When you hear bone marrow, tongue or brain, the word “food” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. The Black Hoof is a restaurant that specializes in charcuterie and other not-so-popular animal parts. It’s not a place for vegetarians, weak stomachs, and definitely not if you’re squeamish (well, squeamish in the sense of [...]

A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to have gotten invited to attend a theatrical performance called A Taste of Empire. A Taste of Empire is a solo performance by Jovanni Sy (actor/writer/amateur chef), where he told stories of conquests, imperialistic desires and colonialism while preparing a Filipino dish in real time. It [...]

Located on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market, Torito Tapas Bar is a restaurant that serves traditional Spanish tapas. For those of you who don’t know what tapas is, it’s basically small appetizer size dishes that can be eaten together as a meal. But before I go any further, I’d like to apologize for the lack [...]

My cousin Jocelyn told me about Böehmer restaurant on Ossington after she saw a review of this restaurant on TV not long ago.  At first, I wasn’t overly excited about this place because there are so many “to-try” restaurants out there already.  It wasn’t until I walked passed this stunning restaurant on a warm summer [...]

Whenever people ask me where they can find good gelato in Toronto, Dolce always comes to mind.  I’m sure if you’ve ever been to Little Italy during a warm summer evening, you will see a huge lineup at Dolce even when there’s another gelato place just down the street.  Is it worth the wait, you [...]