Category: Food

Not so Wordless Wednesdays – Belly Monsters invade Hamilton

I’ve been hearing a lot about the burgeoning food scene in Hamilton and I’ve just been looking for an excuse to jump on the QEW and head over to check it out myself. Fortunately, or unfortunately, my contract at work ended, and I found myself with some free time.  This was the opportunity I’ve been …

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Les Sabilano, co-owner of Lamesa Filipino Kitchen

Filipino food in Toronto is not one of those ethnic foods that is as popular with the general population as Indian or Thai, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a vibrant Filipino food scene in and around the city.  If you look hard enough you’ll find small restaurants who are trying to bring their cuisine to …

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Taste of Burlington Winter Launch

It’s that time of the year when the number of customers visiting local restaurants are at their lowest.  In an attempt to attract more customers, restaurants in various cities across the GTA participate in a promotion where they offer prix-fixe, three course lunch and dinner menus. I was recently invited by Tourism Burlington to attend …

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Tasting the Winterlicious menu at King Street Social Kitchen & Bar

It’s Winterlicious time in Toronto and for this iteration we have 200 of the city’s top restaurants encouraging us to come celebrate this culinary event with them.  This year, Winterlicious runs from January 31st to February 13th and during this time restaurants offer prix fixe lunches and dinners at discounted prices. Earlier this week I …

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Media Event: Nando’s

Because of religious reasons my parents never cooked beef or pork. It was chicken, goat, lamb, fish and more chicken so needless to say I’ve had my fill of it.  That is one of the reasons why I never order chicken at restaurants, the other being because most restaurants only serve the breast, which is …

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Miss Ava Cado and Chef Jose Hadad #LuvMexAvocado

I grew up eating avocados in Trinidad.  My grandparents had a tree in their back yard that bore some massive avocados, and if we were ever caught picking my grandfather’s prized fruit, then heaven help us.  I think that Miss Ava Cado knew of my love for this fruit when she invited me to a special …

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CONTEST: 2 VIP Preview tickets for the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo

The very popular Gourmet Food & Wine Expo is back for its 19th year.  This year, the show is being held from November 14th to 17th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  The Expo will be offering guests the opportunity to sample over 1,500 fine wines, spirits and beers from around the globe. Thanks to …

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Foodival – Toronto’s Carnival Themed Food Festival

Foodival, Toronto

With so many new food events happening these days, organizers are finding it harder and harder to produce an event that’s truly unique in Toronto. A few weeks ago Foodies On Foot hosted Foodival – Toronto’s First Carnival Themed Food Festival at 99 Sudbury, with proceeds going towards Real Food Forward. Real Food Forward uses …

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AwesTRUCK 2013: The wettest food truck rally in Canada

The second annual AwesTRUCK was held down at Fort York on one of the rainiest days in September.  This event was both a food truck rally and an awards ceremony all rolled into one.  This year, the organizers boasted that it would be Canada’s largest rally with fifty trucks serving up some delicious street eats. …

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My introduction to pisco

A few weeks ago I received an email from OCEX Toronto, the Trade Office of Peru in Toronto, inviting me to an event at Pisco Restaurant. According to the email, the event was being held to enjoy pisco and Peruvian cuisine, and to celebrate Peru winning the World Travel Award for being South America’s Leading …

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