With no clear reopening date in sight for restaurant dining rooms, even high-end establishments are trying their luck at the takeout and delivery game. Casa Loma’s ritzy BlueBlood Steakhouse announced last week that it was debuting a new pick-up and delivery menu, after initially closing down operations in mid-March in response to the pandemic. If … Continued
By Ron Johnson
Up until recently, I relished shopping for groceries. I’m the type of person who has a favourite cheesemonger, butcher, green grocer, and bakery. I plan weekend trips around having breakfast at a farmer’s market before adventuring to specialty shops in the distant burbs. Come COVID-19, my peripatetic grocery ways needed to be amended. No longer … Continued
Thai delivery in Toronto is an excellent option for anyone needing their fix of curry or khao soi. With due respect to delivery staples like pizza, there are few better foods to enjoy while getting cosy and binging on Netflix than pad Thai. Fortunately, Toronto has some wildly talented Thai chefs cooking up everything from … Continued
To help boost restaurant revenues amid the pandemic, a temporary change to the Liquor Licence Act is permitting licensed Ontario establishments to sell beer, wine, and spirits as part of their takeout and delivery food orders until December 30. Not only does this make it more convenient to order a bottle of wine with your … Continued
By Nikki Gill
Parenting columnist Joanne Kates is an expert educator in the areas of conflict mediation, self-esteem and anti-bullying, and she is the director of Camp Arowhon in Algonquin Park. There are silver linings. We’re cooking more. Baking bread even. Lots of kids love not having school. For once we get enough sleep. We have respite from … Continued
Charlie’s Burgers (CB), a pop-up supper club series in Toronto, is donating all of the profits earned from its monthly wine program to COVID-19 research and relief. This means wine connoisseurs and enthusiasts can restock their cupboards with some world-class wines, with the added benefit of knowing their money is going toward a very important … Continued
By Nikki Gill
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected numerous industries across the country, and one we are hearing a lot about is the restaurant industry. “There has never been a time like this, never been a bigger challenge for the restaurant industry,” says Mark McEwan, resident Taste Test chef at TRNTO. That is why McEwan and other … Continued
The pandemic has left many of our favourite restaurants indefinitely closed, but what about the ones that never got their chance to open? Stephen Schweighardt had planned to open Larry’s Folly, a cafe and bar, in Parkdale at the end of April, but COVID-related closures have stranded his new venture in limbo. Larry’s Folly will … Continued
By lindsaylow
As many of us find ourselves cooking at home instead of dining out, we’re sharing recipes from some of Toronto’s top chefs and restaurants. “I had this on the menu at Thoroughbred. For me it’s the definition of comfort food,” says chef Ariel Coplan, co-owner of Grand Cru Deli and executive chef of the Green … Continued
It’s safe to say our Easter plans are going to look quite different this year in the midst of the pandemic. But the fact that we can’t celebrate with our loved ones in person, doesn’t mean we can’t treat ourselves to some familiar, comforting foods to commemorate the occasion (and maybe even share some video … Continued
By lindsaylow
As many of us find ourselves cooking at home instead of dining out, we’re sharing recipes from some of Toronto’s top chefs and restaurants. “This recipe is a fan-favourite here at Montecito with the perfect balance of fresh and satisfying,” says executive chef Guillermo Herbertson. “And while the salsa verde in this recipe is being … Continued
An ever-growing number of Toronto restaurants are offering meal kits packed with everything needed to make their signature dishes at home. Some restaurants are starting to take their Toronto delivery boxes to the next level, however, giving us the opportunity to skip a grocery store run and support some of our favourite food purveyors in the … Continued
