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EVENTS Beaujolais Festival 2009 The Dominion Club, 1 King Street West 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM $65 online/$70 at the door for French Chamber of Commerce in Canada members - $80 online/$85 at the door for non-members The French Chamber of Commerce in Canada (Toronto chapter) cordially invites you to one...

Italy is known for some of the most excellent wines in the world. There’s something for everyone in Italian wine regions. Tuscan wines are bold flavourful affairs, attracting wine lovers with rich fruit flavours and warm climate charm. ...

Here's what's cooking around town today... Is your processed food too salty? It's you own darned fault for liking it that way, say manufacturers. [Globe and Mail] Even more reasons to eat your veggies. [National Post] Recapping the Eating Words panel discussion on food writing...

EVENTS Gourmet Food & Wine Expo Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building), 222 Bremner Boulevard various times - see website for details $35 for Thursday VIP preview - $15 all other days Canada's premier gourmet food and drink event, giving attendees the opportunity to explore and learn...

OMG Baked Goodness 1561 Dundas Street West 647-348-5664 OMG Baked Goodness’ name is thankfully not what you think it is. Short for ‘oh my god’, in this case, it is not a tip of the hat to the generation that hates to spell out whole words. Her...

Here's what's cooking around town today... Sean Kelly Keenan utters the D-word (donair) in his review of Spinners Sandwich Company but doesn't actually try one...

EVENTS Hot Versus Cold café Taste, 1330 Queen Street West 8:00 PM $45 - call 416-536-7748 to reserve A tutored tasting by Wine Geek Jeremy Day, featuring a selection of Bordeaux varietals with cheese pairings....

Kitchen Scraps, A Humorous Illustrated Cookbook Pierre A. Lamielle Whitecap Books October 2009, 208 pages, $29.95 I first encountered Pierre Lamielle innocuously, by way of his fantasy entry for Michael Ruhlman’s BLT meme. ...

Here's what's cooking around town today... Nick Pashley's new book has lots of fun facts about how we love our beer - and the travesty of Canada's most popular brands being US swill. [Globe and Mail] The restaurant on Parliament Hill is planning to serve seal meat...

DINNERS Thirsty Traveller Beer Dinner Fynn's of Temple Bar, 489 King Street West 7:00 PM $40 advance - $50 at the door (if available) - email robinwynne@fynnstemplebar.com to RSVP Come join us as we celebrate all things beer with Food Network Canada's own Thirsty Traveler, Kevin Brauch...

As one of North America’s pre-eminent beer festivals, Montreal’s Mondial de la Bière is often used as a venue for breweries both large and small to release their latest creations. The...

Here's what's cooking around town today... The Beaujolais Nouveau this year is bright and fruity. It goes on sale Thursday. [Toronto Star] Not to gloat, but it certainly is good to see the city has admitted failure and has revamped the A La Carte programme to be less idiotically stringent...

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St. John's Bakery 153 Broadview Avenue 416-850-7431 It’s 8:30 on a Saturday morning and Broadview Avenue between Queen and Dundas Streets is quiet — few cars, little sidewalk traffic — save for the St. John’s Bakery storefront. A van ...