A breezy early summer evening brought us to the harbour front of Toronto. Docked at the bottom of Bay and Queens Quay, a modest sized ship dubbed the Showboat, one of the many ships of the award-winning Mariposa Cruises, was ready to set sail. We had the pleasure of boarding this vessel for it to take us along the perimeter of Toronto’s scenic Harbourfront and through the Island waterways.
Last week I got a preview of the tastes ahead of Luminato Festival’s “Taste of the Beach” taking place tomorrow, Saturday June 7th, 2014.
Ever wonder how food trends come and go? Why did some foods like chia seeds become so popular recently, when they already had their 15 minutes back in the 80’s? How did certain foods like the now ubiquitous cupcake take off to win mass appeal? And what the heck are superfoods anyways? David Sax explains all this and explores the evolutionary journeys of food trends in his new book, The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes…
Get your forks and tickets ready because it’s happening in just a few short days. The annual Toronto Taste is an epic culinary event featuring 70 gourmet food and beverage stations available for sampling. Attendees will get a chance to mix and mingle with celebrity chefs lakeside at the gorgeous Corus Quay venue.
What’s more fun than playing ping-pong with your friends? Playing ping-pong while drinking well-crafted cocktails? How about this…playing ping-pong with your friends, while sipping plush cocktails and indulging on gourmet, locally sourced dishes. These are the ingenious extravagances of what SPiN Toronto, the ping-pong nightclub, has to offer.
The Daily Bread Food Bank, along with support from the likes of Campbell’s and Nutella, held the Ultimate Food Challenge (UFC) again this year. Three talented local chefs competed at the fundraiser at Corus Quay last week, to fight for an end to hunger in our communities.