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Awards for the Best Fine Dining Restaurant in the country), expect only the finest. In this dinner affair, the red curtains are drawn and the private dinner booths are offset in deep Bordeaux like a sassy red wine. Every dining detail is carefully sourced. Even the lamb for the chops once grazed the sweet grasses at a local winery estate 30 minutes away. If you're looking for a local restaurant that ascribes to the 100-mile diet, the menu and the VQA wines here will not disappoint. Ice Wine Central Away from the chilly icicles of the Niagara cataracts, there's an ice wine experience waiting to be discovered. Head to Niagara- on-the-Lake, which is an ice wine haven of wineries specializing in the frosty-picked grape harvest, and stay for a memorable foodie feast. Surrounded by vineyards, Peller Estates Winery has a winery estate restaurant that radiates a sophisticated ambiance evident by the stellar wine pair- ings that nicely dovetail with the vine-to-table menu. Where There's a Fireplace Walk among the old rafters of a revived flour mill and prepare to feast on Feast On cuisine at the Flour Mill Scratch Kitchen Restaurant. Part of the province's premium culinary pro- gram of Feast On, culinary minds meet here for the local bounty, which comes in spades. Diners can enjoy the ambiance at the city's only restaurant with a burning fireplace or head outside to the Canadiana-inspired wooden cabins, decked out in faux sheep- skin and heaters to indulge on a prix-fixe menu of seasonal goodies. Hot'n'Sizzlies A carnivore extravaganza waits at Brasa! The popular Brazilian steakhouse located inside the Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel and Suites will certainly have you loosening your belt. With triple A Angus beef from Alberta to dine on, arrive hungry and get ready to watch a parade of knife-wielding gauchos (cowboys) swoosh by with skewers of meats, seasoned to perfection. Poultry, pork, sausage, lamb and chicken are on offer with ample steak choices. That's Amore One family-operated restaurant will make you feel like you've walked inside their home. At Casa Mia (my home) Ristorante, the Mollica family welcomes their loyal patrons to dine on favourite Italian dishes crafted like Nonna would but with a modern twist, thanks to son, Chef Claudio. Away from the brooding tourist chasm surrounding the Falls, this tucked-away culinary gem has ele- vated the food experience in a setting that has serious foodies gather at a southern Italian villa. Between white columns, wooden tables that are matched by a sky- high ceiling draped in Mediterranean blue with flirty Italian music to boot, guests can indulge in La Dolce Vita amid a grand piano and a framed repro of the Mona Lisa. Casa Mia Ristorante is a destination all on its own. Restaurants with the views After a day tackling the entertainment thrills on Clifton Hill, famous for its kitsch museums, you'll undoubtedly have worked up an appetite. Conveniently located at the base of Clifton Hill, inside the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, head to Massimo's Italian Fallsview Restaurant. It's come-as-you-are at this casual family-friendly restaurant from acclaimed chef Massimo Capra. For refined dining ideal for canoodling cou- ples, special occasions, and memorable meals where the views of the Falls (all three) are the star attraction, you will definitely enjoy an evening out at the Watermark Fallsview Restaurant! Toast each course with fine locally sourced wines as well as other top-shelf international vintages. Seating is window or private balcony booths at this multi-levelled eatery atop the Hilton Niagara Falls/Fallsview Hotel and Suites. DREAMSCAPES FALL/ WINTER 2021 26 RIGHT: At the Niagara Parks' Annual Poinsettia Show, which takes place at the Floral Showhouse, the holiday season is full of festive florals. Niagara Parks DS TRAVEL PLANNER For travel information and dining details see Niagara Falls Tourism niagarafallstourism.com OPG Winter Festival of Lights, November 13, 2021–February 21, 2022 wfol.com Niagara Parks niagaraparks.com

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