$ 113 / The adorably retro toaster, griddle and coffee

maker in one is ideal for cramped condo kitchens.

Bedbathandbeyond.ca.

Booze infuser

$ 89 / Home bartenders can

flavour their hooch with herbs,

fruits and botanicals using

Alkemista’s gorgeous glass vessel,

equipped with a removable

stainless steel filter. ShopAGO,

317 Dundas St. W., 416-979-6610.

Designer

kettle

$ 799 / Dolce and

Gabbana teamed

up with SMEG

to create a line of

radiant kitchen

appliances

inspired by

Sicilian

iconography.

William Ashley,

131 Bloor St. W.,

416-964-2900.

Japanese candy

$1.50 / Kasugai’s cult-

favourite gummies look

and taste eerily like real

grapes. Sukoshi Mart,

160 Baldwin St.,

647-358-4040.

Cellar consult

$300 and up /

Sommelier Krysta

Oben and wine importer

Nicole Campbell—also

known as the Grape

Witches—equip aspiring

oenophiles with

a bespoke collection

of natural wines.

Grapewitches.com.

Gut-busting

cookbook

$ 23 / Matty

Matheson’s new

recipe collection

features crave-

worthy, caloric

takes on comfort-

food classics like

gumbo, seafood

chowder and Parts

and Labour’s

iconic burger.

In bookstores now.

Bottled negroni

$ 6 / Dillon’s blends its own

small-batch gin, vermouth

and aperitivo into a bright,

bracing twist on the classic

cocktail. Dillons.ca.

Handmade truffles

$24 for nine / Kata Ambrus’s exqui-

site chocolate domes are filled with

intriguing flavours like yuzu-caramel

and wild strawberry. Lion Coffee,

881 St. Clair Ave. W., no phone.

Chantecler chicken

$8 per chick / After years

of prohibition, it’s finally legal

to raise backyard birds in some

neighbourhoods. This heritage

breed is known for its handsome

plumage and prodigious egg

production. Dandhnewman.ca.

for theFoodie

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