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T.O. Events for December 5th-11thToday

It's December, which means that almost every food and drink event for the next few weeks will have a Christmas or holiday theme of some sort.

One of our favourites is Christmas Around The World, presented in the Rotunda at City Hall by The Community Folk Art Council this weekend. People from around the world will be on hand with displays representing the Christmas traditions of their country - including plenty of food, of course.

(We like to call it, "Cookies Around The World", since every country seems to include cookies in their holiday traditions.)

There's plenty more happening as well, so check out full listings for the next week below, and as always, our Events page has more information on these and many other upcoming events in Toronto and area.

Sat, Oct 25, 2008 -- Sun, Jan 11, 2009
Local Flavour: Eating in Toronto, 1830 to 1955
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street
free admission
This exhibit traces 125 years of culinary history in Toronto from the publication of early cookbooks, the development of household appliances, the rise of manufactured and convenience foods, grocery shops, dining out, victory gardens and ration



Food For Thought - Thursday, December 4thYesterday

Here's some food for thought for today...

  • Burger King draws criticism for their "Burger Virgins" campaign in which they have people from different countries (appearing in their national costume for some reason) try burgers for the first time.
  • The counts for the melamine scare in China are higher than previously thought, with almost 300,000 children made sick after consuming tainted formula.
  • "...isn't the ludicrous, out-of-date superstition that MSG is as deadly as Satan's fingernail raspings robbing us of a key ingredient?" Tim Hayward of the Guardian defends his favourite food additive.
  • Could you live on nothing but organic food for three years?
  • Australia and the EU sign a deal to
Rag Round-Up - Thursday, December 4thYesterday

This week at NOW, Steven Davey celebrates the ladies with reviews of both Anne Yarymowich's Frank at the AGO and Donna Dooher's Mildred's Temple Kitchen (note - due to a production issue, the review of Temple is not in the print edition of the paper). Both chefs have plenty of compliments for each other (Yarymowich once worked for Dooher) and Davey has compliments - and also some critique - of each place, although his review doesn't cover dessert at Frank, which was, during my visit, possibly the best part of the meal. Graham Duncan sips some whisky from Alberta.

Over at Eye, Alan A. Verson and Sean Kelly Keenan have an odd experience at Gilead Cafe when a server demonstrates some inappropriate personal hygiene choices before touching the food. They enjoy the food anyway.

Barb Holland has a "book buffet" this week at Metro with a selection of great reads (or gifts) for foodies. Also - tips on having

Green Barn Market OpensYesterday

It's an early Saturday morning in November and it feels like I'm in an urban village, albeit one that is covered, jam-packed and well-heeled. It's the launch of the Green Barn Market at the Artscape Wychwood Barns, a new community centre uniting environmental, cultural and arts space and affordable housing for artists. Under the Covered Barn, one of 4 converted TTC streetcar barns onsite, excited local residents are chatting over stone ground, fair trade hot chocolate while shopping from over forty year-round market stalls.

A selection of teas, fruit preserves, smoked fish, even candles and wool, help shoppers beat the chill of late Fall. There's birch syrup and dried mushrooms from Forbe's Wild Foods and a selection of meat from Stoddart Farm and Naturally Raised Beef. For those lucky enough to snag a seat at one of the tiny, coveted tables, there's food hot off the grill like polenta cakes with local leeks, mushrooms and cheese from Chez Vous and sweet potato, corn and sage empanadas from Surkls. Others have gone straight for the Paradiso sheep milk's cheese at Monteforte Dairy, the addictive cinnamon buns and potato-rosemary bread from Alli's Bread, or the seasonal,

Food For Thought - Wednesday, December 3rdDecember 3

Here's some food for thought for today...