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Posts Filed Under: food

Spice City Toronto: Roti Perfection

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

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto

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The Real Jerk Just Wants Time

Judge will decide tomorrow whether to grant an injunction that would give the Real Jerk more time at its current location.

By Geoffrey Mosher

Ed Pottinger, owner of the Real Jerk celebrates despite the fact it could be the last night for the iconic restaurant at Queen St. and Broadview Ave.
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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

The bulgogi burger at Aimira.

The Artists’ Soup Kitchen Feeds the Body and Soul

The Starving Artists Collective provides free hot meals and art performances for the creative public.

By Wyndham Bettencourt-McCarthy • Photos by Corbin Smith

Artist Tobaron Waxman sings to the lunch-time audience.
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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

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The Real Jerk Getting Evicted from Queen and Broadview

But curried goat hopefully not lost forever.

By Torontoist

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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 Efron

Chino Locos' fish burrito.

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 Efron

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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 Efron

Chinese Halal's beans with garlic and bits of lamb. Wonderfully crisp.
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2011 Hero: Indie Food Culture

Nominated for: giving us street food worthy of our food-loving city.

By Lindsay Lafreniere • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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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 Efron

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Historical Holiday Hints: Carving a Turkey

Looking to the past for tips on how to slice a holiday bird.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Telegram, December 19, 1931.
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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

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Cleanup at Centre Ice

After lying fallow for more than a decade, Loblaws re-opens the doors of Maple Leaf Gardens to Torontonians.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Photos by D.A. Cooper

The lineup outside Maple Leaf Gardens this morning.
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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

A mutton roll, some buns stuffed with various curried meats, and vadai (chick pea fritters) from Amma's.
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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 Efron

Darband Restaurant's lamb kebab with saffron rice.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Party at the PoP Shoppe

Celebrate the grand opening of a childhood favourite's newest location!

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Toronto Star, October 21, 1976.

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 Efron

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Dishcrawl and the Art of Over-Doing It

Dishcrawl is a hot ticket for Toronto's foodies, with samplings at four different restaurants in one night. Just like its alcohol-based namesake, it's fun and friendly, but pace yourself if you want to make it home.

By Carly Maga

The Dishcrawl fare at Grindhouse. Photo by Gretchen Wilson.
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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 Efron

Tacos al pastor from El Trompo.