Toronto Eats: Poutine Week at Fancy Franks

Toronto Eats: Poutine Week Fancy Franks

I might have mentioned before that Ryan loves poutine. For the second year, Toronto restaurants have been hosting Poutine Week where several restaurants create a special poutine dish and compete for the title of Best Poutine. Poutine Week happened back in February, but Ryan and I made sure to try some poutine one wintry afternoon. Poutine is […]

Toronto Eats: Underground Chef Cartel Battle Series

Last week, I originally planned to go for a regular dinner with a friend from uni, but at the last minute she found one of the the coolest events I’ve ever been to in Toronto. Called the Underground Chef Battle Series, it was a cooking competition with local chefs! The event was hosted at Teppan Kenta, a Japanese teppanyaki […]

Toronto Eats: Dinner at Nana Thai Restaurant

Toronto Eats: Dinner at Nana Thai Restaurant

Nana is the new sister restaurant of the busy Thai restaurant Khao San Road. Due to my recent obsession with Pok Pok, trying a new Thai restaurant was high on my list. Nana restaurant opens at 5pm for dinner, and Ryan and I were the first ones there, expecting a long line outside like at Khao San Road. The interior […]

Toronto Eats: Brunch at Insomnia

This year, Now Magazine‘s Best of Toronto list named Insomnia as the best brunch place in the city. As a brunch-loving city, this award is quite the honour. Our friends from other cities (like Vancouver or Saint John’s) were amazed at how popular brunch is in Toronto – but wholeheartedly embraced the meal. To celebrate my recent […]