The Niagara Food & Wine Expo is a premier international tasting event featuring wines, beers and spirits from around the globe and stunning regional wines direct from neighbouring vineyards. These delectable samples will be served alongside fresh, local cuisine prepared by top area restaurants. AG Inspired Cuisine’s Executive Chef Cory Linkson will be participating in the three day event preparing seasonal inspired cuisine.

Use promo code AGCUISINE & Get $2 off your ticket to the Niagara Food & Wine Expo April 26 – 28 visit www.niagarafoodandwine.ca/tickets

DATES & TIMES:

Friday, April 26, 2013, 2pm-10pm
Saturday, April 27, 2013, 12pm-10pm
Sunday, April 28, 2013, 12pm-6pm

TICKETS:
General Admission
$15 at the door
$12 in advance online

For more information please visit www.niagarafoodandwine.ca

Beet and Icewine Scallop Ceviche
arugula pesto, pickled gold beets, icewine onion Marmalade, “Beamsville” bee pollen

Winter Shoots and Seedlings
roasted butternut squash, organic quinoa, Bonne Chere, creamy butternut spread

Flaked Duck Confit & Mushroom Salad
celeryroot remoulade, hot house swiss chard, Carrot Riesling vinaigrette

MAIN – choose from:

Hand Rolled Fettucini
winter vegetables, forest mushrooms, roasted garlic cauliflower cream

Stuffed “Lake Huron” Trout
Lemon crab stuffing, root vegetable ribbons, Fennel pollen vinaigrette

Roasted Tenderloin of Beef
lobster sweet potato tortellini, buttered kale, cognac lobster cream

DESSERT – Choose from our delectable dessert menu.

ONLY $58 per person. Reservations required. CALL NOW!

We change with the seasons and now you can experience the transformations right along with us. Included in every seasonally inspired visit, each guest will savour an amuse bouche, artisanal bread, appetizer, main course as well as dessert.

Inspired by the growers and producers of Niagara, AG’s menu utilizes regional and seasonal ingredients, brought together by the inventive hand of our executive chef, Cory Linkson. Treat the special ones on your holiday shopping list to romance that will last the whole year through. Celebrate dinner for two, four times a year, with seasonally inspired cuisine. Enjoy a light preparation in the summer and a hearty meal in the winter. Explore the Seasons and sample all the delightful and ever changing menus of AG Inspired Cuisine.

In addition to the Explore the Seasons package you will receive 25% off your stay the Sterling Inn & Spa. A savings of over $100! Dine and stay in style the whole year through. Limited time offer. Please contact the Sterling Inn & Spa to purchase your pass today! 289-292-0000

Must book by December 1, 2013. Reservations required. 25% discount for rooms at Sterling Inn & Spa applies only on the same evening an Explore the Seasons pass is used. Must notify front desk at time of booking. Pass must be present when dining for Explore the Seasons menu price to apply. Does not include gratuities. 25% discount on rooms not on valid holidays and special events.

Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
Bailliage de Buffalo
Mont P. Stern, MD
Bailli

October 23, 2012

Chef Cory:
On behalf of the Buffalo Bailliage, I would like to express our thanks and congratulations for the wonderful event at AG on October 21st. In the aftermath of the event, I have received numerous accolades from our members and guests. They have been very complimentary regarding your choice and execution of your menu inspired by fresh local and seasonal ingredients.

Building a team that acts in unison to put on such an excellent culinary performance is testimony of your leadership and vision that puts you clearly among the elite of the regional culinary establishment. One of my biggest challenges has been to ensure that the level of service and the wine pairings complement what the chef prepares. Darren did an excellent job coordinating the front of the house and ensuring that the wine pairings were in harmony with the dishes. You are indeed fortunate to have the front of the house in such competent hands.

If I can be of service to you and your staff in any matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Mont P. Stern, MD
Bailli

Kacaba Vineyards is a boutique winery nestled into the 20 mile bench on the Niagara Escarpment, in Vineland, Ontario. Kacaba is well-known for their premium award-winning Bordeaux-style reds and mature syrah vines. Ask your server for a complimentary tasting voucher, and be sure to visit them! Open daily year round.

