#FOOD: YAN DINING ROOM CELEBRATES 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY
This October, Yan Dining Room celebrates its second anniversary—its Yanniversary. Since opening in 2024, Chef Eva Chin and restaurateur Colin Li have created an intimate space exploring Chinese cuisine through seasonal tasting menus, cultural memory and contemporary perspectives.
Over the past two years, Yan has received recognition from The New York Times Magazine, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, foodism, Toronto Life, enRoute magazine and more.
“For the past two ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TREVOR HENDERSON X DL CHICKEN HALLOWEEN 2026 COLLABORATION
Viral Toronto chicken spot DL Chicken is getting a horror makeover this Halloween with a limited-edition collaboration with Toronto artist Trevor Henderson, creator of internet horror phenomenon Siren Head. Launching October 7, 2026 and running throughout the month, Henderson has transformed DL Chicken’s signature chicken into an original monster that will take over the restaurant through a Halloween-inspired menu, limited-edition merchandise, custom packaging and an in-store ...
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#FOOD: OSMOW’S SHAWARMA CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Osmow’s Shawarma is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of growth from one restaurant in Streetsville,Mississauga, to 250 locations across Canada and the United States.
Since opening in 2001, the family-led company has sold more than 50 million shawarmas and helped introduce the dish to a broader Canadian audience.
“When I opened our first restaurant, I wanted to share food that was familiar to me with the community around us,” said Sam Osmow, Founder of ...
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#FOOD: TACO BELL X DUOLINGO GLOBAL TACO DAY TAKEOVER
Turns out, "taco" needs no translation. The word remains nearly the same across more than 30 languages, a common thread, all for the love of tacos. Spanish? Taco. French? Taco. German? Taco. Japanese? タコス (Takosu). Hindi? टैको (Taiko).
This Global Taco Day, Tuesday, October 6, Taco Bell and Duolingo are putting that universal language to work, taking the annual celebration global for the first time ever and calling on taco fans around the world, including across Canada, to go ...
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#FOOD: FALL CRAVINGS MENU AT THE DRAKE HOTEL TORONTO
As Toronto settles into fall, The Drake Hotel is leaning into what it does best: bringing people together over good food and great drinks in the centre of West Queen West. With the launch of its new fall menu The Drake is serving up cozy, comforting favourites alongside bold flavours that reflect the city's diverse culinary landscape.
From hearty, slow-cooked dishes to elevated takes on familiar classics, the new menu is all about the kind of food you crave when the temperatures ...
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#FOOD: BRENTON MOWFORTH AKA CHEERSTOHAPPYHOUR INTRODUCES BALSAM FIR BITTERS
What began with a few balsam fir clippings and an experiment at home has grown into a distinctly Canadian addition to the cocktail bar scene. Brenton Mowforth, cocktail creator behind CheersToHappyHour, introduces Balsam Fir Bitters, an aromatic bitters expression built around one of the country’s most emblematic botanicals and produced with Toronto’s Nickel 9 Distillery.
The bitters explore a flavour deeply connected to the Canadian landscape, yet still largely underrepresented behind ...
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#FOOD: FLAVOUR NETWORK ANNOUNCE NEW CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ONE MILLION MEALS
Flavour Network, a Corus Entertainment Inc. property, together with Food Banks Canada announced today a new, nationwide campaign serving to raise one million meals* for people in Canada facing food insecurity. The campaign is powered by Flavour Network’s reach across Canada and amplified by Corus’ extensive megaphone of assets across TV, radio, and social with the support of the campaign’s official restaurant partner, Swiss Chalet®. As food insecurity reaches record levels in Canada, ...
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#FOOD: THANKSGIVING AT DON ALFONSO 1890 AND DANICO
The best Thanksgiving tradition might be skipping cooking altogether. This year, trade the turkey timer and mountain of dishes for a table worth dressing up for. From dinner 38 storeys above Toronto to an intimate evening tucked inside a Little Italy landmark, Don Alfonso 1890 and DaNico give Torontonians two great reasons to reserve a table at one of these Michelin-starred destinations.
At Don Alfonso 1890, come for the view and stay for what arrives at the table. Set above the Westin ...
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#FOOD: KRISPY KREME CANADA LAUNCH LOONEY TUNES™ HALLOWEEN COLLECTION
Halloween just got a whole lot more mischievous.
For the first time ever, Looney Tunes™ characters are coming to Krispy Kreme Canada, with Bugs Bunny™, Tweety™, Sylvester™, Taz™ and Lola Bunny™ getting a spooky-season makeover in a limited-edition doughnut collection available in Canada.
Beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2026 the new Looney Tunes™ Halloween Collection will be available for a limited time at all Krispy Kreme Canada locations, ...
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#FOOD: MICHELIN-RECOMMENDED DOWN HOME OPENS NEW RETAIL STORE
Down Home, the MICHELIN Guide–recommended restaurant in Grey County, has opened a new retail store, giving visitors the chance to take home some of the same local ingredients that shape the restaurant’s cooking.
The store features fresh produce from across Grey County, including carrots, squash, beets, radishes and winter kale, along with edible flowers grown on the Down Home farm. Guests will also find farm-fresh eggs, local honey, small-batch jams and Canadian-made glassware by local ...
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