Over the past couple of years we’ve seen quite a few BBQ restaurants open up in and around Toronto. The newest kid in the playground is Smoque N Bones which opened up in early May. Owner, Alex Rad, walked away from a job in corporate finance to open up his restaurant almost across the road …
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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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One of the most popular food related shows on Canadian television these days is Masterchef Canada. The show brought together home cooks from around the country to a warehouse set in Mississauga where they cooked their hearts out for three acclaimed chefs. One of those home cooks is Marida Mohammed, who thanks a friend’s text …
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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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I started paying attention to the food truck scene in Toronto in late 2011. Since then the number of trucks on our streets have grown along with the variety of food that’s available. At last year’s AwesTruck there were fifty – yes fifty, trucks set up in a very water logged field at Fort York, …
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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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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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Those of you who know me know that I marvel at those who walk away from the profession that they studied for and pursue their dream of cooking. One such person that I was lucky enough to meet and get to know is Eyal Liebman. Eyal’s background is in engineering, recording engineering, to be specific. …
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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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Indian restaurants in Toronto have had a long history with the city. In the early days the main complaint about them was that they weren’t authentic enough, but over time, things slowly started to change. More and more Indians migrated to Toronto and brought with them came valuable cooking skills and aromatic spices to make …
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