The St. Lawrence Market Sushi Battle! 92 Front Street East Toronto, ON ● ●●●●●●● ☺○○ ●●●●●●○○○○ 81/2/10 6/10 Dominic's Fish Market vs. Quik Sushi The appeal of a farmer's market is usually that the … [Read more...] about The St. Lawrence Sushi Battle!!!
Siddhartha – Little India
Siddhartha 1450 Gerrard Street EastToronto, ON ●●●●○○○○○○4/10 The smell of curry engulfs the area of Gerrard Street East called Little India. Set adrift amid the smells of cumin and mustardseed, cardamom and mango powder I floated into Siddharta's All-You-Can-Eat Dinner … [Read more...] about Siddhartha – Little India
Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar
Update 2013: The Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar is re-opening! i'm not sure if it'll be in the same place, but expect a locavore menu (food and wine), great ambiance, and some killer fries, hopefully still served in a cone. Update 2011: This restaurant no longer exists!!! Well, … [Read more...] about Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar
Da Gianni e Maria
Da Gianni e Maria796 St. Clair Avenue West ●●●●●●●●●○9/10 Italian at its bestWhen you walk into an Italian restaurant for the first time, do you ever get the feeling you've done this before? The same Italian Café CD is playing in the background, the pasta is from a box and the … [Read more...] about Da Gianni e Maria
Camros Organic Eatery – Is Vegan a Culture?
Camros Organic Eatery 25 Hayden Street, Toronto, ON ●●●●●●●●○○ 8/10 Persian Located one block south of Bloor, east of Yonge Street, is a cosy Persian-inspired eatery. Providing respite from the traffic and culinary congestion of Yonge Street, Camros … [Read more...] about Camros Organic Eatery – Is Vegan a Culture?
Sringrolls – Toronto as it was in 2008…
These are reviews I wrote before leaving Toronto in 2008. They encompass a wide range of cuisines, either authentic representations or cultural adaptations, or somewhere in the foggy middle ground, of the city I called home. Spring Rolls 40 Dundas Street West Toronto, … [Read more...] about Sringrolls – Toronto as it was in 2008…
Toronto vs. Montreal as only it can be compared…in terms of food
When I hear people insist that the term "multiculturalism" should be replaced by "interculturalism" I get a little upset. Maybe the latter is a more politically correct term because it implies social interaction and discussion among cultures, as opposed to sharp divides and … [Read more...] about Toronto vs. Montreal as only it can be compared…in terms of food
Coq Au Vin: Bonnie Stern’s “The Best of Heart-Smart Cooking”
I always thought I was supposed to be French. There are many factors involved in this, ranging from my love of homemade, fresh, rich—but healthy—food made from high-quality ingredients, to my idolization of a digestive liqueur that creates a seemingly bottomless stomach in which … [Read more...] about Coq Au Vin: Bonnie Stern’s “The Best of Heart-Smart Cooking”
The Sky is Falling (I made a passable lemon mousse)
I did exactly what should be never be done when making mousse... ...I multi-tasked. I was rushed and nervous and my egg whites started boiling, and I made a drastic substitution, but my goodness, it worked. The pillows of fluff that I tasted yesterday were enough to convince me … [Read more...] about The Sky is Falling (I made a passable lemon mousse)
Homemade Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie is a problem. Problem #1: Every decent recipe I found in my recipe books and online called for evaporated milk or dry-milk powder (which, as far as I know, doesn't come in a lactose-free version). Then there's the issue of store-bought pumpkin purée, which just … [Read more...] about Homemade Pumpkin Pie