by The Cooking Ladies | May 21, 2020
We have been isolated and forced to cook at home for what seems a long time. The simple, previously-taken-for-granted, social experience of eating out is soon to be revolutionized. The new restaurateur-customer connection will depend upon both staff and customers...
by The Cooking Ladies | Feb 23, 2020
Our Stratford For All Seasons: Theatre & Arts and Stratford For All Seasons: Secrets & Surprises are the first two books of a Stratford For All Seasons series. Our book launch party scheduled for April 6, 2020, at the Red Lion Room in Stratford, Ontario, has...
by The Cooking Ladies | Feb 17, 2020
On one of our tours of the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum in North Buxton, near Chatham, Ontario, we were encouraged to ring the Buxton Liberty Bell located at the front entrance. The loud metallic clang-clang rang out across the farm fields and down the...
by The Cooking Ladies | Dec 21, 2019
Pop-up photo art created by Lesley Walker Fitzpatrick tells a hotel story. Her photos honour the history and heritage of the Dominion House Bar & Grill. The public house was built in Stratford, Ontario, in 1865. Lesley took her 280 photographs in the last week of...
by The Cooking Ladies | Nov 12, 2019
The Stratford, Ontario, Christmas Trail runs from early November until five days before Christmas. It is a fun opportunity to combine holiday shopping with the discovery of the uniqueness of Stratford’s merchants. After picking up the brochure, map, and vouchers at...
by The Cooking Ladies | Oct 4, 2019
The Bacon and Ale Trail in Stratford, Ontario, is a year-round adventure filled with bacon and ale-inspired experiences at food outlets, gift shops, breweries and pubs. Pork producers are high among the agricultural successes in Stratford’s surrounding Perth County...