Tag: Queen Street West

In Pictures: Sushi-Making at Ebisu, Toronto + Get your Free Ramen

Watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi just once did not prepare me for this moment. Be real delicate with the rice, or in my case, the sushi will end up clumped and mushed together with each bite. With the guidance of Chef Tatuka Matsuda at Ebisu, we were each able to take part in forming…

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The Final Brunch of 2016: Lisa Marie

  I haven’t loved brunch enough this year. I can only recall venturing downtown voluntarily to try a new brunch spot four times this year (really – Fat Pasha and now-closed Wind Up). Lisa Marie was on my 2016-brunch-history twice. I’m not a stickler about getting up so early and making the journey south…

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Ossington’s Bellwoods Brewery during Summer Nights

Bellwood’s Brewery holds the most wonderful patio with the best memories. My favourite place to sit as a pair is on one of the two-seater high-top seats by the front. Located on Ossington Strip, it has a rotating selection beers introduced seasonally, all brewed in-house in their very small space. Summers have the…

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Late Nights Spent with Nana Toronto

When you ask around for the best Thai in Toronto, Khao San Road would echo in every conversation. But I was skeptical. My high school years was made up of visits to our local dive Thai & Laos place Phounguen for the four must: larb, lao green papaya salad, lao fried rice and beef…

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It’s… Torta Time! Mexican Sandwiches at Fonda Lola

942 Queen Street West, Toronto / Instagram / Twitter / Website #ElLunch at @FondaLola Lunch time? Torta time. Have you ever had yourself a Torta? In English terms, it’s a Mexican Sandwich and it’s a new one in my books. Fonda Lola has introduced their #ElLunch Tortas especially on their lunch menu – filled with authentic flavours of…

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A Foodies Dream: Zomato X FoodismTO

As rich and well-weaven Toronto is in embracing and spreading the latest food news, I have felt that there has been one part missing in the city’s ever-sharing food scene. I enjoy the flick through US foodie mags both online and physically, but, beyond the recipes, the magazines don’t entirely click with my lifestyle. Here to…

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Spiced Vegetable Soup for the Soul: Fonda Lola’s New Fall Menu

Fonda Lola’s #MexicanFiesta continues to warm up diners through the Fall on Queen Street West with entrants from their Fall Menu. It is a promise that these items will warm you from the inside out with authentic and delicately spiced dishes, as, once the colder season hits: there’s nothing you would want more. The entrance…

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