Hot enough for ya? It's the time of year when the city almost grinds to a halt and the very best place to be is in a cool pub sipping a beer. Josh Rubin of the Toronto Star offers a list of the city's best beer bars from the upscale beer bistro to TasteTO's own homey local, Rhino. Rubin also features Mill Street Brewery's Organic Lager.
Also in the Star, Pamela Cuthbert celebrates heirloom tomatoes (I got some at the market this morning that the the size of pencil erasers and are as sweet as candy); Corey Mintz finds his inner Quebecker and digs in to some poutine at Café du Lac, and enjoys a sapodilla on the street. Kim Honey has a recipe for scallops.
At the Toronto Sun, Rita DeMontis digs up the dirt on the history of the ice cream sundae, and Elizabeth Baird has a perfectly-timed article on summer salads, for those days when it's just too hot to cook - like today!
The National Post is reporting that councillor Joe Milhevic is in support of a petition to allow backyard chickens. Also at the Post, Amy Rosen visits Morton's, and the Appetizer blog has bartenders, barley and a vegetable orchestra.
Cinda Chavich's article on chocolate tasting at the Globe and Mail has me craving good chocolate, and Sue Reidl features Thunder Oak Gouda (which is actually pronounced how-da - who knew?). David Lee discusses canning, while Charmaine Christie reminisces about the first ears of summer corn. Fiona Morrow reports on the effect a power outage in Vancouver had on that city's restaurants.
Also in the Globe, Sarah Boesveld writes about the link between nut allergies and asthma, and Leslie Beck has an article on the big health news of late - giving children statin drugs for high cholesterol.
