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Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey's Tara Slone

The co-host shares her favourite discoveries from each of the spots on this year's tour.
Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Photo, Tara Slone.

Each week, Tara Slone, co-host of Rogers Hometown Hockey, stops in a different Canadian town or city in search of the country's most compelling hockey stories. She also keeps an eye out for the best places to eat wherever she goes. Here are her picks from the second four stops on the tour: Orillia, Kingston, St. Thomas, and Oakville. Check back in with this post to find out where Tara ate in Winnipeg, Kamloops and beyond, as Hometown Hockey continues through the NHL season.

Hometown Hockey food stops – 2018

Stop 8: Oakville, ON

Poutine is my weakness, so when the fine folks at Jonathan’s were serving poutine especially for the Hometown Hockey festival-goers, I jumped at the chance to gobble it down. It was just the right combination of crispy fries, tasty and rich gravy, and proper cheese curds.

Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 7: St. Thomas, ON

Who can resist homemade apple pie? I couldn’t help myself when I walked into the Holy Angels church in St. Thomas and saw that the resident Pie Ladies were having a bake sale. Absolutely perfect pie.
(Editor’s Note: Try Chatelaine’s classic apple pie for your own taste of homemade.)

Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 6: Kingston, ON

Opened in 1984 by the team behind Chez Piggy, the Pan Chancho Bakery & Cafe is a European style bakery, a gourmet food shop and dine in cafe — perfect for a casual bite at any hour. I decided to indulge in one of their fine desserts, a Quebec Maple Chômeur. The verdict: magnifique!

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Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 5: Orillia, ON

The famed Mariposa Market in Orillia is stacked with knickknacks, preserves and delicious baked goods. If you’re in the mood for a perfect, fluffy, sweet donut that’s almost as big as your head, their Texas Donuts are for you!

Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 4: Truro, Nova Scotia

Truro has the most adorable little downtown, with the aptly named “Nook and Cranny” as its culinary and entertainment centrepiece. Their house-brewed beer and live music make it a nighttime hotspot, and the reasonably priced food never disappoints. Particularly delicious were the Baja fish tacos, with blackened Atlantic haddock, roasted corn, and crème fraiche.

Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 3: Charlottetown, PEI

It was potato harvest season when we hit Charlottetown in October, but I’m a sucker for a good oyster, especially on the East coast. For our Malpeque feast, we went to the quaint Water Prince Corner Shop in downtown Charlottetown, and we were in oyster heaven!!!

Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 2: Haliburton, Ontario

For the second week in a row, we found a local restaurant with a hockey connection; McKecks was originally owned by former NHLer Walt McKechnie, and is one of Haliburton’s most famous establishments. I tried the grilled steak and blue cheese salad once, and ended up having it every single day I was in town. Totally addicted.

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Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Stop 1: Niagara Falls, Ontario

The first stop on this season’s Hometown Hockey tour was Niagara Falls, Ontario, adopted hometown of Hockey Hall of Famer, Marcel Dionne. We stopped at Marcel’s Blueline Diner for one of the most satisfying breakfasts ever (OMG the potatoes!), served with a side of entertaining hockey stories.

Delicious New Food Finds Across Canada From Hometown Hockey' s Tara Slone

Can't make it to Truro for The Nook and Cranny's fish tacos? Try ours!

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