Here’s a round-up of the food & drink articles in Toronto’s papers today…
Globe & Mail:
- Chris Johns is the first food critic in town to check out Ceili Cottage, and aside from a couple of small complaints, he gives it a glowing review.
- Beppi Crosariol lets us know which wines are most suitable for sipping by the campfire.
- Adele Hagan has some elegant outdoor recipes that would go well with those wines.
- Gayla Trail advises all veggie gardeners to water their plants well and often.
- Lucy Waverman livens up boring burgers with three variations made with lamb, chicken and fish.
Toronto Star:
- Corey Mintz lays to waste the claims that there is no good Mexican food to found in Toronto, as he finds plenty of good things to eat at Frida, Milagro and Rebozos.
- Gord Stimmell finds five excellent and well-priced whites in today's Vintages release.
- Ivy Knight looks at some very unique wedding cakes, including a cheese cake that most certainly isn't a cheesecake.
- Susan Sampson declares herself a member of the "slaw food movement" and shares a recipe for a classic coleslaw.
- Mark Bittman puts a fresh spin on bar food with his recipe for Greek-style "Nachos".
- Bill Schiller visits some vineyards in China where they're now the sixth-largest wine producer in the world, putting them ahead of Australia, Chile and South Africa.
National Post:
- Gina Mallet gives a mid-year round-up of some of her favourite restaurants in town, giving praise to eleven different places (including Madeline's, Colborne Lane, Pangaea, The Black Hoof and Sidecar) in several categories.
- Margaret Swaine picks a trio of fine rosés.
- Amy Rosen checks out the Mondavi Discover Wine Tour which touched down at Nathan Phillips Square last weekend.
- Sarah B. Hood has a Q&A with Lesia Kohut, owner of LPK's Culinary Groove.
- A. Brouwer and A. Wilson put several store-bought lemonades to the Shelf Life taste test.
- Bonnie Stern has some one-person recipes adapted from the recent book What We Eat When We Eat Alone.
