Here's what's cooking around town today...
Seal sandwich anyone? The Bloc Québécois and MPs from the Magdalen Islands held an event on Parliament Hill yesterday to promote the Atlantic seal hunt, including some tasty seal snacks. [Globe and Mail]
Fun with bylaws - opening a restaurant in a heritage building? Save some of those bricks to bang your head against. [BlogTO]
The issue of laboratory-made meat has been around for a few years, but it seems scientists are getting closer to a product that might be marketable - and an eventual end to factory farms. And still... nobody has had the nerve to taste it yet. Dayum - I can't believe that. Curiosity would have me sampling the stuff, just to see what it was like. [Toronto Star]
Our gal Porsha likes her chicken wings, as does her wingman (sorry!) the Everyman, when they check out a couple of new wing places. [Foodie and the Everyman]
Get to know your brewmaster - Val Stimpson from Neustadt Springs Brewery talks about her brewery. [National Post: The Appetizer]
Fancy-schmancy - God Stimmell recommends some pricier wines (to show guests you care - or just because they taste awesome) for the holidays. [Toronto Star]
We're not big fans of chain restaurants so many of these scooted under our radar, but this list of chain restaurants that couldn't make it in Toronto is both sad and amusing. [Toronto Life: Daily Dish]
But vomiting and diarrhea help you lose weight - some Slim Fast products are recalled because they contain a bacteria that is making people sick. [Globe and Mail]
Everyone says their life perspective changes when they have kids - for Chef Michael Smith it meant an end to gallivanting around the world and a home-based career that focused on family and nutrition. [National Post]
