Posted by Greg Clow in in the papers, news and media on August 2, 2008 at 3:34 pm
As Sheryl mentioned in the first instalment of her new Food For Thought column yesterday, we're starting to phase in a few changes here at Taste T.O., and one of them will be a slight scaling back of our weekly In the Papers feature.
While it will still include links to all of the food and drink related articles in Toronto's four Saturday newspapers, we'll now be presenting the info in a briefer point-form format, with just an occasional bit of snarky editorializing where it seems appropriate.
Here's what they're all writing about this week...
Globe & Mail:
- Chris Nuttall-Smith finds there more hype than heart in the "fresh, local, organic" claims made by True in Yorkville.
- Beppi Crosariol confesses that sometimes he doesn't mind a lot of oak in his wine.
- Lucy Waverman skips the rib eye and tenderloin in favour of some lesser-known but equally tasty alternative steak cuts.
- David Hutton investigates the shady side of the restaurant grease disposal business.
- Sasha Chapman goes for some goat.
- Amy Verner holds a taste test showdown between two locally made brands of bite-sized brownies.
- Mitch Moxley eats silkworms, scorpions and other creepy-crawlies at a Beijing night market.
National Post:
- Gina Mallet is the first reviewer in town to write up Madeline's - aka The Restaurant Formerly Known As Susur.
- Margaret Swaine reviews some wines from Sonoma, and a couple of other places, in her picks from the latest Vintages release.
- Jon Bricker and Kate Swoger eat an astounding amount of meat at Serbian restaurant ZaM in Etobicoke.
- Bonnie Stern cooks stuff on sticks.
Toronto Star:
- Corey Mintz feels that the quality food at Cru is let down by the clueless service.
- Mintz also lifts the lid on some of Toronto's best and worst restaurant washrooms.
- Francine Kopun reveals some of the secrets of the often-dreaded restaurant staff meal.
- Gord Stimmell picks his favourites from today's Vintages release.
- Mark Bittman makes a simple but tasty cheater cheesecake.
- Richard Ouzounian enjoys six meals in Montreal.
Toronto Sun:
- Anne Marie Males has a similar experience to Mr. Mintz this week, as she gets decent food but lousy service at Piccolo.
- Rick Vansickle pits France versus California in a pinot noir tasting.
