Posted by Sheryl Kirby in news and media, rag round-up on September 13, 2007 at 5:32 pm
It's all about the university students this week at NOW, including the food section. Steven Davey's got a taste-test of falafel, comparing a number of local spots to see whose balls are best. Davey's also got resto recs for the areas around all the major schools including U of T, Ryerson, York, George Brown, OCAD and Humber. Graham Duncan prepares the freshmen for fun-filled evenings of multi-coloured vomit with a selection of shooters.
Over at Eye, handsome devil Corey Mintz visits the Junction to check out Wandee Young's newest incarnation of Young Thailand where he is overwhelmed by the ubiquitous flavours;
A half-dozen dishes, each one brimming with the five tastes (six if you count umami) can be overwhelming. The heat dulls the senses and releases endorphins at the behest of our pain receptors. It's easy at this point for the subtlety of specific flavours to be trampled in the barrage of ubiquitous fish sauce, coconut milk, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Fortunately, the sweet starchiness of pumpkin is more prevalent as a doggie-bag breakfast the next morning without a table full of intense distractions from the red curry pork ($10.95). The chunks of promised pumpkin, too, can be excavated underneath a spicy tomb of fiery sauce and chewy pork strips.
Billy Munnelly gets seriously old skool at Metro where he sips that retro staple, Black Tower. Aonghus Kealy visits beer bar Smokeless Joe's in between TIFF screenings and finds an awful lot of good beer.
Also at Metro, David Singh interviews Matthew Taylor of Mercury Espresso Bar on how to make perfect French-press coffee. Metro has also got an awesome-looking recipe for honey cakes to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
