Posted by Sheryl Kirby in news and media, rag round-up on May 29, 2008 at 3:13 pm

It bears pointing out to the powers that be at NOW that it is neither hot, nor technically summer. Yet this issue appears to be the "Hot Summer Guide", so maybe NOW's key demographic is full of schedule-oriented control freaks who need to plan their summer a month in advance. In any case, Adria Vasil has tips on eating locally this summer, while in the health column, Elizabeth Bromstein does a survey on cholesterol, getting opinions from health care professionals of all flavours.

In the restaurant section, Steven Davey has a whole pile of round-ups of summer treats broken down by category. Start with ice cream and then use the sidebar to check out everything from patios (wasn't that last week?) to markets. Davey's also got summer dish, a collection of restaurant news bits. Graham Duncan has a selection of summer suds that are not from a 2-4, all of which you can drink now - even though it's not actually summer.

But it seems that everyone's just impatient for summer - over at Eye, Sean Kelly Keenan has some grilling tips for BBQ season.

They're grilling at Metro, too, where Sandy Caetano interviews grillmaster Ted Reader. Marcy Cornblum talks to Chef Rob Feenie about comfort food and there's wire pieces about grilled cheese and the Taste For Justice dining event.