Posted by Sheryl Kirby in news and media, rag round-up on June 12, 2008 at 4:06 pm

It's asparagus season, and over at Metro, Barb Holland has some tips and recipes on making the most of spring's favourite green treat. Billy Munnelly's got a white wine from Chile (that would go well with asparagus, I bet). And to grill asparagus safely, check out the safe grilling tips from the Associated Press piece on the subject.

Sean Kelly Keenan of Eye visits Jean's Vegetarian Kitchen where he's made to feel comfortably at home.

At NOW, Steven Davey twice braves the hipster brunch crowd and their jam-handed children with reviews of the Dakota Tavern in all its bluegrass glory and Disgraceland in its Elvisy embarrassment. Graham Duncan revisits Queen West's Peter Pan and hopes it was better back in the 70s than it is now. Duncan also moves past the critter wines in his Drink Up column and proves he's a fan of the Little Penguin.