Elizabeth David Dinner Menu
Excited does not begin to describe how Jamie and I feel about our upcoming Elizabeth David Dinner...
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Author: Malcolm Jolley
Joanne Kates, Blogger?
Joanne Kates, Toronto’s most feared and talked about restaurant critic, is on the phone...
Read MoreMcEwan’s Story
From the centre of his restaurant and retail universe atop his gourmet shop, McEwan’s, in Don Mills, chef Mark McEwan granted GFR an exclusive interview in the video below about how he built one of Canada’s most...
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The Fava Bean is a Broad Bean
Late spring to mid-July is the fava bean season in this corner of North America, and my house has begun the ritual of double shelling them at least once a weekend, if not more. Like shucking corn, or shelling peas (they’re around now, too), the labour of preparing the beans only adds to their flavour.
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Lunch Under $5 – Báhn Mì at Nguyen Huong
There are still a few decent Ban Mi joints (restaurant is far too formal a word) around downtown Toronto. And the easiest one to find is Nguyen Huong, just north of Dundas on the west side of Spadina – they also have location in Scarborough, North York and Vaughn.
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