In a world of prix fixe dinner options, what makes a great deal even better is knowing that a portion of the cost is going to help an outstanding charity.
Crosstown Kitchens brings back their fabulous Stop For Food Event throughout the month of March. Each participating restaurant will offer a special prix fixe menu priced at either $35 or $50 per person, with $5 or $10 respectively, per meal, being donated directly to The Stop. These menus will be prepared in each restaurant’s distinctive style, using exclusively Ontario-grown ingredients - further strengthening the bonds between local farmers and artisanal producers, restaurants and the community.
Cross Town Kitchens is a group of Toronto chefs who have come together to promote awareness surrounding issues that affect food in our community. CTK is comprised of the chefs from Amuse-Bouche Restaurant (Bertrand Alépée, Jason Inniss and Sarah Lyons), C5 (Ted Corrado), The Stop (Chris Brown) and Torito Tapas Bar (Luis Valenzuela). Please check out the interview I did with organizer Sarah Lyons last year about this distinctive and popular event.
And of course, everyone knows about the great work that is being done at The Stop, where they're working to increase access to food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds health and community and challenges inequality. Through programs that include a food bank, community kitchen and community garden programs, The Stop promotes the idea that food should be a basic human right.
Participating restaurants include:
Amaya The Indian Room, 1701 Bayview Avenue
Amaya's Bread Bar, 3305 Yonge Street
Amuse-Bouche Restaurant, 96 Tecumseth Street
Blacktree Restaurant, 3029 New Street, Burlington
C5, 100 Queen's Park
Cowbell, 1564 Queen Street West
Crush Wine Bar, 455 King Street West
Frank, 317 Dundas Street West
Frida, 999 Eglinton Avenue West
Gilead Bistro, 4 Gilead Place
Hank's, 9 Church Street
Kaiseiki Sakura, 556 Church Street
Marben, 488 Wellington Street West
Niagara Street Cafe, 169 Niagara Street
Pangaea, 1221 Bay Street
Reds Bistro and Wine Bar, 77 Adelaide Street West
Roosevelt Room, 2 Drummond Place
Table 17, 782 Queen Street East
The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West
The Harbord Room, 89 Harbord Street
The Wine Bar, 9 Church Street
Torito Tapas Bar, 276 Augusta Avenue
Trevor Kitchen & Bar, 38 Wellington Street East
Universal Grill, 1071 Shaw Street
Veritas Local Fare, 234 King Street East
Vertical Restaurant, 100 King Street West
Via Allegro Ristorante, 1750 The Queensway West
Zucca Trattoria, 2150 Yonge Street
Stop For Food runs from March 1st to 31st. Please contact the individual restaurant to book reservations.
