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Big Apple Bites: Weird Grasshopper Tacos and Superb Brussels Sprouts at Toloache

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Bril­liant Brus­sels Sprouts at Toloache

I recently spent four glo­ri­ous days in mid­town Manhattan.

For two of those, I was pretty much clos­eted in the Roger Smith Hotel attend­ing back-to-back sem­i­nars at a cook­book conference.

And apart from a few heart-wrenching hours spent watch­ing the stun­ning but trag­i­cally haunt­ing pho­tos and videos of the holo­caust at the Museum of Jew­ish Her­itage, there was no other agenda.

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Brussels Sprouts and Biscuits — a Ruby Watchco Update

In my last blog, I raved about a lively din­ner Ross and I enjoyed one Sat­ur­day eve perched on bar stools at celeb chef Lynn Crawford’s hip’n’happening east-end eatery Ruby Watchco.

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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.

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