SUMMER

Summer really is prime time in Ontario. We tend to spend as much time as possible out of doors—and that’s also where we like to entertain. Fresh air calls for fresh flavours and nothing fits that particular description better than watermelon. Check out our imaginative ideas for using it in savoury dishes! Talking of fruit, Eric Vellend has come up with some refreshingly original lemonade cocktails while James Chatto takes a long hard look at Ontario’s burgeoning craft cider movement. Dry cider might be one excellent match for our casual but extravagant seafood feast. And if you agree that this might be the year you up the ante on your standard seasonal standbys, take a look at our feature on new summer essentials—simple, sophisticated and oh-so-delicious recipes that could well become favourites.