Fundraiser brings out chefs and designers
By Richard Frankel
Inspired by night markets from around the world, Honest Ed’s alley (581 Bloor Street W.) was transformed with art and all-you-can-eat food as hundreds of people from around the city came out on June 20 to raise money for The Stop Community Food Centre.
Making macaroons? Why not use the leftover yolks for pecan cookies?
By Susan Oppenheim
I love macaroons, especially in summer—no dairy, no flour, and low-calorie egg whites.
Despite the rain, Rodney’s Oyster House drew a huge crowd of oyster aficionados for its annual festival
A masked contestant stripped down to his skivvies before shucking at the competition
By Khristopher Reardon
Delicious seafood, smashing beer and good times were shared at this year’s Ontario Oyster Festival.
Inside the food co-operative. Photo: Alexa Huffman/Gleaner News
By Alexa Huffman
Smart shoppers can find a second home at Karma Co-op (739 Palmerston Ave.). The non-profit food co-operative is celebrating 40th anniversary and is eager to share its success.
Amy Andre, the shop’s general manager, loves being one of the eight employed staff at the store.
The recipe for these lemon squares is a two-step recipe. Just follow the simple instructions.
Tart and tasy lemon bars. Photo: Innis O’Grady/Gleaner News
By Susan Oppenheim
After moving to Costa Rica—a country known internationally for its produce—I was stunned to find out one cannot buy lemons. There are enormous varieties of limes—green, orange, even yellow ones—but, oddly, no marketed lemons.
Both have their environmental benefits, but how do you know which too choose?
By Terri Chu
Organic greens have expanded from a niche, farmers’ market item into the mainstream. I consider anything found at Loblaws–where about one in three grocery dollars in Canada are spent–mainstream.
Bloor-Borden farmers market returns
By Victoria Prouse
“You shop differently in a farmers market than a supermarket,” says Gus Sinclair, former chair of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (HVRA) and co-founder of the Bloor-Borden Farmers’ Market. “In a farmers’ market, people pause; they stop over tomatoes and talk about how the kids are doing at school”.
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NEW OWNERS TURN TO NEW METHODS TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS
New restaurant Fuel House on Clinton has an eclectic menu and even more eccentric approaches to marketing their food. Mike Shulman/Gleaner News
By Mike Shulman/ Gleaner News
Tags: Food
By Nathaniel G. Moore
Simulated party atmosphere at the Coach House Books event at the Dance Cave (529 Bloor St. W.), a change from the norm for the popular publishing house. Courtesy Evan Munday.
By Michael Radoslav
After a three year hiatus, a legendary Annex hangout is reborn. Dooney’s Café, a once popular destination for artists and politicians in Toronto has returned, replacing the Annex Live.
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By Rebecca Payne
The stretch of Queen Street between Dufferin and Roncesvalles will be under the city’s microscope as a restaurant concentration study begins, a move that may prove to be divisive for the neighbourhood, if a recent community meeting is any indication of things to come.