Yes, I know it's pretty much useless to be posting this at almost 11:00 PM, when the day's papers are already in the recycling and anyone who cares has already read all of the articles linked below. But I was out all day today, and the completist in me won't let me miss a week, so just humour me, and be thankful that I'm too tired to ramble on too much.
In the Toronto Star:
- Amy Pataki proves that Gina Mallet was wrong about her not liking seafood as she happily sucks back the bivalves at Rodney's Oyster House.
- Gord Stimmell recommends five reds from last week's Vintages release.
- Mark Bittman's syndicated column features whole-grain pancakes.
- Barbara Turnbull profiles Harlan and Norine Clark, a couple who have been selling eggs from their Port Perry chicken farm at St. Lawrence Market every Saturday for over 60 years.
- In the Travel section, Anita Draycott lists some of her favourite places to eat in Puerto Vallarta.
In the Globe & Mail:
- Joanne Kates compares herself to Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Ratatouille (I'll wisely reserve comment...), and also really enjoys the bold Middle Eastern dishes at 93 Harbord.
- Lucy Waverman cooks an Asian-themed menu based around barramundi.
- Sasha Chapman checks out a local food tasting event at Coupe Space with chefs Tobey Nemeth (JK Wine Bar) and Mike Caballo (Niagara Street Café), both of whom say that they don't serve green salad in their restaurants during the winter. Which has me wondering what the green stuff was that I saw sitting next to the Eggs Benedict on several plates at Niagara Street Café a couple of weeks ago...
- In the Travel section, Mitch Moxley checks out the café and bar scene in Beijing, and Margo Pfeiff investigates the resurgence of carmenere, a wine grape variety once thought to be extinct that is now all the rage in Chile.
In the National Post:
- Gina Mallet is disappointed that Dos Amigos serves traditional Mexican food rather than Tex-Mex - and not especially good Mexican food to boot.
- Michael Vaughan checks in with his final wine column for the Post with a quick run-through of his past week of tasting events.
- Jason Chow toasts Robbie Burns with some haggis.
- Adam McDowell reports on changes at the Spoke Club, including the departure of executive chef Hans Vogels and the arrival of his replacement, Michael Potters, who will be splitting time between the Spoke and his renowned Prince Edward County restaurant Harvest.
- Bonnie Stern brings home the bacon.
- Amy Rosen hunts for good, cheap eats in Whistler.
