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Kitchen Confidential: Chinese takeout stakeout

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The arrival of September spells hectic schedules, late nights and challenge-free chow. We had an accredited lab analyze some popular Chinese takeout meals for fat, calories, sodium and more, and the results may surprise you.

New Yorkville hot spot opens up just in time for TIFF

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Crème Brasserie has opened its doors in Yorkville. “We’re offering French-inspired cuisine with a Mediterranean twist,” says co-owner Ricardo Sousa, whose culinary resumé includes stints at Lolo, Jump, Prego and Bistro 990.

Roncy revival for former BOHO staffers

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The popular Roncesvalles Avenue restaurant Boho may be closed, but there are high hopes for the space’s new inhabitants, Melissa Fox-Revett and Julia Young. The former Boho staff members have combined forces and have launched their own culinary venture, Blue Plate. “We are so happy to be back in the space. We’ve always loved the … Continued

T.O.'s 'Furious Pete' ready to compete against Kobayashi

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This weekend, legendary Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi takes on Canada’s own super-masticator ‘Furious Pete’ Czerwinski in a pizza pie showdown. On the verge of competition, Postcity.com checked in with Furious Pete to see what’s cooking.

Authentic tacos worth the drive north of the city

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Recently, a friend told me about a fast food place in a mall food court where I could get authentic Mexican tacos. When I heard how far away the location was, northwest of Highway 400 and Finch Avenue, I was a bit discouraged. However, my food curiosity won out and I headed up to check it out.

Has Lichee gotten lost in the Garden?

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When Toronto’s Chinese culinary centre Lichee Garden closed the doors of their Thornhill location roughly a year ago, it was with the promise that a new, downtown theatre district restaurant was in the works. Fast forward a year, and the state of the sanctuary’s new location seems a little, well, stagnant and uncertain.