Alsatian cuisine would present a challenge for anyone. The region itself proved to be a challenge for any one ruling country to control for centuries. In fact, it’s long been said that for residents of Strasbourg, the region’s largest city, nationality was decided by whichever army was marching down the street that morning.
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Last night much of Toronto’s food community gathered in front of the ROM for the sold-out Toronto Taste event. In its 22nd year, the event is a cornerstone both of Toronto’s food calendar and Second Harvest’s fundraising efforts for their Food Rescue programme.
Second Harvest’s Food Rescue programme [...]
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Toronto's first sake festival, Kampai, will take place at the Distillery District next week in the Fermenting Cellar. I had the chance to chat with festival organizer, Vivian Hatherell about the country's largest celebration of Sake.
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Eat like a local—it's the golden rule to get the most from your culinary vacation. It often starts by getting far away from your hotel and heading to where the natives eat.
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So a Roman Catholic Priest, a Rabbi and an Imam walk into a bar. Have you heard this one before? If it ends with the three of them all having a perfectly familiar culinary experience, then they’ve most likely sauntered into Mideastro, Toronto’s gastronomic United Nations.
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Last December, I felt quite the food nerd for making reservations, five months in advance, for a restaurant 600 km away. The first weekend in May, I went up to Montreal for my reservation at Cabane a Sucre au Pied de Cochon.
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A good friend and trusted confidant in all things vinous, once described the new breed of Australian wine flooding Canadian shores as, in his words, “a one night stand.” They were, you see, in his estimation, everything that such an encounter can and should be. Everyone is happy with the outcome, having accomplished what [...]
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Blowfish restaurant will always have a special place in my heart. It was the meal that kicked off Mark and my official wedding festivities, and where we took our wedding party to thank them for being such wonderful friends and supporting us over the years. Nine years ago, there was only one Blowfish location, [...]
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