With the winter season almost at an end we can look forward to warmer weather, and lighter meals. One of my favourite warm-weather meals is home-made soup. Soup is an elegant, light alternative to the heavy meats and starches that we tend to consume all winter long. The great thing about soup is that it […]
This is a delicious, easy-to-cook meal for two or three. Prep time is about 25 minutes and cooking is 1 hour, 15 minutes. A great, healthy weekend dinner if you just want to relax. Ingredients Needed: 2 or 3 medium-sized tomatoes 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic 1 zuchinni 1 bell pepper (any size) 1 cup […]
At Porchetta & Co., you only have two choices: A slow-roast pork sandwich or a slow-roast pork plate (called the Porchetta Sandwich and Porchetta Plate, respectively). There are, however, many different sauces and accompaniments to choose from. From cheeses to mushrooms to braised rapini, these can be used as toppings (sauces and toppings range between $0.25 […]
Located on Bloor, just east of Yonge, Peridot Resto.Lounge (above), with its high, two storey ceilings and cozy-esque ambiance is a great place to have dinner on a Friday or Saturday evening. If you’re looking for a place that is current without being overtly trendy, doesn’t play loud music or is too dark, then this is the place […]
When people my age think of the Arcadian Court at The Bay’s Queen Street store in Toronto, they think prom. Throughout the 1990s, that was one of THE VENUES to hold high school formals. Its art deco architecture certainly gives it a more formal experience and feel than a banquet hall. This was a few years before old […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Most people know about the basics of Chinese New Year. That it’s bigger than Christmas, each year is represented by an animal (this year, it’s the rabbit) people get lai see money in red envelopes and that it lasts for several days. As Chinese culture is very much about food, so naturally, there’s even more food when […]
Meghna Lamore My husband loves to cook. Fortunately – for everyone concerned – so do I. The first time we “officially” met (discounting hurried smiles and murmured words in the hallway), he had just cooked a sumptuous Easter dinner for our neighbours. I strode onto stage a little late, so I only had a bite […]
Most of us are crazy-busy women, always on the go. However, breakfast is always important and it really shouldn’t be that fat-loaded pastry with the super-sweetened latte. Instead, why not grab a yogourt, fruit (berries are good) and some cereal? One of my favourite easy breakfasts is combining fruit with yogourt and a little bit of cereal […]
Reservations for this year’s Winterlicious started on January 13. In total, 150 restaurants are participating this time around, including many returning eateries such as the Rosedale Diner, The Drake Hotel and Lai Toh Heen. Once again, the prix fixe menus are between $15 and $25 for lunch and $25 and $45 for dinner. For more information […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz I was saddened to hear about the closure of Le Pain Quotidien on Yonge North of Bloor. However, it seems that a “replacement” has quickly sprung up. While Sunset Grill does not have the trendiness of a Euro-inspired communal table type restaurant, it is a great place, for a so-called “lazy Sunday […]
