Meat-eater’s guide to being vegetarian
Here are five vegetarian substitutes for meat using chickpeas, a nutrient dense food.
Food
Taking sides with seasonal fare
Whether it’s for Canadian Thanksgiving, American Thanksgiving or just a evening in with friends, we have you covered with 10 side dishes that are guaranteed to spice up your fall dinners.
Starbucks’ new tool will let you skip the lineup
If you’ve ever been in desperate need of coffee but don’t have the patience to wait in long lines to order, you’re in luck.
Drake opens downtown restaurant with Susur Lee
Toronto rapper Drake has opened a restaurant in Toronto’s downtown. Fring’s, a partnership with celebrity chef Susur Lee, opened Sept. 21. It is located at 455 King St. West, a space previously occupied by Crush…
Harry Potter-inspired bar draws fans
A Harry Potter-themed cocktail bar has opened on Dundas Street West on Sept. 5, and has fans and non-fans alike waiting in line to see the magic.
East York chef takes on Chopped Canada
Executive chef Anne Sorrenti has been at the helm of Morgan’s on the Danforth’s kitchen for more than three years. Her talent has not gone unnoticed. After being pressured for some time by friends and family to apply to the Food Network’s top-rated show, Chopped Canada, Sorrenti decided to give it a try.
School builds futures for adult students
A half hour before students start lining up for their lunch at the City Adult Learning Centre, O’Shane Campbell starts grilling chicken. He flips them, then coats them with his favourite Caribbean spicy jerk sauce. While the chicken cooks, Campbell prepares dessert for his fellow students. He gets an adrenaline rush when he turns on the valve and allows gas to go through the flex-hoses and into the burner. Co-op teacher Anna Manuel is supervising. “Don’t forget. Do not be monochromatic. We don’t want our food or desserts to be dull. We want some colour,” Manuel said.
Patio season begins now
It may be spring around the world, but in Toronto it’s patio season.
Gala invites Toronto cultures to explore new foods
Sarah Bakri recently accomplished something she considered quite courageous. At the annual Middle Eastern gala in Toronto, she tried eating some food she’d never tasted before. The taste of ‘bolma,’ an Iraqi appetizer, made Sarah’s taste buds explode, she said. “I never imagined myself enjoying the taste of new food or even having the courage to do so,” she said. “I guess I was motivated by everyone else doing the same,” she said.
Nutrition awareness arrives with a crunch
Meredith Hayes was riding home from work on the subway when the idea struck her. “I bit into an apple and everybody kind of stopped and looked at me,” she said. “I realized it was actually pretty loud. … All eyes were on this crunchy, loud woman.” The impact of the moment helped Hayes, FoodShare’s schools and nutrition manager, conceive of a way to draw a lot of attention to her program. At precisely 2:30 p.m. on March 12, students, musicians, volunteers and guests gathered in the gymnasium at Our Lady Fatima Catholic School, in Scarborough, to bite into Ontario-grown apples.