Toronto Food Events rounds up the most delicious events: festivals, pop-ups, winemaker dinners, supper clubs and other food related happenings in Toronto this week and next. You can find us here every Friday morning.

THIS WEEK

• Today, May 17th is Food Revolution Day, a global day of action that triumphs good food and essential cooking skills. A full list of public Toronto events is listed online.
• Brewer's Backyard returns to the Evergreen Brick Works (550 Bayview Avenue) on Monday, May 20th with an event dubbed 'Queen Victoria's Secret.' Brews will be supplied by Great Lakes, Left Field, Oast House and Granite as well as food from FeasTO.
• While tickets for the Saturday, May 18th installment of Food Truck Eats at Peller Estates Winery (290 John Street East, RR #1, Niagara-on-the-Lake) are sold out, there may be tickets ($15) still available for the Night Market happening on Sunday, May 19th from 6pm to 10pm.

Toronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview at some of the places coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

OPEN NOW

• THR & Co. opens to the public tonight, Thursday, May 16th at 97 Harbord Street with a menu highlighting Spanish, Italian and a North African influenced fare. Expect raw plates like
  beef heart tartare with cured duck yolk and pasta dishes with black spaghetti and charred squid.
• Woods Restaurant from chef, Bruce Woods (formerly of Modus Ristorante) is now open at 45 Colborne Lane.
• Templeton's is the working name for this signless kitchen that opened its doors this week at 319 Augusta Avenue (formerly Burger Bar) in Kensington Market. The menu is a work in progress too, but includes burgers and bar snacks like lotus root chips and jerk chicken nachos.
• Beach Boys food truck is the newest mobile eatery around town, offering a rotating menu of burgers, fries and poutine.
• Shawarmama is now open in the site of short lived, Horno BBQ at 251 Augusta Avenue and is serving up shawarma, kebab and falafel sandwiches for no more than $6.
• Live Market is now open in Liberty Village at 134 Atlantic Avenue. Owners of Live Organic Food Bar and Ezra's Pound have joined forces to offer up espresso and juice cleanses and healthy fare.

The best vegetarian restaurants in Toronto offer up meatless meals that are satisfying, comforting and familiar. While clean eating and spa-like offerings have typically been the norm, Toronto has recently seen a recent influx of eateries that give herbivores the option to indulge in greasy fare, cocktails and even charcuterie boards.

Situated in the Beaches (or the Beach, if you will), this pub (now under new ownership) has morphed from a garden-variety watering hole to a compelling destination for beer aficionados and vegetarians alike.

Read my review of Castro's Lounge in the restaurants section.

Investing in the neighbourhood surrounding Gerrard and Jones, this team of restaurateurs has laid down roots with a trio of eateries. The intersection now boasts an informal spot for Italian, a fast casual burger outpost, and, this year old Scottish pub.

Read my profile of McGugan's in the restaurant section.

The best seafood restaurants in Toronto are in a school all their own, celebrated for top quality fresh fish, lobsters, oysters and more. Without an ocean to pull inspiration from, Toronto kitchens do what they do best, drawing on cross-cultural culinary traditions to offer everything from Maritime comforts to Mediterranean cookery and fine French or Japanese flavours.

With few exceptions, it's also nice to see this list reflect changing tides in favour of sustainable fishing practices and ocean friendly eating.

Here is the list of the best seafood restaurants in Toronto.

See also:

The Best Oysters in Toronto
The Best Lobster Roll in Toronto
The Best Fish & Chips in Toronto
The Best Fish Stores in Toronto