Blessed Love Caribbean Market ~ 753A Queen St E ~ (416) 778-5558

Caribana Toronto returned to the 6ix this past weekend after a two-year hiatus.  We felt it only apropos to feature a brand new Caribbean grocery store and takeout spot in the heart of Riverside.  Blessed Love is bringing some much-needed spice to the ‘hood… a welcome addition to the burgeoning lunch circuit. Blessed Love is…

Leela’s Roti and Doubles (900 Rathburn Rd W. / 2573 Victoria Park Ave)

Leela’s Roti & Doubles is a Trinidadian #cheapeats experience located at  either end of the GTA.  Our kinda place, they have a rotating daily menu dedicated to #lunchunder10bucks.  The Toronto Food Blog was a recent guest on ‘Sauga960AM’s Dine & Dash Radio Show where we disclosed that a visit to Tobago was atop our culinary…

Lucky Lin’s ~ 5633 Finch Ave E ~ (416) 298-1388

April Drools Day! Sun is shining; weather is sweet. And #WednesdaysInScarborough continues to be our favourite day of the week. A recent birthday edition saw us hook-up with amigo and local foodie Miguel Grobes over at Lucky Lin’s Restaurant. These guys have been specializing in Guyanese cuisine since 1991. Yet another Scarborough institution to grace…

Taste of T&T ~ 145 Kingston Road East, Ajax ~ (905) 426-3352

One of our New Year’s resolutions is to focus more on the positive.  So if there’s any silver lining to this whole COVID situation, 2020 did see a remarkable uptick in two of the Toronto Food Blog’s favourite things:  playing golf and eating take out.  Both evolved as ways to support local small business while…

Flavor First ~ 28 Nelson St ~ (416) 431-7569

Flavor First is a takeaway hot table in the South Cederbrae neighborhood of Scarborough, specializing in West Indian and Chinese #cheapeats.  The portions are huge and the prices are low.  Safe to say, this is our kinda place.  It’s quickly become part of our weekly lunch rotation, and we’ll often frequent as part of the…

Tata Hot Sauce Emporium ~ 219 Rexleigh Dr ~ (647) 444-7685

It looks like summer has finally arrived… and just in time, as the Ontario economy slowly starts to open-up after a good few months of lockdown.  Our family moved into the St. Clair & O’Connor neighbourhood just before the public heath situ went sideways.  As such, we’ve been sticking real close to home this past…