There are restaurants that feel like experiments, and then there are places like Casamiento that feel like conclusions. As if someone finally figured out the question the rest of us didn’t know we were asking. This isn’t a place trying to reinvent anything. It’s what happens when someone decides that three things done exceptionally well…
Maria’s Tortas Jalisco ~ Stoney Creek ~ (905) 662-7773
If you’re looking for a food-induced road-trip this summer, look no further than Stoney Creek. Just as the ‘burbs give way to farmland, where the city’s grip loosens and the country starts to breathe, you’ll find Maria’s Tortas Jalisco… a place where the food feels like a long exhale. For the migrant workers and Mexican diaspora…
Pasaj ~ 1100 Queen St E. ~ (416) 551-1957
It’s widely known that the Toronto Food Blog doesn’t really do brunch. Not because we have anything against it. We fully respect a well-executed benny and understand the joy of a sunny patio at 11am. It’s just not usually our lane. Brunch, for us, tends to blur into sameness: the same plates, the same playlists…
Mother’s Dumplings ~ 421 Spadina Ave ~ (416) 217-2008
Here’s the thing about institutions: we pretend they’re about food, but what we’re really chasing is a version of ourselves from ten years ago. Mother’s Dumplings sits at the north end of Toronto’s Chinatown like it’s been waiting for us this whole time. And in a way, it has. Not metaphorically… literally. It hasn’t changed. …
Chung Moi ~ 2412 Eglinton Ave E ~ (416) 755-5293
The Hakka people have their own distinct culinary style. It’s not just about the flavors; it’s about texture. The whole thing is an exercise in contrasts, and the food seems to exist in a state of paradox: It’s spicy, but comforting. It’s simple, yet deeply complex. The Toronto scene, ever the culinary mash-up, has made…
oddBird ~ 52 St. Paul St. ~ St. Catharines
What, exactly, is Canadian food? It’s a question that lingers, elusive and difficult to pin down. We’ve fielded it countless times, and yet, there’s never a neat answer. The notion of Canadian cuisine rarely travels beyond its borders; you don’t see Canadian restaurants cropping up in distant cities, luring tourists with their ehs? It’s a…
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