Posted by Greg Clow in in the papers, news and media on August 9, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Here's a round-up of the food & drink articles in Toronto's major papers today...
National Post:
- Gina Mallet finds much to take notice of at Nota Bene.
- Margaret Swaine marks this weekend's Taste of the Danforth by tasting some Greek wines.
- Jason Chow makes some killer char siu (aka Chinese-style BBQ pork).
- Ben Kaplan checks out the chi-chi corn dogs created by chefs Andrea Nicholson (Thirty Five Elm) and Jason Rosso (The Boiler House) in honour of The Ex.
- Sarah B. Hood chats with Marilyn Dinetz, third-generation owner of Dinetz Restaurant Equipment.
- Rebecca Eckler is the only person in the world who doesn't like sweet potato fries.
- Bonnie Stern has an easy summer menu that's perfect for a casual dinner party.
Toronto Star:
- Corey Mintz - or is that "Jack Donaghy"? - gets in touch with his inner executive at Nota Bene.
- Gord Stimmell is firmly in favour of screwcaps over corks in the debate that continues to rock the wine world.
- Mark Bittman offers four different recipes that prove rice salads need not be boring.
- In a follow-up to her series of articles on the Beer Store a few weeks back, Dana Flavelle reports that the protests against the mega-brewery owned monopoly are continuing to grow, while Richard Brennan and Bruce Campion-Smith try to figure out why mainstream beer is so much cheaper in Quebec than it is in Ontario.
- Andrew Chung looks at the threat that large investment and equity firms are posing to Canada's agriculture industry.
Globe & Mail:
- Chris Nuttall-Smith rides a sugar high at Xococava.
- Beppi Crosariol raves about an under-$8 wine ($7.45, to be exact) that doesn't suck.
- Laura Serra downs a Kubrick, the signature cocktail at recently opened College Street bar and lounge Strange Love.
Toronto Sun:
- Restaurant reviewer Anne Marie Males and wine critic Rick Vansickle both seem to be M.I.A. today, at least on the Sun's website.
