Peterborough Blogs
PTBOCanada Staff Take On the Flame Spitter Hot Sauce Challenge
/PTBOCanada editor David Tuan Bui and brand strategy director Aaron Elliott take on chicken wings with hot sauces from Flame Spitters' founders Codie Coulter and Mitch Lowes while getting to know more about the duo and their new business.
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Foodie Friday: Brothers Pizza on Their Legacy After Their Immigration, Being Accustomed to Canada and How It Shapes Their Restaurant
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We talk with Fisal Mohammadzada about how his oldest brother’s restaurant experience helped the other siblings in opening a new business, getting accustomed to Canada and their freshly made pizza.
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Foodie Friday: Berc's Steakhouse with Cathy Zhang Moving to Town and Buying the Restaurant and the Array of Steaks
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We talk with Berc's Steakhouse staff about owner Cathy Zhang and her restaurant take-over in 2007, the restaurant's special features and their wide array of steaks.
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Foodie Friday: Riley's Pub on Their Building Origins, Their Famous Wings and Riley's Sauce
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We talk with Riley’s Pub owner Jim Kakuorus about what Riley’s building was before the restaurant, their famous wings and what is behind the renowned Riley’s Sauce.
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Peterborough Petes and Local Brewery Partner With Giveaway For Free Hockey Tickets
/Hockey and beer have come together in town again as the Peterborough Petes and the Bobcaygeon Brewing Company have partnered for the Petes Lager Homecoming Contest, to win Petes Suite tickets announced Monday.
The Petes Lager was first introduced to Peterborough in March earlier this year. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
Beginning Monday until Oct. 17, seven winners will be selected by buying a Petes Lager (16 oz., pint or tall can) at any participating restaurants, scan the QR Code on the coasters with their electronic device and enter all required information for their entry.
Alternatively, participants can download and print the entry form on the Bobcaygeon Brewing Contest company’s website and mail it to Bobcaygeon Brewing Company.
The beer is a 4.0% light lager and the art was designed by Ryan Dawson and illustrated by freelance artist Cam Miller. Photo Courtesy of Neil Morton.
Winners are randomly selected on Oct. 21 and announced through a video that will be shared on the video board and across social media during a Petes home game.
Chosen applicants are required to answer a skill-testing question to claim the prize. All participants must be 19 years of age or older when entering the contest and only one entry per customer per day. Proof of identification will be required.
For more rules and information on the Homecoming Contest, click here.
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Foodie Friday: Marty Moo's and Their In-House Made Food and the 20-Minute Food Challenge
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We talk with Marty Moo's owner Joy Bonham about her cooking background, how all the food is made in-house and the 20-minute food challenge.
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Foodie Friday: Sam's Place Deli On the Idea of the Restaurant and the In-House Food
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We talk with Sam's Place Deli manager Shae Doucet about Sam Sayer's story of creating the deli, the vast array of decorations and all the in-house made food.
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Retired Millbrook Couple Keeps Busy With Family-Run Charcuterie Business
/Retirement has not slowed down Avril and Steve Greer of Millbrook as their charcuterie catering business Corks & Boards have kept them busy since November of last year.
Steve (left) and Avril Greer (right) showing off their homemade charcuterie boards and a sample of their array of foods that accompany them. Photo By David Tuan Bui
The business sells boxes of charcuterie boards full of ready-to-eat specialty meats, cheeses, chocolate, nuts, jellies, seasonal fruit and crackers to customers. Their products are ideal for parties, showers, sympathies, date nights or social gatherings.
The charcuterie is available for pickup or delivery in the Peterborough County or Durham region from their home-run business.
The couple moved to Millbrook in October last year after Avril and Steve retired as a daycare and an IT worker respectively.
The idea of Corks & Boards came from Avril’s sister since there were plenty of charcuterie businesses in the Niagara area where she lives. The couple wanted to keep busy in a new era of their lives.
"There's not a lot of that (charcuterie) around,” explained Avril. “We were looking, there are cupcakes and cookies but we're not bakers. We want to eat something where we're not making food, that we wanted to prepare food."
Avril (left) with daughter Ashley McGavock (right). Both daughters aid their parents in the social media of the business. Photo Courtesy of Corks & Boards.
While the business started out small, they quickly grew from word of mouth and some social media marketing and found themselves busy in a hurry.
"We thought we'd be selling to friends and family but it quickly got busy around Christmas time and realized we need to do not just Facebook and Instagram but we need to do a website."
The charcuterie comes in several sizes such as a sampler, spicy, gather or grand gathering. Every option aside from spicy has a “plus” option that includes wine jellies. Photo Courtesy of Corks & Boards.
