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Le Paradis in Toronto’s Annex area fits the bill for a relaxed, welcoming neighbourhood bistro with solid French dishes — at extremely reasonable prices. A favourite of Toronto Chowhounders, the place is packed on a Friday night with what looks like a lot of regulars. To the left of us, a group of 20-something guys [...]
The scene of the crime: OddFellows, a hipster restaurant that’s cleverly embraced its strange, narrow space by seating everyone at a single communal table for 24. Owned by two designers, OddFellows is a quirky, to say the least, environment: crazy light fixtures, a fireplace hung from the ceiling, a wall of colourful bubble alphabet fridge [...] WWF-Canada (the World Wildlife Foundation; not to be confused with the former World Wrestling Federation) is launching a new campaign to promote local and sustainable foods. The focus of Localicious is to get Canadians to choose locally harvested foods over items that may have travelled an average of 2,000 kilometres to your plate. Packaging, shipping and [...]
Chef Claudio Aprile, who has been praised by critics around the world, opened Colborne Lane in 2007 to rave reviews. He is an artist, if you will, pushing molecular gastronomy and elevating familiar tastes to make you ooh and ahh. So of course, I was excited to be able to sample his talent — on someone [...] Disclosure: This dinner was part of the Eat Local, Eat Real food blogger sessions, organized by a marketing company representing Hellmann’s. There was no obligation or contract that required me to write about it.
Globe Bistro‘s raison d’etre is prominently displayed on its menus and website: “Think global. Eat local.” So it was a perfect [...]
A restaurant named after a cocktail better make some good ones. Sidecar certainly lives up to that expectation, but it also serves up a helluva dinner deal. Their Grade 8 mojito is a refreshing twist on the original, with Bacardi 8, lime, mint and peach bitters. I knew it was going to be good when [...] |
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