Reserve Riesling 2011
Oak Aged Chardonnay 2008
Rebecca Rosé 2011
Cabernet Syrah 2008
Reserve Cabernet Franc 2007
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

AG Inspired Cuisine – Menu items for June 2012

APPETIZERS

Three Onion and “Jenson” 3 Year Cheddar Velouté
blue potato hash, smoked paprika chantilly

Beet Cured Atlantic Salmon
crab and cucumber salad. caper vinaigrette, caraway cracker

New Season Rhubarb and Apricot Tartlet
fresh ricotta, honey balsamic paint, citrus sorrel salad

“Abbate Farms” Rabbit Gnocchi
caramelized onion, “Veggin” radish salad, fresh herb and spring onion pesto

“Just Veggin’” Shoots and Strawberry Salad
“Pingue” soppresatta, “Best Baa” Eweda Cru, pecans and creamy goat dressing

“Simcoe” Warm Asparagus Salad
fried duck egg, baby shoots, toasted pinenuts, citrus yogurt drizzle

Steak and Mushroom Pie
marinated flank steak, bacon sautéed mushrooms, Waterloo dark, classic flaky pie crust, thyme creamed onions

ENTREES

“Georgian Bay” Rainbow Trout
rhubarb ginger coleslaw, mascarpone polenta, bee pollen and champagne vinaigrette

Hand Rolled Fettuccini and Beef Tenderloin Pasta
grilled asparagus, wild mushrooms, fire roasted peppers, wild porcini cream

Cracked Pepper Rubbed Canadian Lamb Loin
oxtail and goat gouda “Arancini”, farmed snap peas, “St David’s” hot house sweet pepper bisque

Caramelized Sea Scallops
new season asparagus and mushroom salad, blue crab couscous, spring carrot vinaigrette

Tenderloin of Beef from “Wellington County”
almond brie crust, lemon garlic greens , spring rhubarb and foie gras jus

“Lakeland Game Farm” Duck Duo
juniper roasted breast and confit leg, cauliflower mash,“Kozliks” smoked mustard jus

Chicken with “Peas and Carrots”
rosemary brine, lardons, “Veggin” snap pea pilaf, carrot and raison salad

The AG “Grill Room”
Served with “Simcoe” asparagus, fiddle head and wild boar sausage succotash, Truffled mizuna
10 oz bone- in pork chop, organic birch syrup
8 oz dry rub Flatiron, angry rhubarb

“Lakeland Game Farm” Venison Loin
“White Meadows” maple carrots, apple braised red cabbage, potato parsnip “risotto” and port partridge berry jus

Organic Birch Syrup Glazed Pork Chop
10 oz bone in chop, truffled mizuna, “Simcoe” asparagus, fiddle head and wild boar sausage succotash

“Ed and Glens Honey” Brined Breast of Chicken
celeryroot and truffle “gateau”, lentil salad , Vidal and plum vinegar gastrique

DESSERTS

A Chocolate Twosome
white chocolate crème brûlée, amber caramel dark chocolate mousse, candied orange peel and hazelnut tuile

Early Season Strawberry Shortcake
“Quiet Acres” berries in Icewine, maple ricotta, strawberry ice

“Quiet Acres” Spring Rhubarb Cheesecake
poached rhubarb, candy ginger crust, “Italian Ice Cream” honey goat cheese ice cream

Classic “Handmade” Tiramisu
mascarpone, kahlúa, lady fingers, amaretti and espresso pastry cream

Artisanal Farm House Cheeses
Niagara preserved fruit compote, crusty breads,“Beamsville” bee pollen

A new and exciting addition to AG Inspired Cuisine. Fields, Forks & Corks will highlight the freshest ingredients that Niagara has to offer. Enjoy Executive Chef Cory Linkson’s daily three course menu that features seasonal produce from the many Niagara region farms. For the ultimate Niagara dining experience have each course carefully paired with a glass of Niagara VQA wine.

Cheers!

BOOK NOW!

Amouse Bouche

Appetizer

House Smoked Maple Lake Trout Salad

fresh oyster, hot and sour beets, apple fennel slaw, spiced caper dressing

or

Wild Mushroom and Roasted Shallot Risotto

roasted Jerusalem artichokes, leek vinaigrette

Entrée

Smoked Mustard and Apricot Crusted Atlantic Salmon

spaghetti squash, vanilla sweet potato, caviar cream

or

Roasted Tenderloin of Beef

parsleyroot, winter vegetables, red wine jus and sage cream

Dessert

Chocolate Passion and Sparkling Platter to Share

Includes a glass of sparkling wine, espresso and chocolate crème brulee, Kalhua dark chocolate mousse, chocolate dipped strawberries

$59.00 per person

Enjoy a glass of VQA wine with your appetizer and entree for $20.00

Limited seating available. Reserve now. Call (289) 292-0000

We asked our SilverMail subscribers what they would want Santa to bring them. Here are a bunch of the answers:

Click here to read the December 2011 SilverMail and sign up if you haven’t already!

