The Toronto Star in 60 Seconds: Mango, Swine, and Muslim Diets

by Monika Bartyzel, Posted May 27th 2008 @ 9:01AM

Forget the usual Tommy Atkins mango, all tart and stringy, and invest in some creamy smooth Ataulfo.
Two chenin wines hit LCBO shelves, plus a few others: a classic chianti, a cabernet sauvignon, chenin blanc, and rasteau.
Sometimes it's easier to just let the professionals make it -- especially if it is pig's feet stuffed with fois gras, straight from Au Pied de Cochon -- that place Bourdain visited while in Montreal. And there's more on the feet and new cookbook here.
There's no better music to my ears than news of more Mexican restaurants in Toronto. The latest -- a fresh tortilla establishment called La Tortilleria.
The fresh taste of community-shared agriculture.
Fiddleheads start popping up north of the 49th parallel.
Restaurant review: Kara Mia.

Filed Under: In Sixty Seconds
Tags: ataulfo, chenin, CSA, fiddleheads, fois gras, FoisGras, in 60 seconds, In60Seconds, Kara Mia, KaraMia, La Torilleria, LaTorilleria, pigs feet, PigsFeet, Toronto Star, TorontoStar

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5-27-2008 @11:35AM Hatshepsut said... I live in an area that boasts the largest middle eastern population (and largest Shi'ite population) outside of the middle east...and sadly not one of them has been so creative as to come up with a restaurant along the theme of anything other than middle eastern. And while I love a good shawarma sandwich as much as the next person, I've watched shops open and close before they can even heat up their grills. The market is beyond saturated. It's nice to see someone doing something different with a halal restaurant...even if it needs some work.
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