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At the crack of noon on Saturday, countless food enthusiasts lined up to buy fistfuls of tasting tickets for Luminato's one and only food event, 1000 Tastes of Toronto. Eastbound lanes of Queens Quay between Lower Simcoe and Rees were closed to accommodate the forty-some vendor booths, stretching down the street in front of the beautiful new Simcoe Wavedeck. Some of the city's best-known and respected chefs were there, chatting with patrons and serving up street-friendly versions of their signature dishes. Torontoist was fortunate to sneak in a bit early and partake in this whirlwind tasting tour of Toronto.

Due to a series of fortunate events, Torontoist had the chance to dine at Shang twice in thirty-six hours. The first was this past Thursday night at Madeline's in Toronto (located at the former site of Susur restaurant; still owned by Susur Lee) where, for the month of April, our most famous exported chef is offering a five-course tasting menu featuring specialties from Shang NYC. The second was a sweltering Sunday evening pilgrimage to the real deal located in Manhattan's Lower East Side. We were curious to see if the dishes brought to us in Toronto really were representative of Chef Lee's new restaurant that has generated so much buzz on both sides of the border.

It has been said—possibly by a beer commercial—that Toronto has two seasons: "winter and patio." That may be a little oversimplified, but Torontonians are famously reticent to eat or drink indoors if it remains clement enough outside to snag oneself a seat on a terrace. The wrap of TIFF festivities, and the migration of stars from our streets back to fairer climes, usually heralds the last few days when one can enjoy a beverage in the sun without the benefits of a scarf or some fashionable gloves. It is also when some of the more well-heated dining rooms gear up for the hectic stretch between now and Christmas, as many Torontonians also like to deal with lower temperatures through gastronomic distraction.

The City decides to shelve their new dogs in parks policy. A lot of people are pissed off on both the pro-dog and no-dog sides. We've said it once and we'll say it again, come fall we think this'll be an election issue.

. But the fledgling school’s biggest get yet is surely Susur Lee, who needs no introduction in certain swooning culinary circles. (But for those who think Kraft Dinner with soy sauce is Asian fusion: Lee is the charismatic and eponymous proprietor of Susur and Lee restaurants on King West, widely acclaimed as one of the best chefs in the world.) He will teach an evening demo class on June 9 ($150 a head) that features his world-famous technique. As Chowhound will likely be abuzz within the hour, would-be foodies had best book now.

scenes to reveal a typical day in the life of these Torontonians." While we're tepidly curious to know what a day in the life of Michael Ondaatje is like, for the aforementioned Mulroney, we need no picture to tell us a thousand words (9 AM: Place hair gel on hair, rub vaseline on teeth.) Enough said.