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Winnipeg St o ry Ideas Food for Thought Home to more than 1,100 restaurants, Winnipeg offers a taste for every sensation. Discover the people and ingredients that make our cuisine stand out. In 2012, Winnipeg brothers Chris and Lawrence Warwaruk, owners of Luxalune Gastropub, launched Canada's first-ever estate brewery, The Farmery Estate Brewery. The brothers grow hops and barley on their Neepawa-area farm to brew and sell the product in their Winnipeg restaurant. The world's first restaurant located on a frozen river opened in Winnipeg in January 2013. Raw: Almond was a temporary and contemporary 20-seat warming hut-style restaurant. It was constructed near the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers at The Forks and served weekend brunch and five-course dinners prepared by some of the city's hottest chefs. The restaurant plans to re-open in 2014. Confectioners Mordens' of Winnipeg produce one tonne of their award-winning Russian mints every three days during November and December. Considered the "Willy Wonka" of Winnipeg, this second generation, family-owned confectionary company has been operating out of its original building in the West End for more than 50 years. Cuisin e at Bist r o7 1/4 Internationally known candy companies The Nutty Club and Clodhoppers started here. OMG Candy, owned by the two Winnipeg entrepreneurs behind Clodhoppers, launched in 2012 with the help of marketing guru Arlene Dickinson, one of five "dragon" investors on the CBC show Dragon's Den. Neechi Foods is the province's first native co-operative, stocking aboriginal foodstuffs, like oven-fresh bannock and wild rice. This pocketbook-friendly store helps support the community, even providing fruit baskets for underprivileged children. Whether it's the Nip, Fat Boy, Special or King, Winnipeggers are in love with their home-grown burger topped with a hearty helping of chilli and slathered with mayo and all the fixings. Heated debates on whose is best are regular conversation fodder. Tall Grass Prairie Bakery is renowned for its gooey cinnamon buns and to-die-for cheese croissants. Using only local and organic flours, this bustling bakery was at the forefront of the local food movement. Diversity Foods at the University of Winnipeg has revolutionized "cafeteria dining" with fresh, healthy and organic options, spiced with plenty of creativity and innovation. St. Norbert Farmers' Market is the largest in the city, selling exclusively made-in-Manitoba produce, meats, preserves, crafts and baking. It was voted as one of the country's top 10 by Canadian Geographic Magazine. Old Dutch potato chips got their start in Winnipeg in 1954. Six decades later, the famous potato chip is still a favourite amongst Canadians and the company has grown into a food empire. For more information or to arrange a media visit, contact Nisha Tuli at 204.954.1993 or nisha@tourismwinnipeg.com 13