Posted by Greg Clow in in the papers, news and media on September 1, 2007 at 3:27 pm
It's the (unofficial) last weekend of summer, which means things should be back to normal in the Saturday food sections starting next week, and I'll be able to get back to being snarky about Joanne Kates' insufferable snobbery and such like.
For this week, however, it's another point form round-up so I can get out and enjoy some of the long weekend.
The Globe & Mail:
- The final Cheap Eats review of the season is Liz Allemang's take on Altas One, an Egyptian/Moroccan spot on St. Clair West.
- Lucy Waverman pulls a Sandra Lee and suggests some recipes that prominently feature prepared or packaged foods - except that unlike Lee's, these ones actually look pretty tasty.
- Sasha Chapman profiles Angelo Bean and his Drunken Sausages, which are made with Berkshire pork and fine wine. (I can fully vouch for Chapman's raving about how good they are, as I tried some at Harvest Wednesdays a few weeks ago, and they really are awesome!)
Toronto Star:
- Ethics reporter Stuart Laidlaw looks into the world of socially responsible coffee, and finds that Starbucks' self-created certification program CAFE (Coffee and Farmer Equity) may not be as great as the company makes it out to be. Laidlaw also profiles a truly ethical coffee purveyor, Lisa Dixon of Peterborough's Black Honey Coffee House.
- Amy Pataki is back from her break with a Word Of Mouth feature that has mini-reviews of Lil' Baci and Grand Chinese Cuisine, quick previews of Prohibition and Mark McEwan's One, and a round-up of other local restaurant news.
- Gordon Stimmell reviews five wines from today's Vintages release, with a bit of advice on which ones will cellar well.
- Susan Sampson gets tipsy testing out the new book about booze, Hemingway & Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers.
- In the Travel section, Richard Ouzounian hits six of London's hottest gastropubs.
National Post:
- Gina Mallet is unfortunately taking part in the ubiquitous TIFF coverage in this week's Toronto Magazine section, so rather than one of her witty reviews, we get suggestions on places where you might be able to spot celebrities eating and drinking. (Tip to George Clooney, Brad Pitt and friends: Read this article, and then avoid all of the listed places.)
- Jon Bricker and Kate Swoger review Saravanaa Bhavan, a worldwide chain of South Indian vegetarian restaurants with three locations in the GTA.
- Michael Vaughan looks at a few Austrian wines from today's Vintages release.
- Sarah Efron and a friend manage to snag a visit to the employees' store at the Kraft Canada headquarters in Don Mills.
- Alena Schram is sceptical about "best before" dates and prefers to use the old fashioned "does it smell bad?" method that has served us well for centuries.
- Bonnie Stern has a trio of recipes from Ezra Title of Chez Vous Dining, a regular vendor at the Saturday morning farmers market at the Brickworks.
