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Michael Kras
16 Mar 2022

This meal kit service uses recipes from the Hamilton area’s best restaurants

Heads up, local foodies: a new meal kit delivery service has launched that features recipes from some of the Hamilton area’s best restaurants. Chefdrop is a meal kit service not unlike HelloFresh or...

Michael Kras
18 Oct 2021

Dundurn Market will open a ‘local food hub’ at former Mustard Seed Co-op

One door closes, and another opens: though Hamilton’s Mustard Seed Co-op came to a tumultuous end and announced its permanent closure, a different grocer with an emphasis on locally sourced products...

Michael Kras
31 Aug 2021

Hamilton’s Mustard Seed Co-op permanently closes its doors

It’s a sad day for Hamilton as the city’s first and only co-operative grocery store has declared bankruptcy and permanently closed its doors. The Mustard Seed Co-op, located at 460 York Boulevard,...

Michael Kras
05 May 2021

This new Hamilton restaurant bingo game lets you eat local and win

As Hamilton’s restaurants, bars, and cafes reckon with the endless challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the push to eat local has never been stronger. That’s why a new social media Bingo game has ...

Michael Kras
29 Jun 2020

The Dirty South Restaurant is opening another location on Concession Street

Scrumptious Southern comfort food on the Hamilton Mountain? Count me in! Not long after longstanding Hamilton food truck The Dirty South opened up its first brick & mortar location at the corner o...

Michael Kras
10 Jun 2020

Osten Beerhall has reopened with a brand new takeout menu

Hamilton’s new – and well loved – European-style beer hall has reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic with a reimagined menu strictly for takeout. Nestled in the city’s east end right beside the ...

Michael Kras
15 May 2020

New fried chicken spot Pappy’s has opened in Hamilton

If you’re craving a fried chicken fix that goes beyond your typical blasé bucket of KFC, a new addition to Hamilton’s food scene is sure to hit the spot. A spinoff of scrumptious Southern staple ...

Michael Kras
07 May 2020

Hamilton’s My Thai Restaurant rebrands to Bambu today

One of Hamilton’s best spots for authentic Thai cuisine is getting a major facelift. Starting today, My Thai Restaurant in downtown Hamilton – a decades-old fixture of Hamilton’s food scene R...

Craig Clark
18 Apr 2020

Hamilton brunch spot Motel on how they’re coping with COVID-19

Hamilton brunch hotspot Motel has experienced a lot of changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, but restaurant owner Chris Hewitt says they’re staying optimistic and positive during these uncertain...

Michael Kras
21 Feb 2020

Mattson & Co. relaunches with new chef and menu

A popular Locke Street dining staple is getting a bit of a makeover. Casual-fine dining spot Mattson & Co., one of downtown Hamilton’s favourite spots for elevated lunch and dinner fare, announc...