Archive for 'Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto'

Spice City Toronto: Dr. Laffa Moves South

A semi-legendary Iraqi-Israeli restaurant known for its freshly baked bread has finally opened up a branch south of the 401.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Mar. 22nd, 10:17 am

Spice City Toronto: Chinatown’s Lamb Kebab Stall

From a Dundas Street food stall, some damn good lamb skewers.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Feb. 21st, 10:30 am

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Spice City Toronto: A Roti Empire Expands

Gandhi's roti is a downtown staple. Now, it has a cousin in Mimico.

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

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Spice City Toronto: Behind a Strip Mall, the Juiciest Jerk Chicken

A restaurant so humble, it doesn't have a phone (or even a conspicuous sign) lures customers with cheap, tasty Jamaican eats.

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

Spice City Toronto: Roti, Malaysian Style

There's great roti to be had in Richmond Hill.

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

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Spice City Toronto: Uzbek Eats

The landlocked central-Asian country has a culinary outpost in North York.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Nov. 16th, 2:00 pm

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Spice City Toronto: A Festival of Pastels

A west-end restaurant serves up a crispy, savoury Brazilian treat.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Nov. 2nd, 11:00 am

Spice City Toronto: The Biggest Roti in Canada?

"Wedding-size buss-up-shut roti" is as epic as it sounds.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Oct. 19th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Flea Market Guyanese

At a midtown flea market, Guyanese cuisine awaits hungry customers.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Oct. 5th, 9:15 am

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Spice City Toronto: Indian Roti on Dupont

A Dupont Street takeout joint makes Indian roti that is bound to satisfy.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Sep. 14th, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: The French West Indies, in Kensington Market

A new restaurant appears poised to introduce Toronto to a type of Caribbean fare this city has seldom tasted before.

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

Spice City Toronto: Filipino Breakfast at the Ritz

An unassuming diner with a fancy name serves up Filipino cuisine with its milkshakes.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jul. 6th, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Shipping-Container Eats

Market 707, Toronto's shipping container-based marketplace, did a little spring cleaning, and now its food offerings are more diverse than ever.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jun. 29th, 10:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: A Taste of Canada’s East

A Scarborough storefront specializes in tastes of home for hungry Newfies and Maritimers.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jun. 22nd, 9:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Home of the X-Everything Burger

An enormous Brazilian burger includes four kinds of meat, and a lot else.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jun. 15th, 12:00 pm

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Spice City Toronto: 6,000 Square Feet of Asian Street Eats

An unusually good Malaysian, Indonesian, and Singaporean restaurant is reborn.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jun. 8th, 10:00 am

Spice City Toronto: Seven Dishes of Beef Are Better Than One

A downtown restaurant makes a multi-course Vietnamese classic.

By Sarah Efron / Spice City Toronto Jun. 1st, 9:00 am

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Spice City Toronto: Tons of Tamil Cuisine

At a strip mall in Markham, customers flock to a shop that serves massive Tamil meals on banana leaves, to go.

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