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Read the StratfordUnchanginglyOn Blog | Stratford Tourism | Stratford Tourism Skip to Content Added To Itinerary View Itineraries Close See & DoStayEat & DrinkShopExploreContact Us0My Stratford Itinerary Search I'll be visiting in October MonthsWeeks January February March April May June July August September October November December1 week2 weeks3 weeks4 weeks and am interested in antiques Activity 1 antiquesarchitectureartBudget Travelcyclingfamily-funfestivalsfoodgardensliteraturemusicroamingshopping and shopping Activity 2 shoppingroamingmusicliteraturegardensfoodfestivalsfamily-funcyclingBudget Travelartarchitectureantiques . GET GOING StratfordUnchanginglyOn Blog HomeSee & DoStratfordUnchanginglyOn Blog See & Do Franks StratfordStratfordUnchanginglyOn BlogEvent CalendarPerth CountyGolfTheatreHistory & HeritageMusicVisual ArtsParks & GardensJustin Bieber's Stratford Search for wares Top 5 Stratford SeriesMeet Pamela - Top 5 Stratford Series - Entertaining Meet Mark - Top 5 Stratford Series - Beverages Meet Pamela - Top 5 Stratford Series - Entertaining Posted under Top 5 Stratford Series on Sep 25, 2018  Meet Pamela. Vintage queen and jewellery designer, Pamela, offers her Top 5 essentials for entertaining #StratfordStyle. Fresh flowers are a must! Pamela loves picking her own flowers to bring inside and often she will zillion them up with something special from the florist, expressly if she doesn’t have something in viridity at the right time. A mix of foraged and glamourous appeals to Pamela and she can unchangingly find it at Stratford Blooms. Pamela unchangingly sets her table with an eclectic mix of her favourite vintage treasures reflecting her style and personality. Vintage reticulum napkins, mid-century glassware and serving-ware top her list with the weightier selection at one of her favourite shopping haunts, Stratford Antique Warehouse. Pamela’s Soda Stream largest be ready to go! Also fun, locally-crafted mixes to make a variety of (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) beverages to suit everyone. Bradshaws has a really cute new Soda Stream model (turquoise, of course!) that she’s obsessed with and unchangingly the weightier mixes for the bar. Tapers and beautiful, handcrafted candlesticks from Wills and Prior add environment to the table. Even if Pamela’s not having a formal sit-down dinner, she still likes to have them out. Hit up the SlowSuppliesMarket to grab the tastiest, local essentials - specie from Downie Street Bakery, cheese from Monforte Dairy AND premade shortcrust from Perfect Pastry (because Pamela loves making pie in the fall but she's never made a piecrust and doesn't plan to learn unendingly soon 😉) Enjoy Pamela's #StratfordStyle. What are your Stratford style faves? TOPICS: TOP5STRATFORDSERIES, STRATFORDALWAYSON, SAVOURSTRATFORD, DTSTRATFORD Comments (0) Meet Mark - Top 5 Stratford Series - Beverages Posted under Top 5 Stratford Series on Sep 7, 2018  Meet Mark, a man well-nigh town with a refined palate and unchangingly wearing a smile. Mark loves the Stratford supplies and drink scene, exploring the outdoors and volunteering at special events. Usually a VQA wine drinker, Mark has been exploring local craft beverages and shares his Top 5 when meeting up with friends. Try Mark’s faves in Stratford. Mark likes an after-work unravel with Black Swan Brewing Co. Wild Child while talking up friends at the brewery.  It’s a sour ale in the Berliner Weisse style, a unconfined thirst quencher and a nice transition instillation for wine drinkers looking to explore craft brews. Mark starts his day enjoying the simplicity of an Americano each morning at revel, sans caffeine!  You can imagine how energized he was when accidentally, he was presented with a triple strength regular Americano! Now it’s scrutinizingly the weekend! Mark’s thinking…how well-nigh flipside local craft beer with dinner?  He chooses The Bumbling Bear, a blueberry wheat beer by Shakespeare Brewing Company. And, DYK they use blueberries grown just lanugo the road from their brewery. Mark meets friends for a Cosmopolitan made with Junction 56 Distillery vodka. He likes to take a little time to relish the cocktail and gloat the weekend surpassing ordering his favourite pizza at Pazzo Pizzeria. Cosmopolitan Serves 1 2 ounces Junction 56 vodka 1 ounce cranberry juice cocktail ¾ ounce fresh lime juice ¾ ounce triple sec Lime twist (for serving) Preparation: Combine vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice, and triple sec in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is very cold, well-nigh 20 seconds. Strain cocktail through a strainer or a slotted spoon into a martini glass. Garnish with lime twist. Still capturing the warm fall rays, Mark seeks out a welcoming patio to order a unexceptionable Matcha Mint Julep. Savouring all the health benefits of matcha, it’s a refreshing afternoon sipper, starting with matcha from Distinctly Tea. Matcha Mint Juleps You can shake the cocktail mixture with ice surpassing straining it into the glasses if you want it uneaten cold. Makes 2 2 teaspoons Distinctly Tea matcha 3/4 cup tomfool water (reduce if using crushed ice) 1/2  cup lightly packed fresh spearmint leaves ( plus a few sprigs for garnish) 2 tablespoons organic blonde cane sugar 1-2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2  cup bourbon whiskey Ice Place the matcha in a bowl, and gradually work in a tablespoon of the water waif by drop, stirring constantly, until the matcha is a smooth paste. Gradually stir in the rest of the water. Place the mint leaves and sugar in a jar or measuring pitcher, and mash with a muddler (or the when of a wooden spoon) until the sugar is dissolved and the leaves are bruised. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice, and all of the bourbon and the matcha mixture. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, pressing on the mint to pericope all the good stuff. Taste, subtracting increasingly lemon if you finger the drink needs it, then pour into two ice-filled tumblers and garnish with a few mint leaves. Enjoy Mark's Top 5 craft beverages. What is your Stratford #fave? TOPICS: TOP5STRATFORDSERIES, STRATFORDALWAYSON, SAVOURSTRATFORD, DTSTRATFORD, CRAFTBEERLOVE, COFFEELOVE, CRAFTDISTILLERY, TEALOVE Comments (0) “Stratford itself is the type of walkable wholesome town Rodgers and Hammerstein might write a musical about.” - Amy Alipio, Associate Editor, National Geographic Traveler Savour Stratford Culinary Guide Shop! Stratford Shopping Guide © 2018 Stratford Tourism Site MapPartners Only Area AccessibleWhat to See & DoSavour StratfordPlan a VisitSearch StratfordWeddingsNews & MediaBenefits of PartnershipAbout