So, back in January, I mentioned that we were planning to have another go at a Robert Burns Dinner...and this year, luck was with us, as Robert Burns Day fell on a Friday.  I posted the proposed menu, as well as links to the various recipes, in an earlier entry, which can be found by clicking this link.  The dinner was fantastic, and while the Hot ( Read more... )

I've defended the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) several times in the past (see my post here), and I still believe that the system as it is works to a great extent (although many will disagree with me).  However, I'm finding it harder and harder to do so.  A couple of weeks or so ago, Martini wrote about his experience dealing with the LCBO ( Read more... )

This time around, our Burns Dinner will actually be on Robbie Burns Day...and we'll have a bottle of the 'Official World Burns Federation Robert Burns Single Malt', which is produced by the Isle of Arran Distillery.  Interestingly enough, the Robert Burns Single Malt expression that finds its way to Canada is a 40% ABV single malt, not the 43% ABV ( Read more... )