• A Nice relaxing massage
• And I’d like a day at the spa from Santa
• I would like an extra night at no charge
• Santa could bring me a gift certificate for dinner for 2 at the AG!
• If Santa came to visit me at the Sterling I would like gift certificates for dinner at the AG restaurant on site! It is the best!
• I’d want Cory for Christmas
• Me, I would like a bottle of Veuve Cliquot
• I WOULD LOVE A TRAY OF ASSORTED CHOCOLATES DELIVERED BY ONE OF SANTA’S ELVES. YUMMY
• My perfect gift would be another stay at your wonderful Inn. My husband and I celebrated our anniversary at Sterling in November. We were married in Niagara Falls 5 yr. ago
• I would like Santa to bring me chocolate dipped strawberries and sparkling wine
• Spa gift card
• We would like a relaxing dinner during our stay
• I would like Santa to bring me a Hot Stone Massage
• As a bonus Santa would give us a night at the Sterling Inn
• As a bonus Santa would give us a wonderful night away at the Sterling Inn
• The present that I would want from Santa would be dinner for two at AG
• I would like him to drop me a gift of travel.
• For myself, I would love Santa to deliver me a gift certificate for the Cocoa Butter Souffle spa treatment at the Sterling Inn and Spa
• A bottle of champagne and breakfast in bed
• I would like a wine assortment and perhaps a gift certificate to AG!
• The gift I would like Santa to give me during my stay would be a nice dinner at your wonderful restaurant!!
• I would love for Santa to bring me a night’s stay at the Sterling Inn.
• For the bonus I would like Santa to bring me and extra night stay in your hotel
• I would like a bottle of sparkling wine to go with the room.
• I would love to have a bottle of local ice wine… as my Santa’s surprise.
• Dinner prepared by your amazing Chef!
• Soothing Lavender Dream
• A spa day
• I’d also want Santa to bring me Mr. Right, the future love of my life! (I’d settle for a spa treatment like a full massage, however.)
• breakfast in bed and homemade cookies!
• I hope Santa brings a spa day
• I would like in my room Niagara Sparking Wine and Chocolate Strawberries
• If i were to get a gift it would be dinner at the fabulous AG restaurant. I have had the pleasure of dining there and it is definitely in a class of it’s own.
• I would want dinner at AG for my gift. And obviously world peace.
• The best gift from Santa would be to bring a cure for juvenile diabetes for my daughter.
• I would love Santa to deliver a beautiful dinner, with a relaxing day at the spa and a wonderful breakfast the next day with a bottle of champagne
• The Essence of Niagara package would be a nice gift from Santa
• I want a free vacation for my family somewhere tropical so that my children can see the ocean for the first time and dip their feet into the water
• I would like Santa to bring my wife the Soothing Lavender Dream spa treatment.  That way, she would have an opportunity to relax after this crazy Christmas season (along with chasing two little boys around!)
• I would like Santa to send me on a couples massage
• I would hope for bubble bath to use during my stay in the great bathtubs
• I’d like to receive from Santa an additional night stay for free. 
• a bottle of wine and cheese and crackers
• Dinner for 2 at AG
• We’d ask Santa for a weekend at the Sterling!
• I would ask for the Soothing Lavender Dream!
• I’d love Santa to deliver dinner for 2 at AG
• I would enjoy a spa facial
• A fridge full of liquor and wine, and gourmet foods
• My present would be a gift certificate to AG dining. What a wonderful restaurant. Food and staff are a delight!
• Maybe a Dead Sea Mud Wrap for me
• A very special gift of a bottle of wine and chocolates in my room
• I’d just want peace and quiet with my honey from Santa during my stay!
• Surprise me. It is the thought that counts.
• I would like Santa to bring me a bottle of Tawse Vanbeers Cab franc 2007 as we drank the last bottle in stock at AG on our last visit