VIDEO: Toronto restaurant gives tips to prepare for Winterlicious
Since Winterlicious began in 2003, La Maquette has been a part of the festival.
Food
Hosting a Super Bowl party? Feeding guests means lots of prep
The Super Bowl — the biggest sporting event in North America — is set to take place in just a few days. And just like the players in the big game, getting ready to host a Super Bowl party at home means a lot of hard work, says Frasier Kennedy, sous-chef at The Fox at 35 Bay St.
Diabetes targets the South Asian Community
Who knew that food as simple as rice could be a cause of diabetes?
Mobile Good Food Market gets lift from TTC Wheel-Trans bus donation
Kamala Liyamage doesn’t go grocery shopping at a store. There aren’t any near her home, and that makes things difficult when she either has to carry all her bags back on her own, use the TTC or pay for a taxi ride. The 80-year-old’s trip goes from difficult to nearly impossible in the winter.
It’s pumpkin pie season
October is pumpkin season. They’re in our drinks, on our front porches and in our meals. For those who are craving a good pumpkin pie, you don’t have to go far in Scarborough to find…
Juicing: If it’s good enough for Gwyneth Paltrow…
Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Ritchie, Demi Moore, Beyonce, Olivia Wilde, Blake Lively,Owen Wilson, Colin Farrell, Josh Duhamel.
What do these celebrities have in common?
They’re all advocates of the latest nutrition phenomenon known as juicing.
Five favourite patios
As summer quickly approaches, Scarborough residents will come out of hibernation in search of the best patio to spend their time.
Cupcake store shares the sweets
A Scarborough couple makes cupcakes and offers support within the Scarborough community.
Experts say child obesity a problem, but solvable
In her book, The Heavy, author Dana-Lynn Weiss recounts an incident in which a mother takes a hot chocolate from her seven-year-old daughter’s hand and throws it into the garbage in front of her. The depiction has generated controversy about childhood dieting. According to Thomas Warshawski, a doctor and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation in British Columbia, childhood obesity is a growing problem in Canada. “In 1978 only 15 per cent of children and youth had unhealthy weight as demonstrated by the BMI (Body Mass Index),” Warshawki said. “By 2011 that number had doubled to 30 per cent.”
Scarborough Korean restaurant wraps it in green
In an area famous for shawarma, Koreans are wrapping things up in their own style. Makkal Chon, which opened in 2008, is located at Lawrence Ave. East on Warden Ave. The Scarborough restaurant specializes in Korean food. It is especially well known for ssam-bap which is rice, sauce and meat wrapped in a leafy vegetable.