Tucked in among storefronts and cafes on Durham Street in Walkerton, Ti Amo La Cucina Italiana serves dishes crafted from lovingly preserved and curated recipes that are the generational legacy of an Italian Canadian family.
Proprietors and operators, Brad and Rosa House, are dedicated to sharing the culinary heritage of Rosa’s family and the country and regions from which her family traveled to live and work in Canada.
Spring arrived reluctantly this year, dragging her feet through a cold, wet May. Now that she is here, the weight of the winter months has lifted from our shoulders and Mike and I are ready to take to the roads of the Saugeen Peninsula, seeking new fine dining experiences and the communities they sustain. And so, on a recent evening we turned to the streets of Port Elgin.
Chef Zach Keeshig, creator and owner of Naagan — the Owen Sound restaurant recently named by Time Magazine as one of the World’s Greatest Places of 2026 — is a master storyteller.