Category Archives: Toronto
Save Kensington Market: The Battle is on for my Neighbourhood’s Heart and Soul
Kensington Market: my neighbourhood, my family – my first real home.
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto bordered by College and Dundas to the north and south, to the east and west by Spadina and Bathurst, this unique enclave is a quirky, edgy, messy mish-mosh of old and new.
Cooking up a Storm with the Help of my Kitchen Sisters
For some reason — probably as an antidote to stress, this being the onset of that silly season — I’ve been cooking a lot of late, in particular trying new recipes from books by my Toronto foodie friends.
If you’ve read the previous blog — my tragic tale of the missing cookbooks — you’ll understand why the tomes in question are dear to my heart.
The Sleuthing Begins in my Brand New Digs at the Centre for Social Innovation
My nifty new office — not as big as it looks — at CSI
Avocado and Cactus in Kensington
Mexican chef Francisco Alejandri at his eatery Agave y Aguacate in Kensington Market.
I don’t need another reason to rave about my favourite Toronto ‘nabe and longtime home: feisty, gritty and never-dull Kensington Market. But hey, now I have one.
Pomegranate Seeds and Other Salad Secrets
I know the name Ruby Watchco keeps popping up in this blog — and it’s for good reason.
The meal Ross and I enjoyed there one Saturday night a couple of months ago was simply stellar, “simply” being the operative word. The uncomplicated, vibrant flavour and texture combos of each and every dish from the sensational salad with still warm buttermilk biscuits to a wondrous baked apple bathed in silky sabayon were all that good food should be.
Ruby Watchco: a Place to Watch
I’d heard a lot of buzz about Ruby Watchco, the latest hot-spot on Toronto’s restaurant scene, and was waiting for the hubbub to die down before I went for dinner.
So You Think You(th) Can Cook
When I was asked by the lovely Tammara Soma of Sustain Ontario to be a judge at this weekend’s cleverly-named So You Think You(th) Can Cook contest, I did not hesitate in answering yes.
