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“Ethnic Food”—Putting the à la carte before the horse

ethnic food / ‘eØnIk fu:d / n. 1. A general term used to signify prepared foods from around the world, typically from cultures other than one’s own. 2. The wide array of cultural foods available for purchase and consumption in restaurants throughout Toronto. 3. The wide array of cultural foods whose sale is forbidden on Toronto city streets, as it is uncharted bureaucratic territory fraught with potential pitfalls and liabilities, requiring extensive consultation with stakeholders and exhaustive regulation. 4. Banned substances. 5. Banned substances with their own logo.

Street Food Pilot Implementation [City of Toronto]• Street food burned by red tape [Toronto Star]

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  1. fu:d is right, since the City bureaucracy seems paralysed by fear, uncertainty and doubt.

    January 23, 2009 at 12:16 pm | by dowlingm
  2. Wow, does that toronto a la cart logo blow.

    As does the name “toronto a la cart” – a grammatical nightmare and a barfworthy pun to boot.

    Who designed this horrible logo?

    I assume the city came up with the horrible name.

    January 23, 2009 at 12:16 pm | by P88

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