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With 52,000 rabid Argos and Stamps fans crowding the streets around the Rogers Centre on Sunday, you need a game plan for pre- and post-game eating and drinking. Sure, you can pack into Loose Moose or Lone Star Texas Grill, but there are other, better dining options within a 20-minute walk of the dome. Here, your 15 best bets.
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Louianna olive oil, polenta and mushroom croquettes from Fabio Bondi and Ravine Vineyard’s Sand and Gravel Redcoat
Toronto’s sixth annual Green Living Show kicked off last Friday at the Ex and continued through the weekend. Ecoholic Torontonians gathered en masse for the three-day event that showcased everything from locally produced coffins, for those adamant on remaining green until the bitter end, to a Miyazaki-esque solar-powered airship. The Dish hit up this year’s GLS to check out the event’s first ever Farmers Market and to snack on the Farm Fresh Fare dishes. The weekend featured a rotating cast of Toronto chefs, including The Gabardine’s Graham Pratt and Local Kitchen’s Fabio Bondi, who had partnered up with local producers like Kolapore Springs and 100km Foods to prepare tapas-sized plates ($2-$4).
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No frozen chicken fingers. Just five restaurants that satisfy young palates and keep the grown-ups happy
Fishbar’s dining room is adorned with Edison lights and salvaged and reclaimed furniture (Image: Gizelle Lau)
After keeping eager would-be patrons waiting for almost six months, Fishbar, the new restaurant from William Tavares (co-owner of Salt Wine Bar just a few doors away), will officially open tomorrow. We snuck in during Fishbar’s soft opening to see what it was all about and meet the staff Tavares has assembled for the front and back of the house.
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RIP, Taro Grill; hello, La Palette
As we reported last week, Kensington Market’s La Palette is opening a new location on Queen West. After a chat with owner Shamez Amlani, we learned that he’s shooting for a mid-to-late-May opening date, since the space formerly occupied by Taro Grill is still in good form. “There’s some gutting, but it’s not a complete overhaul. It’s mostly new floors and changing the decor.”
Amlani quickly snatched up the location when Taro went belly up last month. “I started my career in the restaurant business in 1989 at Le Sélect when it was still on Queen West, so I’ve been trolling the neighbourhood for years and years.”
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Texts and the city: The ROM’s Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition sparks controversy (Photo by Mikey Candelori)
• The owner of Le Select Bistro wants Torontonians to boycott the ROM’s Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. On the resto’s Web site, Frederic Geisweiller states that Israel acquired the sacred texts through “force and looting” during a “surprise war.” Pro-Israel factions were quick defend the country’s possession of the scrolls with a boycott of Le Select. We hope no one questions the rightful ownership of hummus or things could get really ugly. [National Post]
• Two weeks after the Toronto Star found high levels of cloriform bacteria in some local ice creams, new inspection standards are in place. City councilor Brian Ashton praised the Star, recalling how the paper’s “Dirty Dining” series in 2000 forced the city to clean up restaurants with the DineSafe system. Journalism, two. City of Toronto, zero. [Toronto Star]
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