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Christmas Treats Galore at Toronto Bakeries
Still crazed from my FoodieMeet sugar high, I visited nine of Toronto's bakeshops for festive holiday treats that could keep me going straight through 'til New Year's.Whether gingerbread, sugar cookies, mincemeat tarts, fruitcake, or a good 'ol fashioned Bûche are your fancy, little elves have been busy baking up a storm for your holiday delight.
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The Toronto FoodieMeet Bake Off
The FoodieMeet Bake Off recipe calls for a large bowl. Mix up Twitter, a dash of charitable giving, plus a healthy portion of sweet-toothed Toronto food lovers and you get a delicious and social Sunday night at The Samovar Room.With the theme "Escape Toronto," a mix of amateur and professional bakers dreamed up tasty treats like Mayan Chocolate and Eggnog Mousse Macarons, Black Sesame & White Chocolate Wasabi Cupcakes, and Bacon Blondies.
The event was judged by local cheesemaker Ruth Klahsen of Monforte Dairy, cook and food writer Ivy Knight, and CBC personality Nora Young.
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French Laundry Chef Thomas Keller in Toronto
Thomas Keller, the world-renowned chef, was in town last night for a Q&A session with the Cookbook Store's Allison Fryer at the Toronto Reference Library. The French Laundry, per se, Bouchon, and ad hoc - are scripture in any foodhead's bible. The two talked about the warmth and comfort Keller finds working at a stove, coming to the realization that it's time to pass the knife down to a new generation of chefs, and the personal stash of salt he carries for dining out, among other things.
And while this foodhead has never had the opportunity to eat at any of Keller's restos, I did jump on the opportunity to hear him speak and plug his new book, ad hoc at home, with recipes from his more casual family-style hot spot in California.
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The Best Pet Grooming and Daycare in Toronto
The best pet grooming and daycare services in Toronto are more about people than they are pets. This requires some further explanation, but it isn't a far jump to get to where I am. First off, the services we're discussing here are exclusively for dogs. Let's face it, dogs are a popular pet who require a lot of professional servicing for things like walking, grooming, daycare and obedience training. Eat & Drink
Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Show
The Toronto Gourmet Food & Wine Show is on this weekend at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. I checked out the official opening last night, and I will say this: if you plan on attending this weekend, you better put your game face on.Between the good old fashioned grape stomp, celebrity guests on the Food Network stage, 23 tutored tasting sessions, a mixology pavilion, a Portuguese culinary extravaganza and almost 200 exhibitors there is tons to see, taste and do.
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The Edible City of Toronto
The Edible City: Toronto's Food from Farm to Fork is a new tasty morsel added to the the popular Toronto-centric uTOpia series. It's an interesting little compilation dishing out essays "on peaches and poverty, on processing plants and public gardens, on rats and bees and bad restaurant service, on schnitzel and school lunches."The publisher, Coach House Books, has three essays available for preview on their website and The Torontoist featured various excerpts on their website last week. After reading and enjoying them I decided to check out the This Is Not A Reading Series event/book launch held at the Gladstone on Sunday afternoon.
