The Grate Canadian Cheese Cook-off to make the PERFECT mac and cheese was held at the Ex yesterday. Contestants, all well known professional chefs from various parts of the country (BC, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Ontario, to be exact) were judged based on criteria such as taste, presentation and originality. Judges included food writers, foodies, […]
As I say each year, the day the Ex (CNE/Canadian National Exhibition) opens is the day summer starts to end. With just two weeks until Labour Day weekend, and a summer that was less than summer-like (at least in Toronto), where has the time gone? And because I’m taking classes again, post-Labour Day really will […]
For Torontonians, the opening of the Canadian National Exhibition (aka the CNE or just plan “the Ex”) marks the end of summer. Opening today and running until September 3, growing up, this event was the last thing I did before school started. After all, the Ex closes on Labour Day, and most schools in Ontario […]
