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Spice City Toronto: True Canadian Food

A new east-end café makes First Nations comfort food for an aboriginal clientele.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto May. 11th, 11:30 am

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Spice City Toronto: Baked Goods, Sri Lankan Style

A Cabbagetown bakery is an emissary for Sri Lankan cuisine.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Apr. 27th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: More Than a Nightclub

A Persian night spot makes succulent lamb and perfect rice, around the clock.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Apr. 20th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: The Best of the Jerks

A Scarborough restaurant serves great chicken from a not-so-great storefront.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Apr. 12th, 2:00 pm

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Spice City Toronto: A Feast From the Middle East

A supermarket offers a taste of pure nostalgia to middle easterners.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Apr. 6th, 10:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: A Hub for Haitians

A former Coffee Time is now a magnet for Toronto's Haitian community.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Mar. 30th, 9:00 am

Spice City: The Source of the Patties

Ever wonder where all those Jamaican patties for sale at newsstands come from?

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Mar. 16th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: A Dose of Dosas

A Bloordale restaurant makes a South Indian specialty in the some of the pinkest surroundings imaginable.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Mar. 9th, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: A Persian Plaza

In North York, a single strip mall caters to all your Iranian-food needs.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Mar. 2nd, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: The Master of Barbecued Pigs

A Filipino grocery makes roast pork to order.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Feb. 24th, 9:30 am

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Spice City Toronto: Hakka on the Danforth

Danforth Dragon makes spicy Hakka cuisine, right on the subway line.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Feb. 17th, 9:30 am

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Spice City Toronto: An Ethiopian Breakfast

Some of the best brunch in town comes from Lalibela, an Ethiopian restaurant.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Feb. 10th, 11:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Roti Perfection

A family-run Etobicoke restaurant makes rotis and doubles for a loyal clientele.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Feb. 3rd, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: Home of the Bulgogi Burger

A subway-station food stall serves up an unusual take on a Korean classic.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jan. 27th, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: Portuguese Delicacies on Display

A Portuguese grocery's low-key facade conceals a buffet of hard-to-find treats.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jan. 20th, 11:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Crazy for Chinese-Mexican Fusion

Chino Locos' innovative menu blends Asian and Latin flavours—General Tao chicken burrito, anyone?

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronJan. 6th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: A Taste of Haiti

Creole and Caribbean flavours and culture add a kick to this long-standing Scarborough bakery.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronDec. 30th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: On the Lamb

Try lamb barbecued, curried, fried, and jellied—in soup, in dumplings, and on skewers—at Chinese Halal Restaurant in Scarborough.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photo by Sarah EfronDec. 23rd, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Jerk Chicken Sidewalk Battle

Three restaurants on Eglinton West face off on a nightly basis, filling the air with fragrant smoke and offering customers a perfect post-clubbing nosh.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photo by Sarah EfronDec. 9th, 11:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: The City’s Most Diverse Food Court

It's in an unlikely spot, but visitors to this food court in a Downsview flea market can choose from an impressive array of international cuisines.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Dec. 2nd, 3:00 pm

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Spice City Toronto: Tasty Tamil Treats

Everything tastes better when it's served on a banana leaf.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Nov. 25th, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: A 24/7 Taste of Persia

Satisfy those 4 a.m. saffron-rice cravings at a Don Mills bar and restaurant.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photo by Sarah EfronNov. 18th, 10:00 am

Spice City Toronto: A Trip to Little Jamaica

Randy's Take-Out on Eglinton serves up hot patties with a side of reggae.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photo by Sarah EfronNov. 11th, 12:00 pm

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Spice City Toronto: Delicious Spinning Meat of Mysterious Origin

El Trompo's tacos al pastor are undeniably Mexican, but the dish's deeper roots may lie elsewhere.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photo by Sarah EfronNov. 4th, 11:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Hooray for Pide

Who needs sauce? Pizza Pide's signature pizza-like dish gets its rich flavours from herbs and spiced meats.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photo by Sarah EfronOct. 28th, 10:30 am

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Spice City Toronto: Icy Dishes at Tofu Village

In this Koreatown restaurant, noodle soup—like revenge—is a dish best served cold.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronOct. 21st, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Pupusas, Empanadas, and Lomitos, Oh My

North York's Plaza Latina serves up Latin American specialties in its bustling food court.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronOct. 14th, 1:15 pm

Spice City Toronto: Tavazo Delivers the (Dried) Goods

Head north on Yonge Street and keep going until you reach this trove of Persian goods, known for its perfect pistachios and dried-fruit delights.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Oct. 7th, 12:00 pm

Spice City Toronto: Meat-Free Indian Beach Snacks

Chow down on some vegetarian snacks that pack a spicy punch and check out the latest Bollywood DVDs at this Little India restaurant and video store.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Sep. 30th, 1:30 pm

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Spice City Toronto: A Filipino Delicacy in St. James Town

Even for an adventurous eater, dishes like an in-shell duck fetus are best consumed in the dark.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronSep. 23rd, 11:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: Brit Brews and Bangladeshi Bites

Flavourful curries, serious beers, and cool tunes boost Bloordale's Stella above its dive-bar past.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronSep. 9th, 9:45 am

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Spice City Toronto: Cookies, in Bulk!

They may sound like something you dreamed of as a kid, but it turns out cookie outlets really do exist.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronSep. 2nd, 10:02 am

Spice City Toronto: Gourmet Garden

Check out these southeast Asian street eats in Scarborough

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto • Photos by Sarah EfronAug. 19th, 1:00 pm

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Spice City Toronto: An Intro to Burmese Cuisine

On Bloor Street between Lansdowne and Dufferin, there is a small but growing population of people from Burma

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Aug. 12th, 10:00 am

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Spice City: Designs on Desi Burgers

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Aug. 5th, 1:00 pm

Spice City: The Live Local Marketplace at Scadding Court

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jul. 25th, 9:30 am

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Introducing Spice City on Torontoist

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jul. 25th, 9:00 am

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Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

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