Canadian gardens are known for their extraordinary beauty, and now you can eat your way through their delights from coast to coast.

When I ask the owner of a very local diner in tiny Port au Choix where the moose came from for the delicious moose burger I’ve just wolfed down, she tells me she hunted it herself. I clearly realize that dining in Newfoundland is not like anyplace else I’ve travelled before.

Vancouver’s Kingsway corridor isn’t much to look at with its strip malls and heavy traffic, but it sure is tasty.

The neighbourhood known as Kensington-Cedar Cottage is home to thousands of Vietnamese-Canadians, many who came as refugees in the 1970s.

Oysters. Check. Apples. Check. Seafood. Check. If you love fresh, local, artisan Canadian food, there’s a festival celebrating it somewhere in the country. And what better way to eat your way from coast to coast? Here’s a selection.

Feel the healing powers of a waterside spa

Imagine having Canada’s Top Chef cook a meal just for you. And now you can, at Carl Heinrich’s new restaurant, Richmond Station, in Toronto.

On the shores of Lake Memphramagog, the harvest festival – La fête des vendanges in Magog-Orford – offers up a taste of Québec’s Eastern Townships over two weekends, Sept. 1-3 and Sept. 8-9, at Point Merry.

There are two things powering my way up the winding hill from Courtenay to Comox: fear that I’ll be the laggard among the group of women on this Vancouver Island cycling trip and the encouragement of my guide, Kim. 

When a fleet of tall ships sails into Halifax, Nova Scotia this summer a 10-day festival (July 19-29) begins which celebrates the maritime heritage of Canada.

It’s the greatest outdoor show – and the craziest outdoor nosh – on earth, with everything from chocolate and bacon funnel cake sundaes to deep-fried Kool-Aid on the menu.