One of Toronto’s best French restaurants, Café Boulud, has appointed a new Chef de Cuisine. The announcement was made yesterday (Sept. 15) during a special media event, in which Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Café Boulud, and champagne house Ruinart toasted the return of Chef Daniel Boulud, who has been absent from Toronto since 2019 due … Continued
For many parents, the bulk of most days can be spent shuttling their kids from hockey to figure-skating to cheerleading to gymnastics to art class to band to music lessons. At least that was the case for Sunju Lee, who often referred to herself, jokingly (but not so) as a “taxi driver.” Today, however, she … Continued
Park Hyatt Toronto has officially reopened, and with it, so has a brand new restaurant and a rooftop cocktail bar. Joni, the Park Hyatt’s main restaurant, will take a bistronomy approach to its menu, harmonizing casual bistro dining with contemporary cooking techniques with a focus on fresh and flavourful ingredients. Along with Joni, Park Hyatt … Continued
A new plant-based Japanese eatery has arrived in Little Italy. Located at 688 College Street West (College Street and Montrose Avenue), Tsuchi Cafe offers everything from gourmet desserts (including rotating monthly cheesecake flavours) to light bites like pizza rolls and savoury lunchtime favourites like comforting soups, healthy sandwiches, and hearty ramen noodle bowls. View … Continued
This week, the City of Toronto’s newest approach to helping the restaurant industry recover from the effects of COVID-19 is all set to launch. First announced on July 29, DineTOgether is a free program that takes place from Friday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. The program aims to showcase the breadth and diversity … Continued
Popular breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant Evviva has been having a banner year. Despite the long-lasting damage the pandemic has done to the restaurant industry as a whole, Evviva has managed to come out on the other side relatively unscathed. In fact, there are plans for three new locations on the horizon, including an additional … Continued
Hungry Yorkdale shoppers in search of some snacks already have plenty of options in the mall, but will soon have even more to choose from in the form of famed Tokyo dessert spot Saryo Tokyo Cafe. The busy mall will be home to a second location of the cafe, along with Konjiki Ramen, another renowned … Continued
The 2021 Toronto Food Film Fest has returned for its third year, with an amazing lineup of films, workshops, talks, and curated snacks. Taking a hybrid approach this time around, TFFF runs Oct. 1 through Oct. 4, and there will also be online components available until Oct. 15. Just in time for the weekend, the … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Christopher Siu shot to fame when he won the seventh season of Masterchef Canada, building on his lifelong dream of designing gourmet cakes inspired by travel and culture. With two brick-and-mortar locations in the city — one in Scarborough and one in the downtown — Siu’s Daan Go Cake Lab was already leaving its mark … Continued
