Highlights from the Toronto Food & Wine Festival

The first-ever Toronto Food & Wine Festival was held at Evergreen Brickworks between Friday, September 18 and Sunday, September 20.  I have to admit that the event was a bit more fun when it was known as the “Delicious Food Show.”  It felt a little smaller this year, without many of the vendors from last […]

Delicious Food Show 2014: Celebrity Chefs, Hands-On Workshops and More

The 2014 edition of the Delicious Food Show is only a week away!  This delicious, food-related event will feature, as usual, celebrity chefs, how-to workshops and, of course, exhibitors from food/food related brands (and restaurants, too) both large and small – you might even discover a new one as I did last year with Gaga […]

Can Normcore Food be Foodie-esque?

This Margaret Wente article from the Globe and Mail had me thinking.  In a city full of wonderful and interesting foods, is it time to go back to the basics?  This means boring old meatloaf with tomato sauce, plain mashed potatoes if you’re Anglo, stir-fry beef and gai lan if you’re Chinese or whatever dishes […]

Chopped Canada: Interesting First Show, Weak Host

I don’t usually talk about reality shows, but I have to admit that I LOVE Chopped.  The premise of the show features four professional chefs who have to use very “interesting” items to prepare meals that are judged by a panel of celebrity chefs.  The show starts with four contestants, and after each course (appetizer, […]

Chefs and Wineries Support Houselink at sip & Savour

Mental health has definitely taken its toll on our culture as a good work-life balance becomes more and more difficult.  Thus, awareness and help for those who need it have increasingly been in the limelight, even if it is still a topic that one is not “supposed” to talk about.  Toronto’s Houselink, an organization which […]