The views are not the subway’s strongest selling feature. For painfully obvious reasons. The one glorious exception is the spectacular vista that opens on either side of the trains as they cross The Prince Edward Viaduct from Castle Frank to Broadview station.
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My first pick for this space–The Black Camel–while not a chain or right downtown, wasn’t a particularly challenging suggestion. They do great sandwiches, are widely well-reviewed, and consistently sell out. Hell, they’re across from Rosedale station.
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Complaining about the TTC is a widely-followed past time in Toronto but one of the system’s under-recognised advantages is that one fare will take you pretty much anywhere in our city. This got me thinking and led to the development of this new series for Spotlight, in which I’ll visit restaurants and other food [...]
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After Charlie’s Burgers and Secret Pickle it’s not surprising that others have followed in their footsteps to bring underground, secretive dining to Toronto.
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Last week, I was lucky enough to have my first opportunity to taste a meal cooked by Chef Matt Kantor. The tasting event was organised with his Secret Pickle Club partner Alexa Clark.
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Sometimes meals are quick and convenient doses of calories, yet the memorable ones are often the opposite: lengthy, comfortable productions that demonstrate the best a chef has to offer. It was obvious that the sample of Brassaii’s new holiday menu was designed to fit squarely in the latter category.
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Last Sunday Nathan Myhrvold, one of the co-authors of Modernist Cuisine, spoke at U of T’s Isabel Bader Theatre. The event, organised and hosted by the Cookbook Store’s Alison Fryer, attracted a large portion of Toronto’s chefs, food writers, and nerdy home cooks.
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An excellent rhyme, I think, for the right amount of gift giving is that everyone should get: something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. Here are my 2011 suggestions for gifts to fill each of those categories.
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