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50 TOURISM WINNIPEG | www.meetingswinnipeg.com relax & refuel [ ] The Toronto Star recently remarked that Winnipeg's "brag-worthy food scene mix- es hipster, local, aboriginal, Jewish and French with assorted multicultural eats," which pretty much nails it. We're a city with more than 1,100 res- taurants where over 100 languages are spoken, so it should come as no surprise that a world of flavours is represented by our restaurants. That being said, in the last five years or so the city has really come into its own as a celebrated culinary destination with numerous chef-owned restaurants, third wave coffee shops, craft cocktail bars and breweries, bakeries and pop-up events. For convention delegates, there is no shortage of centrally located group dining options. The Exchange District is where heritage buildings with exposed brick and beam in- teriors house excellent Italian, small plates, bistros and wine bars. In the summertime, on seemingly every street you'll find sunny patios that beckon when you are outside conference hours. Downtown's busy establishments are all well equipped – after years of serving large crowds before events at the MTS Centre – at getting groups fed fast, and they include gastro pubs, pizza joints, cor- porate chains, steakhouses, Japanese and fine dining establishments. Downtown's Broadway is also where you'll find doz- ens of food trucks lined up serving locals throughout lunch hour. Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg's former Little Italy, has always been a hotbed for culinary activity, and the strip now also includes excellent Filipino, Eastern Euro- pean and Korean restaurants that are ideal for group dining. Winnipeg's most acclaimed rooms are found close to downtown in charming neighbourhoods like Osborne Village, St. Boniface and River Heights, where chef- owned rooms turn out tapas, Neapolitan pizzas, share plates, and farm-to-table fare utilizing our abundance of local farms to full effect. As well, The Forks – Winnipeg's most- visited tourist centre – has become a tre- mendous option for a quick bite or fine dining. Inside its market is a brand new food, wine and beer hall where some of Winnipeg's best restaurants have opened up sister kiosks to complement the local beers and worldly wines you'll find on tap. Be sure to go to pegcitygrub.com for the latest Winnipeg restaurant news, cat- egorized restaurant reviews, trends and stories. Wine Dine Forth: Josh Doohkie Segovia Clementine: Cody Chomiak SMITH