Category: Food
Toronto introduces new food initiative to save the restaurant industry this fall
The new fall event we teased a few weeks ago has finally been revealed. Destination Toronto has announced a diverse and unprecedented fall restaurant program called DineOutTO, which aims to give ailing eateries a leg up in the COVID-19-hampered restaurant industry. The program will run from Sept. 23 to Oct. 30, with restaurants listing their … Continued
Two top Toronto chefs are teaming up for a collaboration dinner at Café Boulud this month
Toronto chef Michael Hunter is partnering up with Café Boulud’s chef de cuisine Nicholas Trosien for a special seasonal dinner on Sept. 30. Aptly dubbed By the Books, the event menu will draw inspiration from chef Daniel Boulud’s respected cookbook DANIEL, as well as Hunter’s upcoming book, the Hunter Chef, which will be available in … Continued
Toronto’s fanciest Thai restaurant reopens its doors this week
Kiin, chef Nuit Regular’s beautiful Thai restaurant in the Entertainment District, is reopening this Friday after six months of temporary closure amid the pandemic. The restaurant specializes in royal Thai cuisine — an elaborate, artfully-plated style of cooking that was once served to Thai sovereigns. Kiin’s return sees the restaurant serving prix-fixe menus on Friday … Continued
Chef Mark McEwan picks the best pizza delivery in Toronto
Toronto’s oldest steak house pivots as it closes its butcher shop
The Barberian family has served the city of Toronto through generations and fostered arguably the most famous steak cuisine in all of Canada since 1959. It is a staple in the city and favourite to locals and tourists alike, with not only their steak house but also their wine cellar and former spin-off sandwich stop. … Continued
COVID-19 cases in Toronto mall eateries on the rise
Ontario’s number of active COVID-19 cases has risen to the highest level in four weeks. There have been clusters of the virus across the GTA, and some of the positive cases have been identified in Toronto malls and restaurants. On Aug. 31, Yorkdale mall management was notified by JOEY restaurant that someone at their location … Continued
Five eateries that have said goodbye to Toronto in the last week
School is in session, the fall season looms, and COVID-era struggles are still an ever-present reality for small business owners in Toronto’s restaurant industry. Here are five of the city’s most recent (and reluctant) farewells. Greg’s Ice Cream When you think ice cream in Toronto, many think of Greg’s. This is thanks in part to … Continued
City of Toronto seeks to extend CaféTO program by allowing portable heaters on outdoor patios
By Nisean Lorde
In an attempt to maximize patio season this fall and provide further assistance for struggling restaurants, the City of Toronto has announced plans that will allow portable heaters, such as fire-fuelled appliances (e.g., propane heaters) on outdoor patios, including CaféTO sidewalks and curb lane closures. Good news! Portable heaters will be allowed on patios, … Continued
Impossible Foods’ plant-based burger has come to Canada and here’s where to find it in Toronto
It’s an exciting week for Toronto vegetarians and flexitarians as the cult favourite Impossible Burger makes its long-awaited Canadian debut. The flagship product from California-based company Impossible Foods is hitting the menus of 13 Canadian restaurants this week, marking its first availability outside of the U.S. and Asia. The Impossible Burger rose to fame in … Continued
The city needs to extend CaféTO into the winter months with all-weather patios
By lindsaylow
Karen Stintz is a former city councillor, elected in 2003, and was a chair of the TTC. She lives in Ward 8. At first I wasn’t sure what it would be like to dine in the street, but, as it happens, enjoying a meal on a restaurant patio that extends onto the sidewalks or into … Continued
Four spots to get your fix of wild blueberries in Toronto before they’re all gone
Abundance of wild blueberries are the hallmark of a summer well-lived. A far cry from previous years, the pandemic may have dimmed your blueberry picking plans this summer but let it not keep you from filling your baskets with these delicious little gems while you can. Here’s a list of places in and around the … Continued