Sahan sits smack-dab in the middle of a Wexford strip mall… the kind of unassuming spot you could drive past a dozen times without noticing, and yet it has quietly held court there for more than a decade. Neighbours have come and gone, but Sahan has stayed rooted… a steady landmark in a part of…
Rizzo’s House of Parm ~ Crystal Beach
#WeekendsInWineCountry took us on a short road trip down the QEW to the shores of Lake Erie, where we didn’t exactly stumble upon Rizzo’s House of Parm… we had a reservation. But let’s be honest, with food this good, it feels like we stumbled into a secret anyway. If-you-build-it-they-will-come vibes, all day long in Crystal…
Casamiento ~ 787 Dupont St. ~ (647) 787-7355
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. …
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