Category Archives: BBQ

CNE 2016

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Qinn

The Canadian National Exhibition is a yearly tradition where we watch dazzling stunts on ice, super (un)obedient dogs, and of course, eat all the fried things. Lobster Roll from Jake’s Lobster 18 We began with a lobster roll from Jake’s … Continue reading →

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TO Food Fest 2014

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Qinn

TO Food Fest (TOFF) in its inaugural year was full of hope and potential. Its second event last year had a rougher and more confusing start for both media pass holders as well as the vendors, most of whom seemed … Continue reading →

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Future Tastes of Toronto 2013

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Qinn

Formerly known as 1000 Tastes of Toronto, Future Tastes of Toronto is the food aspect of Luminato’s numerous events. The event changed this year as they incorporated an educational aspect, pairing up chefs from various Toronto restaurants with classes at … Continue reading →

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Mozy’s Shawarma

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Qinn

Although there are many variations, shawarma at its simplest is a wrap stuffed full of delicious meat shavings. Somehow, I failed to have any shawarma in Ottawa (despite spending months there), where you can spot at least one shawarma place … Continue reading →

Posted in BBQ, Deli, Meat, Middle Eastern, Persian, Sandwich, Waterloo | Tagged bakery, cheesecake, falafel, falafels, Food, fries, full flavour, kitchener, meat, mozy's shawarma, mozys, Restaurant, shawarma, Sproll's Fine German Bakery, waterloo, wrap | 1 Comment

TO Food Fest 2012

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Qinn

The last food festival we attended this summer was the TO Food Fest which amazingly, was held in Scarborough. Bringing a not-specifically-Asian food festival to Scarborough is quite an achievement! However, we were even more impressed at their selection of … Continue reading →

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1000 Tastes of Toronto 2012

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Qinn

The first festival we went to this summer was Luminato’s 1000 Tastes of Toronto, an annual event that has moved from Harbourfront to Queens Park, King West, and finally to the Distillery District this year. The Distillery has been the best … Continue reading →

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Night it Up 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Qinn

Night it Up took place well over a month ago, but hey, summer is full of distractions. For more timely round-ups, check out the photos on BlogTO. There’s a lot more to night markets than stinky tofu! Night markets are … Continue reading →

Posted in BBQ, Chinese, Dessert, Drinks, Festival, Japanese, Markham, Meat, Noodles, North York, Seafood, Street, Tacos | Tagged beans and cornbread, churros, Food, food trucks, lobster, lobster roll, marhkam, night it up, night it up 2012, night market, poutine, sandwiches, sliders, stinky tofu, tacos, takoyaki, Toronto | 1 Comment

Marben

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Qinn

We first heard of Marben from their Sausage League dinners, which pitted chefs from Toronto restaurants in a battle of the best sausage dish. Sadly these were all on Wednesdays and we missed them all. With Dining Date Night’s 30% … Continue reading →

Posted in BBQ, Burger, Toronto | Tagged burger, charcuterie, Food, Marben, Restaurant, Toronto | 1 Comment

Toronto Underground Market

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Qinn

Having missed out on the past few TUM’s we made sure to grab tickets to the November event. Upon arrival, we made a beeline for La Carnita’s stand to get another taste of their voltron fish tacos, and to grab … Continue reading →

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Lou Dawg’s Southern Sandwiches

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Qinn

We stopped by Lou Dawg’s on a Sunday evening when our plans to try the newly opened Wrvst were foiled (closed Sundays). Having lasted for two years on King West, we figured it would be alright and descended into a … Continue reading →

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