According to a Toronto Star article published this morning Loblaw Co Ltd, parent company of national grocery chain, Loblaws, will be purchasing national drugstore and beauty chain, Shoppers Drug Mart. Shoppers Drug Mart, a favourite of many, especially in central Canada, has been, at least in the past few years, known for its extensive beauty […]
Over the holidays, one often had to deal with lots of family gatherings. And family gatherings means lots and lots of food. My parents are from Hong Kong, so food plays an even bigger part of events. It’s very much part of Chinese culture in general (yet, there’s a lot of “body shaming” if you’re […]
Recently, I was able to speak with Phil Lempert of Supermarket Guru to discuss food trends that he has observed so far and what he sees this upcoming year. What he told me was, for the most part, not much of a surprise. Millennials are foodies and really care about ingredients. Unlike other generations, they […]
Last week, I was invited to a delicious luncheon at The Chef Upstairs in the Eglinton and Mount Pleasant area of Toronto. This event was hosted by tasteUS, an organization that works with American-based cooperators to bring foods north of the border to Canada. While eating local is, of course, preferable by many, there are […]
Celebrity chef, Mark McEwan, launched his campaign, Dine & Discover, which raises funds for research at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre at his restaurant, North 44 on Tuesday. This was a cocktails and dinner party featuring speakers such as Dr. Michael Julius, Vice-President of Research at Sunnybrook Research Institute as well as Mark McEwan himself. The […]
The One of a Kind Show, the twice-yearly event featuring unique, hand-made items from various vendors across the country and continent is once again at the Direct Energy Centre. As with previous shows, this is a great place to find stocking stuffers for your friends and family. As usual, vendors this year will be selling […]
The annual Taste Canada Food Writing Awards Gala was held at the Arcadian Court, Queen Street yesterday. This ceremony honours food writers in four categories, in both our official languages (in other words, four categories in English and the same again, in French): Culinary Narratives, General Cookbooks, Cultural/Regional Cookbooks and Single Subject Cookbooks. The event […]
I recently returned from a short stay in Paris. The thing I like most about Paris is its consistency- there are some things that will just never change. The beautiful old structures will always remain, Parisians will always smoke like chimneys (despite the indoor smoking ban!), and the food will be just as good as […]
Eataly is perhaps one of the most interesting foodie spots in New York. Part market and part restaurant, this 50,000 square foot space, it is the American location of a space of the same name located in Torino, Italy. The New York location has several sit down dining spaces, each specializing in a different type […]
Toronto held its first Diner en Blanc last night – August 9, 2012. Despite the cold and pouring rain, some 1,000 participants, all donning white from head to toe descended to Fort York around 7 pm, with meals packed in picnic baskets, catching the attention of many. Diner en Blanc, which started in Paris in […]
