Durham Tourism Blog

Whether you’re gathering for a meal, setting up for a backyard lunch, or looking for new meal ideas to try, you can’t go wrong with this refreshing Summer Fattoush with Pistachio Mint Dressing by Chef Alex Page. Mix things up a little with a fresh salad using local produce from The Barrett Centre—the perfect summer meal to enjoy solo or wow your family and friends.

There’s so much to do just outside the city in Durham Region that it would be nearly impossible to fit it all into one list—truly, we could go on, and on, and on. To make it easier, we chose 10 of our favourite must-try experiences to enjoy in Durham this sunny season.

Poutine for breakfast? Say no more! Chef Alex Page is back with another delicious dish, this time mixing a Canadian classic with farm-fresh ingredients to create the ultimate breakfast or brunch. Add farm-fresh eggs, locally-grown potatoes, and cheese curds from local Jersey cows to your grocery list, and try out this recipe. It's bound to moooove your taste buds!

Durham Tourism, in partnership with Chef Alex Page, is sharing a collection of mouth-watering recipes to inspire you to try something different and support local farms during Local Food Week—and beyond.

If you have a dog, then this is your blog. Big or small, short-haired or shaggy, your four-legged friend is part of the family.

Where is the Trail Capital of Canada? Where is the house from the movie Billy Madison? What region of the GTA is expected to reach a population of 1.3 million by 2051?

If you can answer these questions, it means that two facts are true.