Ontario offers an incredible variety of ways to tempt your taste buds – from farmers’ markets to award-winning wineries and restaurants, delicious regional fare, fabulous cooking schools and our sweetest claim to fame – maple syrup.

Toronto’s more than 7,000 restaurants celebrate the cultures, ingredients and styles from around the world. Ottawa’s rich ethnic diversity is evident in more than 1200 restaurants. There’s always something happening in the historic ByWard Market where you’ll find a host of charming sidewalk cafés and elegant dining rooms. Or learn how to create your own French cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute – also home to the exquisite restaurant, Signatures, a recent CAA/AAA Five Diamond Award recipient.

The Niagara Peninsula is celebrated globally as an outstanding wine-producing region. Its soils are excellent and the climate is similar to that of Burgundy, the Loire Valley and New Zealand. Sip and savour at more than 50 wineries, some with their own restaurants. Sample scrumptious gourmet fare using local ingredients, perfectly matched with VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) wines. Finish with our acclaimed Icewine – winner of many International awards.

For more vintage pleasures, tour the Lake Erie North Shore Wine Region in Southwestern Ontario. Enjoy a glass of wine and a barbeque at the Pelee Island Winery. Or follow the Taste Trail in Prince Edward County just east of Toronto – Ontario’s rising star wine region favoured for its superb cuisine, historic towns and glorious beaches.