Street food has come a long way in the last decade, and attempts to transform it into gourmet delicacy have not slowed down in this city. The growing trend of creating elevated fast food, hot dogs in particular, can be found in the newly opened hot dog bar, Let’s Be Frank (460 Spadina Ave.) in Toronto’s Kensington Market.
We swirled and observed, nosed and sipped one evening on March 10th, 2015 trying to divulge the parts and volumes that make up The Famous Grouse whisky. Our hands-on introduction into the fine art of whisky blending was hosted by The Famous Grouse.
Best of all, we’re giving away a bottle of Black Grouse to one of our readers: it’s a mischievous and peaty blend just in time for April Fool’s Day. Details down below!
Open Wines were featured at the #BeOpen dinner party at the Lisa Marie Restaurant on 638 Queen Street West on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015. Open Wines, in concert with Matt Basile of Fidel Gastros food truck and owner of Lisa Marie Restaurant (and from the show Rebel Without a Kitchen on the Cooking Channel), created an intimate wine and food pairing event that hit all the right notes.
With 30 chefs, 4 wineries, and 2 breweries, this year’s Recipe for Change event was a food lovers’ dream. Held at the St. Lawrence Market North Market, attendees had three hours to wine and dine, all in support of FoodShare‘s programs to raise food literacy and boost healthy food in schools.
On Monday, February 23rd, I attended the In the Land of Sea and Honey dinner, organized by Render Food Magazine in collaboration with our friends from Fat Girl Food Squad. Held at Beast in Toronto’s King West neighbourhood, the dinner aimed to celebrate food and the feminist culture. Proceeds from this intimate dining event went to Render Food Magazine, a quarterly publication whose aim is “to empower women in the kitchen by representing women and their contributions to…
On February 17th we attended Winter Provisions – a private seasonal food and drink popup presented by Provisions Catering and Events. It was an event intended to showcase the Provisions artisan menu from executive chef and co-owner Kevin Castonguay, formerly of Grace restaurant.