{"id":20118,"date":"2019-09-28T11:15:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T11:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/regional\/hamiltons-culinary-scene-is-receiving-national-attention\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T19:20:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:20:18","slug":"hamiltons-culinary-scene-is-receiving-national-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/hamiltons-culinary-scene-is-receiving-national-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton\u2019s culinary scene is receiving national attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years, we\u2019ve seen new trendy restaurants pop up all over Hamilton. Now, Hamilton is on the radar of fine dining within Ontario according to <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/5878222\/hamiltons-best-restaurants-westjet-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new food article in Westjet magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Author of the article \u201cThe Best Places to Eat and Drink in Hamilton, Ontario\u201d Michele Sponagle says the city has finally shed its steak and seafood image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.@WestJetMagazine explores <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HamOnt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#HamOnt<\/a>&#39;s red-hot dining scene: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s48STGSVGl\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/s48STGSVGl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2D13qFh46\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/M2D13qFh46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tourism Hamilton (@TourismHamilton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TourismHamilton\/status\/1168997152061890568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Global News Radio, Sponagle says that Hamilton has been a place for good food for years, but it has always stood in the shadow of the wineries of the Niagara region.<\/p>\n<p>The unique personality of Hamilton\u2019s food scene is one of the major through lines of Sponagle\u2019s article.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not like Brooklyn, it\u2019s not Toronto light. It really is its own thing and a very unique personality,\u201d said Sponagle, \u201cThey\u2019re not followers. There\u2019s a lot of first that happened in Hamilton. You look at Pokeh, that was the first poke bar in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bz0je3pgGHn\/<\/p>\n<p>Since at least 2015, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/why-restaurant-veterans-are-ditching-toronto-for-hamilton\/article33533008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurant scene in Hamilton has been exploding<\/a> with veteran chefs and restaurateurs ditching Toronto.<\/p>\n\n<p>Some notable chefs from Toronto that are now plying their trade in Hamilton are Michael Cipollo who&#8217;s the owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanicity.com\/hamilton\/place\/hambrgr-king-william\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hambrgr<\/a> (formerly the executive chef at Bier Markt), chef Matt Beasley (formerly with One now operates The Pigeon in Mt. Hope), chef John Forcier (formerly sous chef at Canoe in Toronto is Director of Culinary Operations at Equal Parts Hospitality), and chef Matt Cowan (ex-Portland Variety and now owns <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanicity.com\/hamilton\/place\/the-heather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Heather<\/a>). The list goes on.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lead photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chat_photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@chat_photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For many years, we\u2019ve seen new trendy restaurants pop up all over Hamilton. Now, Hamilton is on the radar of fine dining within Ontario according to a new food article in Westjet magazine. 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