Lemon-filled phyllo with blueberry compote and candied lemon, from Bernardin. Toronto food fanatics are always looking for a fine excuse for a feast. Lucky for us, non-profit FoodShare’s annual fundraiser, Recipe for Change, brings together local chefs and diners in an effort to promote the importance of food literacy for future generations. An organization focused [...]

Illustration by Brian McLachlan/Torontoist. When you pick up a bag labelled organic potato chips, don’t you ever think “what exactly does organic mean”? Is it a guarantee that all the ingredients in this chip bag are genetically modified organism (GMO)- and pesticide-free, better for me and for the environment? How do we know our dollars [...]

Photo by sylvar. Have ye heard of a thing called butter? Golden in colour and slippery to the touch, it is quickly replacing olive oil and salt as one of the ways to be demonstrably “in the know” with the foodie set. With farmers’ markets and all things organic continuing to gain momentum in the [...]

Kensington Market Organic Ice Cream has returned! This small, Toronto-based artisinal ice cream joint that took our taste buds by storm several summers ago has always had trouble maintaining a venue. Last summer, it was operating out of The Back Alley (the restaurant, not an actual back alley) on Augusta. The summer before that, it [...]